Starting cactus from seeds (Updated 02 Mar 2010)

Ken1983 · Post by **Ken1983** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 2:20 am

Quite alot of them are etiolated because i kept them indoor for too long. I think there is still hope.

The white powder on the gymnos are ashes fallen from the top of the chinese burning incense.

Post by **daiv** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 2:23 am

Still, some of those seedlings really grew! Next step -flowers!

Ken1983 · Post by **Ken1983** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 2:47 am

daiv wrote:Still, some of those seedlings really grew! Next step -flowers!

Most of them bloat up when i bring them to the direct sun. Flowers? Hmm, actually i am already so happy to see my seedlings starting to pup! Flowers will give me a heart attack!

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e112/ ... 07-004.jpg

Post by **daiv** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 3:12 am

Ken1983 · Post by **Ken1983** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 7:04 am

Almost forgot about them!

Introducing baby Parodia!

Ken1983 · Post by **Ken1983** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 5:40 am

01/03/2007:

They grew!

DieTer-Xz · Post by **DieTer-Xz** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 5:35 pm

Congratulations, you've really done a great job!

iann · Post by **iann** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 9:32 pm

I'm sure they'll keep growing, better get a bigger house

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 2:54 am

They all look good. Great job you have done so far Ken.

Mark

Post by **daiv** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 4:51 am

Your Post says 01/03/2007 -You mean they are from today March 1st right?

They look great!

Ken1983 · Post by **Ken1983** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 5:29 am

daiv wrote:Your Post says 01/03/2007 -You mean they are from today March 1st right?

They look great!

Yes. I live in Singapore(+800hrs).

Yeah the baby astros have a nice color. Too bad i don't have a good camera.

phil_SK · Post by **phil_SK** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 6:23 am

01/03/07 (UK) is 03/01/07 (US). During WW2 the American and British military avoided this notation because it was so prone to confusion, different systems operating in the two countries. 1 Mar 07 was used instead.

Ken1983 · Post by **Ken1983** » Sat Jan 02, 2010 6:41 am

Update: Sat Jan 02 2010!

Oh my... Time really flies, this thread is more than 2 years old now. So as the seedlings haha

I started grafting(separate thread) and focused more on growing Astros not very long after previous post.

And here are the some pictures.

Yes it flowered! in Mar 2009

This peanut cactus from seed flowered too in Aug 2009

Cute buttons

Main collection:

The very big Astros were grafted and degrafted not long ago. I've read that grafted Astros are hard to root, but mine root easily.

Welcome any comments and suggestion.

Note: Not all pictures are posted.
Feel free to view my albums http://s38.photobucket.com/home/KenQuek/allalbums

TimN · Post by **TimN** » Sat Jan 02, 2010 6:08 pm

Wow, great results! Congratulations on seed to flower!

Andy_CT · Post by **Andy_CT** » Sat Jan 02, 2010 9:40 pm

Sure looks like you nailed seed growing right from the get-go. Nice job!