Good day! As promised, this post will show you the results from two weeks after sowing. Meanwhile, we're still in a so-called "intelligent lockdown" here in the Netherlands (1,5 m distance to each other, schools are closed, working from home as much as possible and all events canceled at least till June), but we've decided to stay at home as much as possible. Not for ourselves, but for the elderly and the sick.
Another thing that I would like to mention here is that, next to the baby cacti and other succulents, we're also expecting a babygirl somewhere in June! Becoming a father is one of the most amazing things that has happened to me, and having another kid (a girl this time) is turning my life upside down from happiness. My lovely wife is doing really well and she's an incredibly beautiful and radiant pregnant woman (kind of the same as normal, but then with a huge baby inside of her belly). We don't have a name yet, but she'll be the prettiest girl in the whole world for sure! I feel like the luckiest man on earth!
Back to the world of cacti again...
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| Sulcorebutia arenacea 2 weeks after sowing |
| Soort | Seeds | 1 w | 2 w | 3 w | 4 w | 1 m | 2 m | 3 m | 4 m |
| Acanthocalycium thionanthum | 40 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Euphorbia platyclada | 20 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| Lophophora fricii | 30 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | |
| Lophophora williamsii | 40 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | |
| Maihuenia poeppigii | 6 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| Monilaria moniliformis | 45 | 14 | 21 | | | | | | |
| Oroya borchersii | 30 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Sulcorebutia arenacea | 40 | 0 | 14 | | | | | | |
| Tephrocactus geometricus | 3 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| Trichocereus pascana | 30 | 0 | 8 | | | | | | |
| Trichocereus peruvianus | 30 | 0 | 8 | | | | | | . |
As you can see, some species go faster than others. I'm not sure why, but Lophophora williamsii normally germinates a bit faster. It might be the thin layer of fine gravel on top of the seeds that makes it a bit harder for them to grow through. We'll see the final peyote germination results in a few weeks from now I guess.
As for the others, they're doing fine, except for E. platyclada, M. poeppigii and T. geometricus, but these species are difficult to germinate. It may even take a full year (or even more) to see a Tephrocactus seedling. Wish me luck here...
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| Sulcorebutia arenacea 2 weeks after sowing |
From my experience, Sulcorebutia seedlings should be well protected from the sun, otherwise, they'll fall out quickly.
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| Monilaria moniliformis 2 weeks after sowing |
M. moniliformis seedlings need special attention in the first few years. It's a winter grower but can't stand too dry during the summer at this age. The chance of surviving is small, but I took the challenge.
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| Oroya borchersii 2 weeks after sowing |
I don't aspect too many problems here if they germinate. And they should, after about 2 weeks.
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| Lophophora fricii 2 weeks after sowing |
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| Lophophora williamsii 2 weeks after sowing |
As for the Lophophoras, they should do fine and I hope to see some more pop-up during the upcoming days.
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| Trichocereus peruvianus 2 weeks after sowing |
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| Trichocereus pascana 2 weeks after sowing |
Both the Trichocereus species seem to do well. 26,6 % till now. But we can do better than that, so let's hope for better results next week!
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| Acanthocalycium thionanthum 2 weeks after sowing |
This is the third time I sow an Acanthocalycium species, and they do germinate well, but need enough protection from the sun.
Like I've said before; I've had better results, quicker at least, but that was without the thin layer of fine gravel on top of the seeds. They might need a little more time to break through and we'll maybe have to be a bit more patient. That's it for today. Let's see what there's to show next week! Take care.
