Hello, I am about to sow new cactus and haworthia seeds. I will use 80% inorganic part and 20% organic but I am hesitating about where to put the organic part in a pot: on top, in the middle or at the bottom? (layers) I think that in nature the "organic part" is at the top and I can reprod...

Do you have experiences using pumice, red or black lava stone to sow cactus or succulents seeds?

Many thanks, I am trying in a shadowed and fesh place.

hello, do you recommend me anything for this? Two months ago (in the middle of Summer) I sowed some batches of haworthia seeds, I used baggie method, the seeds were fresh and I watered them with a solution of 90% water and 10% apple vinegar, but I got zero germination. I used 50% shadow, but heat wa...

Hello, Can you give me some advices to sow Aloe descoingsii from seeds? Currentle I am in summer (until March 20) and I am using baggie method, but I have doubts about: -When to open the bag, 1 week, 2 weeks? -When and how to water the seedlings in the firsts weeks/months. -Can I treat them as if th...

Hello, it's known that T. valdezianus is 3-5 cm high and 1-2 cm in diameter and I've read that T. valdezianus v. albiflorus is bigger, but I don't know how much. Do you know all the other differences between "T. valdezianus" and "T. valdezianus v. albiflorus"? (without considerin...

Hello, I live in a wet city (90%+ humidity), currently I am in Summer. Nowadays I water my 3 months seedlings every 15 days. How often do you recommend me water them in each season? (Autumn, Winter, Spring and Summer)

Hello,
Do you know small cactuses whose offsets/offshoots develop their individual roots?

I mean small cactuses like Thelocephala malleolata (less than 5 cm in diameter)

Hello, I have a problem, my seedbeds have mold or fungus like as images A and B (less issues). I suppose they are fungus. https://i.postimg.cc/3NdjpbC1/example.jpg I used 90% pumice and 10% coconut fiber and baggie method. They are 12 days in their bags. I sowed frailea, mammillaria, haworthia, lith...

Hello, I am confused about when poke holes in the base of containers when I use baggie method. Some people say to poke holes after opening the bags, and other people say to poke holes before using the bags. What is the best moment to poke holes in the base of containers in baggie method, how many an...

Hello, I have some seeds of Tephrocactus molinensis and Tephrocactus geometricus. I have read these recomendations to sow them: - Use acid to scarify them. - Put the seeds 48 hours in warm water before sowing them. - Sand the surface of the seeds. Do you know which of those recommendations are the c...

Hello, do you know any differences between Blossfeldia tominensis betanzos KK 2135 and Blossfeldia tominense KK 1525?

Hello, which of these organic things are good to germinate cactus with pumice (mammillaria, frailea, turbinicarpus, lobivia, aztekium, blossfeldia)? And how %? Coconut coir/husk Pine bark Rice husk Peat moss (sphagnum) Humus (earthworm) Diatomaceous earth And which are good to germinate succulents w...

Hello, 1. Do you recommend sowing seeds of Aztekium valdezii with seeds of Aztekium ritteri in the same recipient and use baggie method? (because I have read A. ritteri needs a lot of time/years into a ziplock to grow safely) Other question: 2. Do you recommend sowing seeds of Titanopsis with seeds ...

Hello, do you know how many cm in diameter has an adult Lobivia wrightiana non grafted?