A mix of seeds in plastic bags - I

[sechjoh]

This is the first time I try the plastic bag method and I am very exited

Yes, it's a very strange mix of seeds, I know.

I use a 50/50 mix of red lava and perlite as potting medium in 7X7cm pots, nuce them in the microwave for some minutes.

This is the seed list:
- Astrophytum asterias
- Cumulopuntia boliviana RH 1304a (Cachinal, 3800m, Arg)
- Stenocactus coptonogonus SB 13 (Salinas, SLP)
- Stenocactus phyllacanthus ´violaciflorus´ SB 112 (San Juan del Rio, Mex)
- Encephalocarpus strobiliformis (Pelecyphora)
- Glandulicactus uncinatus DJF 615 (Catorce, SLP, Mex)
- Rhipsalis baccifera Neuendorf 285 (Goth. bot. garden 87328) (Prov. Morona-Santiago, Limon, ca 1000 m, Ecuador)
- Strombocactus disciformis VB 15
- Strombocactus disciformis ssp. esperanzae
- Tephrocactus aoracanthus RH 2214a (Lomitas de Chicaguala, 1075m, Arg)
- Turbinicarpus alonsoi GM 24 (Xichu, Mex)
- Turbinicarpus bonatzii
- Turbinicarpus gracilis (Aramberri, Mex)
- Turbinicarpus longispinus BO 494
- Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus (Galeana, Mex)
- Turbinicarpus swobodae HO 16 (Rayones, Nuevo Leon, 1800m, Mex)
- Turbinicarpus valdezianus P 267

The first one to germinate was - well guess - the Astrophytum asterias 80% germination...
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I think some Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus has germinated now, but it's hard to tell yet

[Mal]

Hi Christer, good luck with your seed, how is the weather there in Sweden,spring is still some away so I will leave my seed another month or so before I start. Regards, from a damp London Mal.

[sechjoh]

Thank you.

Well, the weather here is dark and damp and it seems that the sun will be behind clouds for weeks, and rain is in the air

It's nice to have artificial light to grow under, and the days getting longer every day now

[Julie]

Good luck Christer. I did my first seedlings last year, there is nothing like watching them grow.

[sechjoh]

Thank you Julie!

I know the feeling, I watch the pots every day even if it's not my first time with seedlings

These ones are almost one year old, and I got one double headed - that's a bonus
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[Phil Hocking]

This method certainly works well Christer - not 100% but the seedlings have a much better chance this way. There is always a chance that something nasty will get in, perhaps on the seed itself or even inside it, but watering with a Chinosol solution can help. You'll enjoy watching them develop.

Somerset Phil

[sechjoh]

That's a good advice, but I don't know where to get Chinosol in Sweden I've been looking for antifungi for a long time, but nothing

[sechjoh]

Some early/late seedlings not grown in plastic bags - Matucana

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[iann]

Look for Thiram, probably sold under a different name where you are! It hasn't shown any inhibition of seed germination so far, and seems to do the job. I haven't used it, I don't spray my seedlings, but people who've used both prefer Thiram.

[sechjoh]

Thanks Ian, I will have another try and look around on Swedish sites for it