AtoZ’s Seed Sowing

[Atozbotanicals]

I’ve been growing from seed for about a year now, and recently have ordered many species from Koehres and Mesa Gardens that I’ll be sowing soon (Mostly Lophophora, Ariocarpus etc.) For most of my seed sowing, I use a mix of calcined clay, small granule decomposed granite, and sifted potting soil. Sterilized with microwave and hydrogen peroxide spray, and under 3,000 lumen LED light panels with a timed heat mat.

Following this introduction is the progress of them all....

[Atozbotanicals]

This morning I noticed these just now coming up, sown on the 13th of July, making the germination time 3 days! Ariocarpus scaphirostris SB 829 (Rayones, NL, MEX) from Mesa Garden.

[Shane]

and under 3,000 lumen LED light panels

What do you estimate your lumens per square foot to be?

[Atozbotanicals]

and under 3,000 lumen LED light panels

What do you estimate your lumens per square foot to be?

3,000. My panels are already a square foot each.

[Shane]

and under 3,000 lumen LED light panels

What do you estimate your lumens per square foot to be?

3,000. My panels are already a square foot each.

I mean what's the light intensity on your seedlings. For example, I have a 1800 lumen lamp, but the light intensity on my seedlings is maybe 300-500 lumens/sf because the light spreads out as it moves away from the bulb

[Atozbotanicals]

What do you estimate your lumens per square foot to be?

3,000. My panels are already a square foot each.

I mean what's the light intensity on your seedlings. For example, I have a 1800 lumen lamp, but the light intensity on my seedlings is maybe 300-500 lumens/sf because the light spreads out as it moves away from the bulb

Ah, ok. My seedlings with the exception of some of the more light sensitive ones are at exposure of about 800-900 lumens/sf.

[Atozbotanicals]

A few more seedlings germinating, this time Echinocereus poselgeri ssp. kroenleinii SB 869 (Hipolito, Coah., MEX). Again from Mesa Garden.

(Sown July 6th, first germination was around the 9th.)

[Atozbotanicals]

My first seed order from Koehres has arrived after about 11 days.
I ordered the following species;

- Kedrostis gijef (Caudiciform Cucurbit species)
- Stephanocereus luetzelburgii (Listed as Pilosocereus) HU 136 (Seabra, Bahia, Brazil)
- Micranthocereus streckeri HU 908 (Seabra, Bahia, Brazil)
- Blossfeldia sp. Betanzos (liliputana) KK 2135 (Potosi, Betanzos, Mina La Merced, Bolivia)
- Lophophora fricii var. albiflora (El Amparo, Viesca, Coah., México)

[Pereskiopsisdotcom]

My first seed order from Koehres has arrived after about 11 days.
I ordered the following species;

- Kedrostis gijef (Caudiciform Cucurbit species)
- Stephanocereus luetzelburgii (Listed as Pilosocereus) HU 136 (Seabra, Bahia, Brazil)
- Micranthocereus streckeri HU 908 (Seabra, Bahia, Brazil)
- Blossfeldia sp. Betanzos (liliputana) KK 2135 (Potosi, Betanzos, Mina La Merced, Bolivia)
- Lophophora fricii var. albiflora (El Amparo, Viesca, Coah., México)

Can you speak to your germination rates and success? I've had such mixed results from this vendor. Always great customer service and speedy delivery, but some seeds germinate over 80% while others are less than half for the same species, just different variety.

[Atozbotanicals]

My first seed order from Koehres has arrived after about 11 days.
I ordered the following species;

- Kedrostis gijef (Caudiciform Cucurbit species)
- Stephanocereus luetzelburgii (Listed as Pilosocereus) HU 136 (Seabra, Bahia, Brazil)
- Micranthocereus streckeri HU 908 (Seabra, Bahia, Brazil)
- Blossfeldia sp. Betanzos (liliputana) KK 2135 (Potosi, Betanzos, Mina La Merced, Bolivia)
- Lophophora fricii var. albiflora (El Amparo, Viesca, Coah., México)

Can you speak to your germination rates and success? I've had such mixed results from this vendor. Always great customer service and speedy delivery, but some seeds germinate over 80% while others are less than half for the same species, just different variety.

Yes, I planned on posting some photos of the L. fricii today, 14/20 seed have germinated, and I’m getting around to sowing the other species soon.