Hello again. It's now three weeks after sowing and, as promised, I'm back exactly one week after my last post to share with you my results.
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| Lophophora fricii seedlings, 3 weeks after sowing |
Results
| Soort | Seeds | 1 w | 2 w | 3 w | 4 w | 1 m | 2 m | 3 m | 4 m |
| Acanthocalycium thionanthum | 40 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| Euphorbia platyclada | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| Lophophora fricii | 30 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| Lophophora williamsii | 40 | 2 | 7 | 15 | | | | | |
| Maihuenia poeppigii | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| Monilaria moniliformis | 45 | 14 | 21 | 23 | | | | | |
| Oroya borchersii | 30 | 0 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| Sulcorebutia arenacea | 40 | 0 | 14 | 14 | | | | | |
| Tephrocactus geometricus | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| Trichocereus pascana | 30 | 0 | 8 | 10 | | | | | |
| Trichocereus peruvianus | 30 | 0 | 8 | 9 | | | | | . |
Photos
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| Acanthocalycium thionanthum seedlings, 3 weeks after sowing |
Not sure what's happening here. Will more seeds germinate? Do they acquire a different method? Am I unlucky with the quality of the seeds?
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| Lophophora fricii seedlings, 3 weeks after sowing |
The ones that popped-up look real nice, round and strong. 16,7 % is still a bit low, but we'll see what happens.
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| Lophophora williamsii seedlings, 3 weeks after sowing |
Better than his cousin. 15 tiny Peyotes. I've done better, but we're not there yet. I still see more of them germinating each day, so the final result will be better.
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| Monilaria moniliformisseedlings, 3 weeks after sowing |
Yeah, we're doing good... Right now. I'm still a bit nervous about keeping them alive after a couple of months, when they're sleeping (it's a winter grower) and I can't give them water. They'll be way too small to keep them completely dry and will die for sure. I'm planning to add a Toodledo task to my list so that I'll spray them every day, just a little bit. If they do survive, I'm a hero!
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| Oroya borchersii seedlings, 3 weeks after sowing |
Not sure why I've purchased this species. They look alright, but that's all. Maybe I'll appreciate them more over time. We'll see.
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| Sulcorebutia arenacea seedlings, 3 weeks after sowing |
Strange, the way that they're growing elongated. All the other species are doing great. Is it normal? Not sure. Will they recover normally? No idea. I do like the Sulcorebutia family a lot, so next year I'll try different methods. Maybe they should stand a bit colder while germinating. If anyone knows the trick or is sure that this is normal, please contact me. I'm really eager to learn.
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| Trichocereus pascana seedlings, 3 weeks after sowing |
This species is actually one of my first favorites, and I wanted to grow them back in 2011. I didn't do so, because of the enormous size of this plant. Then I kinda forgot about it and started sowing Saguaros and T. terscheckii (for those who do not understand what I've just written down; these plants can be twice as high as your house!). With my experience from the last ten years, I now know that it takes decennia and sometimes even more than an age till they're that big.
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| Trichocereus peruvianus seedlings, 3 weeks after sowing |
Another nice Trichocereus. This one is used by indigenous tribes in Peru to make a special tea. All that I'll tell you here right now is that it's not some type of Earl Gray.
I should mention here that Trichocereus is not officially the family's name anymore. They now use Echinopsis, but in my opinion, all the species that were called Trichocereus, have soo much in common with each other, that for clarity, I'll still call them Trichocereus.
Till next week! Hopefully with better results.
