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by yonnoy
Thu Oct 12, 2023 4:01 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Experiences with pumice and red or black lava stone to sow seeds
Replies: 1
Views: 280

Experiences with pumice and red or black lava stone to sow seeds

Do you have experiences using pumice, red or black lava stone to sow cactus or succulents seeds?
by yonnoy
Wed Jan 25, 2023 2:05 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Blossfeldia
Replies: 10
Views: 859

Re: Blossfeldia

Hello, they are amazing. I have sowed some of them, they are about 1 year.

How long did you keep their bag closed (baggie method) and how often do you recommend open to water them and close the bag again?
by yonnoy
Sat Dec 03, 2022 12:32 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: How to deal effectively and ecologically with fungus gnat?
Replies: 9
Views: 467

How to deal effectively and ecologically with fungus gnat?

Hello,

I have seen fungus gnat in my seedbeds (10 months). Do you know how to deal effectively and ecologically with them?
My soil is 75% pumice and 25% compost.
by yonnoy
Mon Apr 11, 2022 6:08 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Examples of indirect sunlight
Replies: 4
Views: 517

Examples of indirect sunlight

Hello, It is usually that people say "indirect sunlight" for growing, germinating, baggie method, grafting, etc. But, regarding cactus and succulent cultivation, what is the exact meaning of "indirect sungliht" because there are other terminologies like "partial sunlight&quo...
by yonnoy
Tue Apr 05, 2022 7:06 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Recommendations, haworthia seeds zero germination
Replies: 21
Views: 1333

Re: Recommendations, haworthia seeds zero germination

Many thanks for your comments. My soil is composed by 80% pumice and 20% compost. I added that solution of water and apple vinegar to create an alkaline environment in order to prevent fungus. I have zero mold and fungus, and zero germination of course. Yesterday I put the containers bagged in a mul...
by yonnoy
Mon Apr 04, 2022 7:44 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Recommendations, haworthia seeds zero germination
Replies: 21
Views: 1333

Re: Recommendations, haworthia seeds zero germination

esp wrote: Mon Apr 04, 2022 2:55 pm Why the 10% vinegar?
I would have though that amount is potentially a problem
Hello, because it's an organic antifungal.


Many thanks for your help. I will try with a fresh place and non direct sunlight.
by yonnoy
Mon Apr 04, 2022 1:42 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Recommendations, haworthia seeds zero germination
Replies: 21
Views: 1333

Recommendations, haworthia seeds zero germination

hello, do you recommend me anything for this? Two months ago (in the middle of Summer) I sowed some batches of haworthia seeds, I used baggie method, the seeds were fresh and I watered them with a solution of 90% water and 10% apple vinegar (to prevent fungus), but I got zero germination. I used 50%...
by yonnoy
Sat Feb 05, 2022 3:29 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Advices to sow Aloe descoingsii from seeds
Replies: 1
Views: 284

Advices to sow Aloe descoingsii from seeds

Hello, Can you give me some advices to sow Aloe descoingsii from seeds? Currentle I am in summer (until March 20) and I am using baggie method, but I have doubts about: -When to open the bag, 1 week, 2 weeks? -When and how to water the seedlings in the firsts weeks/months. -Can I treat them as if th...
by yonnoy
Mon Dec 20, 2021 1:51 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Aztekium ritteri from seed
Replies: 16
Views: 1782

Re: Aztekium ritteri from seed

They are not hard to grow. Key is to get them to germinate using the "baggy method". After that they grow steadily but extremely slow. After five years expect nothing bigger than maybe half a centimeter. Treat them the same as any other seedlings of the same size, and they should do fine....
by yonnoy
Sat Dec 11, 2021 2:17 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Life and death in a 2" pot
Replies: 5
Views: 1420

Re: Life and death in a 2" pot

hello, do you know how many cm in diameter is an very old Epithelantha bokei non-grafted?