Succulent care tips for beginners and advanced growers
Spoiler alert: We have germination and the seedlings are adorable!
This video shows how I am using a bin and some screen to ‘trap’ my Euphorbia platyclada seeds. Why? Euphorbia seed pods tend to pop open and shoot out their seeds in an effort to distribute their seeds further away from their location. I also start the seeds in sterile soil and show y’all how in the video.
Continue… “Catching Euphorbia Seeds Before They Pop and Planting Them Baggy-Style”
I was getting pretty bummed about my haworthia germination results. After I finally got seeds from my variegated Haworthia limifolia and planted them, they seemed to be duds. Many succulents usually prefer hotter temps to germinate but Haworthia actually like more moderate surroundings, from 68F/78F ideally, and up to 85F (20C/25C – 29C.) Not long after I brought them inside, I finally saw signs of green! I look forward to watching these grow and mature with you all.
Continue… “Variegated Haworthia limifolia seeds wouldn’t germinate – figured out why!”
The answer… yes! In this video I show you how I cross-pollinated two Astrophytums I had in flower at the same time. But since they’re different species, I wasn’t sure what the results would be. It didn’t take long before the A. myriostigma ‘Bishop’s Cap’ produced a fruit and split open.
Continue… “Will they cross? Pollination Attempt: Astrophytums myriostigma and asterias”
A 1 week peek at the seeds we started in the last video. We have a lot of germination going on! We started: Faucaria felina, F. cradockensis, F. tigrina, Gymnocalycium ochoterenae v tenuispinum, Mammillaria gaumeri, and Copiapoa maritima.
Continue… “1 week succulent seed sowing progress update: We have germination!”
Growing cacti from seed is easy and rewarding! It takes patience and a few guidelines to start cactus seeds.
This is a macro video demonstrating how to remove the fruit and harvest the seeds from a cactus (Species is Mammillaria Haageana). This variety does bear edible fruit known as Chilitos, and I did taste it afterwards! A bit underripe, sour, no distinct flavors just yet..but not unpleasant!
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