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Success with seed production (hopefully)
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2022 7:20 am
by Mike P
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So the result of my T geometricus pollination with pollen from a T alexanderi is 63 seeds. It will be interesting to see if they are viable.
Seed pod was quite resilient and I resorted to a pair of nut crackers….
Re: Success with seed production (hopefully)
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2022 7:52 am
by Tony R
Re: Success with seed production (hopefully)
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2022 11:30 am
by Mike P
And this is the pod from the alexanderi.
43 seeds from this one.
Re: Success with seed production (hopefully)
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2022 12:29 pm
by Tony R
.. so now all you have to do is succeed with germination.
Re: Success with seed production (hopefully)
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2022 1:10 pm
by Mike P
Yes, not overly confident.
Re: Success with seed production (hopefully)
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2022 5:22 pm
by ralphrmartin
Time to go to the scrap yard and get an old car battery for some H
2SO
4, assuming you are licenced, of course
Re: Success with seed production (hopefully)
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2022 11:20 pm
by Darren S
A 24hour soak in 3% Hydrogen peroxide from Boots and then a propagator at 30C worked for me last year. Good luck!
Re: Success with seed production (hopefully)
Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2022 4:25 pm
by ralphrmartin
Sounds like a safer bet! I'll try that next time I have some opuntiad seed.
Re: Success with seed production (hopefully)
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2022 6:08 pm
by RJC
So how do these germinate naturally - abrasion as a result of blowing around, freeze-thaw action, animal ingestion and digestion?
Re: Success with seed production (hopefully)
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2022 7:33 pm
by MatDz
Aymeric from ADBLPS once sent me this:
The standard way to germinate Tephrocactus is to put the 10cm pots in a tray full of water so that half of the pot is under water.
Keep the temp around 35°C (I would regard 16°C as too low, 25°C would be better). Strong light is also better (full sun if possible).
When the water is evaporated wait a few weeks and start again after having removed the seedlings (if any !)
Seems like regular flooding and draught with high temps is the way. The note at the very end isn't super comforting, though
