BCSS Seed

[Phil_SK]

By Chilean seed, do you mean from Chile or from "The Chileans"?

[David_L]

Hi Jez

A version of the Doug. Rowland catalogue is available online here:

[Phil Hocking]

Chris Davies gets them from Juan (Acosta?) in Chile. They are mostly Eriosyce, with a few Copiapoa.

Somerset Phil

[Julie]

David, that is the sweetest little seedling ever!

Hmm.. I have always wondered - when sowing tiny seeds, I hear that they can be mixed with fine sand to help sprinkle them far enough apart. But.. does the sand not damage the seeds?

Good idea about microwaving rainwater for seedlings - our barrel water has a nice greeny tinge, I bet it's bursting with spores of lichen and moss and whatever else grows on the roof. Leaving it indoors for some time allows little white water worms up to an inch long to appear.

[David_L]

Hi Julie

Yes rainwater going anywhere near small seedlings, especially if they are in bags needs to be boiled first. I must say I usually use boiled, cooled tapwater to soak my seed compost initially.

[Willy]

Dear Members,

If anyone is interested in tephro seeds I still have some habitat collected seeds left. Please check www.cactusargentina.com/source.html
Many thanks.

Regards,

[David_L]

Hi Willy

I've got some Tephrocactus seed. My problem is getting the ****** things to germinate!!

[iann]

Try a wet paper towel, David

Here is the correct link: http://www.cactusargentina.com/source.htm

[Willy]

Hi David,

It is easier for me to get cuttings so I never really germinate them but I tried once using the natural method. I sowed them in a pot and left it outside, about a year later they germinated. But that was only a test.

Regards,