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Tom in Tucson wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 5:59 pm I remember reading once an assertion by the owner of Miles to Go (Miles Anderson) that it usually takes around 6 years for most Ariocarpus to reach flowering size from seed on their own roots. The biggest obstacle now seems to be acquiring accurately labeled seed. Before Mesa Garden changed ownership, several years ago, they sold 50-60 types of the known species.. They now only offer 3 types of A. retusus. Consequently I order most of mine from ADBLPS, which will still ship to the USA despite the CITES classification.

xiaohuage123 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 9:48 am

Aztekium123 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 28, 2024 12:31 am After seeing the replies from my previous friends, I would like to say that it shouldn't be too late. I am 42 years old and started sowing in 2010. This year is already 2024, and over the years, I have successively sowed: Ariocarpus agavoides, Ariocarpus fissuratus, Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus, Ariocarpus bravoanus,
Among them, Ariocarpus agavoides grows the fastest, while others bloom at the latest in the tenth year.
This gives me a great sense of achievement, and I am fortunate that I planted these varieties of plants many years ago. They bloom beautiful flowers every autumn.
I have been sowing AZTEKIUM in recent years, watching them grow up, and time will continue to condense essence into them. Make people feel happy both physically and mentally.

let us have a look on your beautifull Ariocarpu

promethean_spark wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2024 4:37 am I'm 46 and still planting them. I'll cheat and graft a few though. Plant them in bags as described above (long bags of thick plastic intended for pet store fish work very well). Then keep them indoors under 18 hours of light and don't take them out of the bag until the bag falls apart. They grow much faster in bags, and long daylight hours keep them in active growth year-round. A 3.25" pot tends to fit snugly in a 6" bag and can house 50-60 ariocarpus seed, or 100 strombocactus. Bags lose water slowly, and will need a few pumps from a spray bottle when they are nearly dry.

zpeckler wrote: ↑Thu Apr 04, 2024 1:28 pm It's never too late! I'm also in my 40's and I'm sowing plants that I really like, but are slow-growing enough that I doubt that they'll flower in my lifetime. Seeing flowers is nice and all, but to me the main point of this hobby is appreciating and caring for plants we love.

That being said, I hope my son grows up to like growing cacti because he stands to become the caretaker of a lot of them!

7george wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2024 1:50 pm It is true. Sowing is worth just for doing seedlings, that can be given away, sold, or grafted. Some or many of my 10+ y. old seedlings are still not mature and this winter I was tempted again to sow some of my harvested seeds...

C And D wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2024 3:46 pm I'm 65, and I plan on planting Ariocarpus seeds every year for the rest of my life.
Some I planted 20 years ago are bigger than I could ever imagined.
Some I planted 5 years ago are very nice sized.

Aztekium123 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 07, 2024 3:01 am

xiaohuage123 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 9:48 am

Aztekium123 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 28, 2024 12:31 am After seeing the replies from my previous friends, I would like to say that it shouldn't be too late. I am 42 years old and started sowing in 2010. This year is already 2024, and over the years, I have successively sowed: Ariocarpus agavoides, Ariocarpus fissuratus, Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus, Ariocarpus bravoanus,
Among them, Ariocarpus agavoides grows the fastest, while others bloom at the latest in the tenth year.
This gives me a great sense of achievement, and I am fortunate that I planted these varieties of plants many years ago. They bloom beautiful flowers every autumn.
I have been sowing AZTEKIUM in recent years, watching them grow up, and time will continue to condense essence into them. Make people feel happy both physically and mentally.

let us have a look on your beautifull Ariocarpu

Here are some pictures of my own plants from sowing seeds to growing up
When you plant too much, sometimes you may be too lazy to take photos of them

C And D wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 7:52 pm This one is around 20 years old
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This one is about 15 years old
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8 years old??
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