Results of last years seed sowing
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Results of last years seed sowing
Results from last years sowing of society seed.
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Re: Results of last years seed sowing
Excellent. MIke!
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Re: Results of last years seed sowing
It's posts like this that make me wonder why I haven't tried growing anything from seed yet!
Growing in Nottingham for the past 4 years and recently found my way to a Nottingham branch meeting. A few plants on a windowsill has very quickly turned into a greenhouse full!
Attempting to grow a range of turbinicarpus, coryphantha, escobaria and several other cactus genera. Tylecodons, pelargoniums and conophytums keep me occupied in the winter and an ever expanding number of gasteria live under the bench.
Attempting to grow a range of turbinicarpus, coryphantha, escobaria and several other cactus genera. Tylecodons, pelargoniums and conophytums keep me occupied in the winter and an ever expanding number of gasteria live under the bench.
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Re: Results of last years seed sowing
They seem to have grown a lot faster than when I have grown Haworthia and Gasteria seed - even though I am quite generous with water and fertiliser...
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Re: Results of last years seed sowing
They have been under grow lights and have not had a ‘rest’ yet.
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Re: Results of last years seed sowing
Do you use lights with Haworthia? And heat?
Endeavouring to grow Aylostera, Echinocereus, Echinopsis, Gymnocalycium, Matucana, Rebutia, and Sulcorebutia. Fallen out of love with Lithops and aggravated by Aeoniums.
Currently being wooed by Haworthia, attempting hybridisation, and enticed by Mesembs. Recently discovered gorgeous Gasteria.
Currently being wooed by Haworthia, attempting hybridisation, and enticed by Mesembs. Recently discovered gorgeous Gasteria.
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Re: Results of last years seed sowing
Same here, unless these are 3 cm square potsralphrmartin wrote: ↑Tue Aug 02, 2022 5:40 pm They seem to have grown a lot faster than when I have grown Haworthia and Gasteria seed - even though I am quite generous with water and fertiliser...
Or maybe I should just sow more vigorous taxa?
Mat
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Re: Results of last years seed sowing
The grow light set up is one of those ‘indoor garden’ types and I find the heat generated by the fluorescent tubes and their gear is sufficient to keep it warm through the winter months - its located in a spare bedroom. I keep a 14/15 hour day length going continuously and feed and water as required to keep things growing. To be fair succulents do better than cacti under this regime although I do currently have a few coming along. Haworthias seem to do very well as do Cono’s. but some other Mesembs don’t produce tight enough growth.
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Re: Results of last years seed sowing
If it's not too much trouble, would you mind taking a photo of your setup? I'm intrigued.Mike P wrote: ↑Wed Aug 03, 2022 1:25 pm The grow light set up is one of those ‘indoor garden’ types and I find the heat generated by the fluorescent tubes and their gear is sufficient to keep it warm through the winter months - its located in a spare bedroom. I keep a 14/15 hour day length going continuously and feed and water as required to keep things growing. To be fair succulents do better than cacti under this regime although I do currently have a few coming along. Haworthias seem to do very well as do Cono’s. but some other Mesembs don’t produce tight enough growth.
Growing in Nottingham for the past 4 years and recently found my way to a Nottingham branch meeting. A few plants on a windowsill has very quickly turned into a greenhouse full!
Attempting to grow a range of turbinicarpus, coryphantha, escobaria and several other cactus genera. Tylecodons, pelargoniums and conophytums keep me occupied in the winter and an ever expanding number of gasteria live under the bench.
Attempting to grow a range of turbinicarpus, coryphantha, escobaria and several other cactus genera. Tylecodons, pelargoniums and conophytums keep me occupied in the winter and an ever expanding number of gasteria live under the bench.
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Re: Results of last years seed sowing
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