Success with seed production (hopefully)
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Success with seed production (hopefully)
Seed pod was quite resilient and I resorted to a pair of nut crackers….
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Re: Success with seed production (hopefully)
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Re: Success with seed production (hopefully)
And this is the pod from the alexanderi.
43 seeds from this one.Mike
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Re: Success with seed production (hopefully)
.. so now all you have to do is succeed with germination.
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Re: Success with seed production (hopefully)
Yes, not overly confident.
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Re: Success with seed production (hopefully)
Time to go to the scrap yard and get an old car battery for some H2SO4, assuming you are licenced, of course
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Re: Success with seed production (hopefully)
A 24hour soak in 3% Hydrogen peroxide from Boots and then a propagator at 30C worked for me last year. Good luck!
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Sounds like a safer bet! I'll try that next time I have some opuntiad seed.
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Re: Success with seed production (hopefully)
So how do these germinate naturally - abrasion as a result of blowing around, freeze-thaw action, animal ingestion and digestion?
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Re: Success with seed production (hopefully)
Aymeric from ADBLPS once sent me this:
Seems like regular flooding and draught with high temps is the way. The note at the very end isn't super comforting, thoughThe 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 !)
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