Aiko wrote: ↑Tue Mar 26, 2024 2:37 pm
If you sow Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus, you could have a flowering plant in 5 to 10 years.
I need to correct this, I should have mentioned Ariocarpus agavoides.
Maybe A. kotschoubeyanus takes a bit longer (my flowering ones were a bit older, I believe).
Just sow! You will otherwise regret it when you are 55 and think "oh men, I should have sown some when I was ten years younger". If you sow Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus, you could have a flowering plant in 5 to 10 years. I got one after 8 years. In 10 years you are still not an old person th...
I was able to buy some seeds labeled as Neowerdermannia lichyana from Kaktusy Cacti Growers Club Hradec Králové (www.kaktusyhk.cz) with fieldnumber VS1388 this winter. Will sow it next month. I assume it is the same plant.
I see, your climate should help you a bit here for a higher chance of succes, probably. They are harder for me (but I have a few species of Echinomastus growing and flowering well up here, but I don't have had much succes with the Sclerocactus).
Don't worry, the seedlings will set themselves up. Although personally I would give the bottom one some help using a knife, dig a deep hole and lower the root into the hole and then close it up. I must say, growing Echinomastus and Sclerocactus on your first try of growing from seed is quite... a ch...
MrXeric wrote: ↑Tue Nov 28, 2023 4:13 amEpithelantha chihuahuensis. I cross pollinated several flowers from each plant, but only one plant produced a fruit (with only 2 seeds!)
That is not a lot, but usually the fruit only contains 5-7 seeds, maybe 8 or 9 if you are really lucky!
Another update, as things are gone again: I have the following species available for free to everyone, experienced or inexperienced: - Albuca sp. (one portion left) - harvest of spring 2023 - Gymnocalycium nigriareolatum - harvest of autumn 2023 - Habranthus tubispathus (probably H. tubispathus, alt...
It has been a while since my last update. I have the following species available for free to everyone, experienced or inexperienced: - Albuca sp. (one portion left) - harvest of spring 2023 - Epithelantha micromeris (one portion left) - harvest of autumn 2023 - Gymnocalycium nigriareolatum - harvest...
There is the thread of Updated Seed lists (https://www.cactiguide.com/forum/viewto ... 26#p405326) on this forum that notifies when a respected seed list has been updated. Maybe a better option than buying seeds from private sellers.
I don't know how experienced you are at growing, but it could just be you, or something else that was beyond the scope of what the vendor could do. Sometimes things just don't germinate. Could be due to basically anything. Just restart them at a later time and see if that does the trick. And just tr...
I’ve had a couple of Dorstenia foetida that rotted or aren’t really well rooted. I use a typical cactus mix with low organic content. Are there any tips/suggestions here? Not that the soil will be of much influence if it drains well, but for anything that has leaves I would use a soil mix with a hi...
Could be sunburn, but hard to tell. I assume they are growing in a sunny position in the middle of summer where you live. Not strange to happen for plants. They just turn a bit red with intense sunlight.
Mammillarienfreunde in Germany has published its seedlist for non-members. An excellent source for a lot of Mammillaria species, and also some other genera on the list.