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Harvesting Echinocereus rigidissimus v. rubispinus seeds
Posted: Fri Jun 16, 2023 2:43 am
by Ozgur
Hi folks,
After ~15 years of raising E. rigidissimus, I finally had some seedpods form after my plants flowered. I have a question regarding harvesting the seeds: Should I wait for these flowers fall and pods open themselves or am I supposed to cut the pods off the plant and open them myself?
Please look at the photo: I removed one already (circled area) cut it in half and it is indeed full of seeds but not sure if they will germinate. Will appreciate any advice.
Thank you.
Re: Harvesting Echinocereus rigidissimus v. rubispinus seeds
Posted: Fri Jun 16, 2023 5:58 am
by MikeInOz
Definitely wait until they're ripe. Beginning to split or melt away. Protect from mice and rats!!
Re: Harvesting Echinocereus rigidissimus v. rubispinus seeds
Posted: Fri Jun 16, 2023 6:16 pm
by Ozgur
Thank you MikeInOz.
Re: Harvesting Echinocereus rigidissimus v. rubispinus seeds
Posted: Sat Jun 17, 2023 10:14 pm
by A_G_R
MikeInOz wrote: ↑Fri Jun 16, 2023 5:58 am
Protect from mice and rats!!
And ants! Here in Tucson they take the seeds and leave a sort of exoskeleton formed by the spines
Re: Harvesting Echinocereus rigidissimus v. rubispinus seeds
Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2023 3:03 pm
by Ozgur
Thank you Alejandro, I'm in Dallas, TX and will keep an eye on the ants as well.
Re: Harvesting Echinocereus rigidissimus v. rubispinus seeds
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2023 4:47 pm
by Ozgur
Just wanted to provide an update here in case anybody else searches for this issue and ask a question:
I saw some of those pods were cracked open so I harvested them by scooping them out.
- E. rig. cracked 1.jpg (24.31 KiB) Viewed 7307 times
- E. rig. cracked 2.jpg (24.84 KiB) Viewed 7307 times
- E. rig. scooped 1.jpg (28.86 KiB) Viewed 7307 times
- E. rig. scooped 2.jpg (28.14 KiB) Viewed 7307 times
My question is, are the seeds I collected ready to be planted or should I wait for them to completely dry out?
- seeds.jpg (14.25 KiB) Viewed 7307 times
Thanks in advance!
Re: Harvesting Echinocereus rigidissimus v. rubispinus seeds
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2023 2:12 am
by keith
you should rinse the seeds of any pulp before you plant them to avoid fungus problems
Re: Harvesting Echinocereus rigidissimus v. rubispinus seeds
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2023 12:13 pm
by Ozgur
Thank you Keith - haven't thought about it.