Mammillaria Bertholdii seedling

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Mammillaria Bertholdii seedling

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I managed to grow1 seedling out of ten 10 seeds....I hope I can keep it alive.
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I hope you still have the other nine seeds, as they might still germinate (even years from now!).
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Aiko wrote:I hope you still have the other nine seeds, as they might still germinate (even years from now!).
Jazeker.. Yes offcourse Aiko.....I still have them ....geduld is n schone zaak....
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What is that white thing on the top of the pot surface?
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FaeLLe wrote:What is that white thing on the top of the pot surface?
It looks like salt :wink:
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It is probably bird cage stuff. You can use the stuff to root plants in it, and could be beneficially for shielding seedlings against algae and such too.
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Yes it is birdcage stuff, just for the picture, the seedling is in pure BIMS.
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pure BIMS.
?
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Keith H wrote:
pure BIMS.
?
Pumice stone ;)
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pleun wrote:
Keith H wrote:
pure BIMS.
?
Pumice stone ;)

Thank you. (tu)
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