The race is on; Astrophytum caput - We have a winner!!
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The race is on; Astrophytum caput - We have a winner!!
It all started in 2007 when I found this site and start to look at all the nice pictures they have. When I browse around I stumbled over this beautiful plant. I was hooked
It took a while before I understood that this is a rare plant and very much longer before I understood that all plants and seeds that was out there was illegal in someway. However, 2008 I asked around and found out that Köhres has this seeds and I ordered 5 seeds for 20€. They germinated very fast but died almost as fast The year after I did it all again but now the seeds was a bit cheaper but all died anyway I actually gave it all up, until now. SuccSeed has seeds for 2,77€ and I ordered some
It took a while before I understood that this is a rare plant and very much longer before I understood that all plants and seeds that was out there was illegal in someway. However, 2008 I asked around and found out that Köhres has this seeds and I ordered 5 seeds for 20€. They germinated very fast but died almost as fast The year after I did it all again but now the seeds was a bit cheaper but all died anyway I actually gave it all up, until now. SuccSeed has seeds for 2,77€ and I ordered some
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Same soil mixture, same pot size, same light source and water from the same bottlePapaBearJay wrote:Now this is an experiment I will be excited to watch!!
Christer, are you using the same soil medium for each, or are they different for each stock?
But one seedling didn't look really the same, I found out after a while
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My guess is whichever stock has the most mass. I had a three eared seeding this year, but it died, along with all his brothers and sisters. Out of two years of sowing (20 seeds total) I have exactly 1 plant to show for it, my only successful graft.
I'll have to snap a pic one of these days.
I'll have to snap a pic one of these days.
Disclaimer: I'm in sunny Arizona, so any advice I give may not apply in your circumstances.
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Short report: The Pereskiopsis have the lead!
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