I ve sown some Cintia knizei seedlings and they look like etiolated.They are close to 2months old.
Do they grow like this? I ve searched but couldnt find any photos of early stage of the Cintia seedlings.
Cintia knizei seedlings
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Re: Cintia knizei seedlings
They look ok to me. Cintia seedling often look like that, the seedlings should start looking more rounded as they grow.
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Re: Cintia knizei seedlings
Normal. Maybe slightly stretched, but don't panic. Not sure if they look like this in habitat, but those will produce happy adults.
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Re: Cintia knizei seedlings
Mine are not this stretched. But I guess it depends mostly on how your other seedlings are doing. I have seen before you grow nice plants, so if your other seedlings are not this etiolated looking, I am sure these are just stretchy on their own account (and maybe the strechness even depends on its original locality).
Re: Cintia knizei seedlings
Thank you all for your answers, i feel relaxed now.
i think other seedlings are doing fine under same conditions.
Here are Echinomastus unguispinus laui seedlings and another seedling germinated with them after 3months, i dont know which specie it is.
i think other seedlings are doing fine under same conditions.
Here are Echinomastus unguispinus laui seedlings and another seedling germinated with them after 3months, i dont know which specie it is.
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Re: Cintia knizei seedlings
Have you done anything special to germinate the Echinomastus seeds?
They look nice.
The odd one looks (for now at least) a bit like a Lithops or another mesemb. Do you grow mesembs?
Re: Cintia knizei seedlings
I didnt do anything special with Echinomastus, i just sowed them like most of the other cacti seeds.
I have no idea what is the odd one, while i was changing the substrate of the seedlings l lost it.
Here is how they look now. They have just started to grow again in winter.