This year I did something different:
Pyrrhocactus umadeave
Different results
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Mal H
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Different results
Einstein once proclaimed that insanity was doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.
This year I did something different:
Pyrrhocactus umadeave
This year I did something different:
Pyrrhocactus umadeave
Wirral (Chester and District branch) - Collection mostly South American cacti.
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Mal H
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Re: Different results
Yes (a tip from this forum - thanks Nobby!) and yes, LF807 and JN1183
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KarlR
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Re: Different results
And what exactly did you do? Or do we have to drag it out of you? 
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rodsmith
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Re: Different results
You did the same thing and got the same results?Mal H wrote:Einstein once proclaimed that insanity was doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.
This year I did something different...
Rod Smith
Growing a mixed collection of cacti & other succulents; mainly smaller species with a current emphasis on lithops & conophytum.
Growing a mixed collection of cacti & other succulents; mainly smaller species with a current emphasis on lithops & conophytum.
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Mal H
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Re: Different results
Wirral (Chester and District branch) - Collection mostly South American cacti.
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KarlR
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Re: Different results
Hm.. Don't have any experience working with H2SO4. How exactly did you go about treating the seeds without risking injury or spillage?Mal H wrote:Nobby's tip: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=163860&p=243978&hil ... ic#p243978
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Terry S.
Re: Different results
As an ex-chemist, I would say please do not use concentrated sulphuric acid unless you know precisely what you are doing and how to handle any spillages or other accidents.
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Mal H
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Re: Different results
Yes, I completely agree with Terry
I can wander from my office into a lab to do this at work - thought the results were worth sharing though.
I can wander from my office into a lab to do this at work - thought the results were worth sharing though.
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KarlR
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Re: Different results
Terry S. wrote:As an ex-chemist, I would say please do not use concentrated sulphuric acid unless you know precisely what you are doing and how to handle any spillages or other accidents.
Then I will stay well clearMal H wrote:Yes, I completely agree with Terry
I can wander from my office into a lab to do this at work - thought the results were worth sharing though.
Is it possible to achieve the same results with something more common and safer to handle? Place the seeds in Coca-Cola for a day or something? Or, if the goal is to weaken the seed coat, do you think it would be a viable alternative to treat the seeds with boiling water? I've done this before with Adansonia seeds with excellent results.