If you're this impatient with them popping I don't know how you'll cope waiting for them to germinate and then grow to a reasonable size!
I'm no expert on seeds maturing but I think there's more to it than just drying them out. I know yours must be essentially fully formed but it would be a shame to end up with dry but not quite mature seeds.
When, oh when, will they pop?
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Re: When, oh when, will they pop?
Phil Crewe, BCSS 38143. Mostly S. American cacti, esp. Lobivia, Sulcorebutia and little Opuntia
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Re: When, oh when, will they pop?
Then I shall leave them on the two-towel setting.
When they germinate, I'll crash the server with photos.
When they germinate, I'll crash the server with photos.
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Re: When, oh when, will they pop?
I was typing away in Messenger to a distant soulmate, and...
*POP!!*
I jumped out of my skin!
One of the pods is in pieces, and there are three scattered bare seeds.
The radiator is almost cold... so yes it seems to be much more than just drying out, or some thermal expansion.
Wheee!! I have seeds in the proper way.
*POP!!*
I jumped out of my skin!
One of the pods is in pieces, and there are three scattered bare seeds.
The radiator is almost cold... so yes it seems to be much more than just drying out, or some thermal expansion.
Wheee!! I have seeds in the proper way.
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Re: When, oh when, will they pop?
Hi Julie
Congratulations!!
Congratulations!!
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Re: When, oh when, will they pop?
Thanks, David!
When I got up this morning, another one has gone pop.
When I got up this morning, another one has gone pop.
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Re: When, oh when, will they pop?
Happy sowing Julie!! ;-)
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Congratulations! Julie Don't forget to show photos when E.obesa germinate ^_^
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Re: When, oh when, will they pop?
Thanks Maria and Leonet.. I will crash the server with pics when they germinate. I also have gymno. amerhauseri to sow, let's see if it's self-fertile.
Much life and time between now and May... many things to do
Much life and time between now and May... many things to do
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