Re: Propagation of asterias from seed
Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2021 2:31 pm
On-line Guide to the positive identification of Members of the Cactus Family
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Hanazono wrote: ↑Sat Feb 06, 2016 12:46 am The main species of my cacti collection is Astrophytum asterias, mostly Japanese cultivars.
I sowed seeds every year since year 2000.
Seed source:
I bought seeds from others originally but I have kept enough matured plants to collect seeds by myself.
They are in a small greenhouse, asterias only.
All of them are propagated from seeds by myself.
Sown seeds in August 2015:
I sow seeds in August every year, when is the early spring in here.
Pots are 10 cm square.
Super kabuto-
Miracle kabuto-
Variegated asterias-
Sown seeds in August 2014
1 year old seedlings are repotted in 10 cm square pots, 25 seedlings each.
Hanazono kabuto x red flowering asterias-
Miracle kabuto-
Sown seeds in August 2013
They start to show the character of cultivars.
Super kabuto-
Miracle kabuto-
Sown seeds in August 2012
Seedling shown the character of cultivars are only selected and repotted into 5 cm square tubes.
Miracle kabuto-
Sown seeds in August 2011
Good ones are selected again and repotted into 6.5 cm square pots.
They have reached the flowering age.
From top to bottom, red flowering asterias, royal super kabuto, miracle kabuto and super kabuto
Do you mean smaller size seeds than asterias seed?can you explain more technic for sowing small type seed ?