☽Ţ ҉ĥϋηϠ₡яღ☯ॐ€ðяئॐ♡Pϟiℓℴϟℴ Posted December 14, 2014 (edited) aye that checked the sowings for sprouts on the first round of the season that started sprouting after 4 or 5 days -numbers on the first round (nov30)so far: -edited for sprout number on 22 jan soltea peruvjs350Xjessica =23 terschjs354Xterschjs361 =9 terschjs354Xjessica =7 misp BBBXvalidus =18 validus muttsp =29 peruv op =45+ valiidusXLJackus =30 valiidusXjuuls =13 EG pach1 = 6 pach2 = 5 succ tacaqui =50+ kakt tersch la rioja =14 tersch catamarca =4 (dec 3rd) gera lw hipolito =1 lw cedros =1 and from the second round part a 9th dec - edited 22 jan misp bertha X (ss02 X ss01) =23 huaraz X LJ = 8 huaraz X juuls = 9 huaraz X scop = 3 juuls X peru = 6 juuls X bertha = 28 juuls X huaraz = 17 peru2 X peru1 = 55 (sso2 X ss01) X peru2 = 35 (sso2 X ss01) X scop = 1 QC X juuls = 3 QC X peru2 = 20 QC X scop = 20 scop X bertha = 12 part b 11thdec sowing - edited 22jan dodds validus ags = 25 anybody else use the time around full moon to aid in sowing ? waiting on a next round : koe escaya = 14 (sown 30th) - edited 22nd jan scop - saved back werd - saved back aztek r (sown 30th dec) = 1 sprout early jan aztek h(sown 30th dec) still waiting on gera aztek r 2 aztek h2 aztek v 30 dec waiting on another next round : (sown 12th jan) - edited 22nd misp Juul's x LJ LJ x Juuls = 3 LJ x kimnach = 2 scop x LJ TPQC x LJ TPQC x TPM = 7 vali x heli = 19 Edited January 22, 2015 by ☽Ţ ҉ĥϋηϠ₡яღ☯ॐ€ðяئॐ♡Pϟiℓℴϟℴ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
☽Ţ ҉ĥϋηϠ₡яღ☯ॐ€ðяئॐ♡Pϟiℓℴϟℴ Posted January 14, 2015 (edited) wooo! removed the cling film from the first 28 hatchling pods and dumped sand on them, sprayed them down and put them back in the oven Edited January 14, 2015 by ☽Ţ ҉ĥϋηϠ₡яღ☯ॐ€ðяئॐ♡Pϟiℓℴϟℴ 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Huachu Ma Posted January 15, 2015 (edited) Thank you thunderhorse. Great pics. I like your pics and your work. Regards to you. Edited January 15, 2015 by huachuma de alemania 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
☽Ţ ҉ĥϋηϠ₡яღ☯ॐ€ðяئॐ♡Pϟiℓℴϟℴ Posted January 15, 2015 (edited) always a pleasure and likewise Huachu its awesome to have somewhere filled with ace cacteers like you here to post stuffs like we do (((((((BIG-COMMUNITY-HUG))))))) I guess I should post individual pot pics Edited January 15, 2015 by ☽Ţ ҉ĥϋηϠ₡яღ☯ॐ€ðяئॐ♡Pϟiℓℴϟℴ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gimli Posted January 30, 2015 Sowed these on the 16th Jan. Bridgesii x Super Pedro 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gimli Posted February 2, 2015 Sowed these on the 16th Jan. Bridgesii x Super Pedro 20150130_091326.jpg 42 of 45 seeds have popped up so far! Pretty happy with it for first time trying to germinate cacti seeds. Love all the photos in this thread! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Huachu Ma Posted February 18, 2015 (edited) sowing out the last and next days: Trichocereus peruvianus KK1688 var. Ancash scopulicola x bridgesii macrogonus x scopulicola pachanoi BK14518.4 peruvianus BK08612.4 peruvianus 'Serra Blue' x pachanoi f. monstrosus chalaensis x pachanoi f. monstrosus pachanoi f. monstrosus x pallarensis pallarensis x pachanoi f. monstrosus TPQC x scopulicola TPQC x Juul´s Giant huarazensis x Lumberjack huarazensis x (SS02 X SS01) scopulicola x bridgesii 'Bertha' pachanoi x macrogonus pachanoi x Juul´s Giant Juul´s Giant x macrogonus pachanoi x peruvianus validus x peruvianus macrogonus x Juul´s Giant Psycho0 x macrogonus peruvianus J3 x Psycho0 rosei #1 x fields pachanoi scopulicola x pachanoi peruvianus 'Jessica' x pachanoi PC terscheckii MN 0531 (E. Palos Blancos, 909, Tarija, Bolivia) terscheckii JS354 x pachanoi PC Lophophora alberto-vojtechii, Zacateca williamsii v fricii, El Amparo williamsii, my harvest williamsii v decipiens Ariocarpus bravoanus kotschoubeyanus v.macdowellii RS 134 (Hipolito, Coahuila, Mexico) Hybriden Mix Aztekium ritterii Edited February 18, 2015 by huachuma de alemania 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Huachu Ma Posted February 23, 2015 (edited) Today i get my order from Cz. Kaktusy. nice Trichocereus validus ( Monv. ex Salm-Dyck ) Backeb. Cactus (Paris) no. 46-47: 265. 1955 PSCA 43 Los Colorados,p. La Rioja,Argentina TRICHOCEREUS tercheckii (nice till 30 cm long gold orange central spines, large white till pinkish flowers, very good for grafting) KFF 1279 Los Cerillos Valley IV. place alt. 2645, p. Catamarca, Argentina TRICHOCEREUS tercheckii (nice till 12 cm long central spines, large white till pinkish flowers, very good for grafting) KFF 1253 Estancia Mazan RUTA 60 alt. 1100 m, p. La Rioja, Argentina Some pics: :birthday: Edited February 23, 2015 by huachuma de alemania 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zed240 Posted March 11, 2015 Last Sunday I sowed;Yowie X ScopYowie X Psycho0Scop X PachBB Scop X YowieBB scop X TE scopBB scop X EileenHuancoensis X Kimnach GiantMacrogonusL Willy TexanaSuper Pedro X Bridgesii 258Brisgesii 258 X Super PedroTerscheckii X TerscheckiiPsycho0 X YowieTrich peruvianus X Cereus peruvianusSaguaroScopulicola (sacred succulents)TPM X pachanoi (Sac Succ)ValidusValidus X Bridgesii "Helen"Terscheckii X peruvianusFingers crossed for good germ rates! 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
upside Posted March 14, 2015 (edited) Sown 14/3/15.... Germination Update 1/4/15 Blossfeldia liliputana - Looks like tiny dots sprouting? Fields pach x Psy - ~30+ T.pach x open - Zilch BB scop x Yowie - 4 BB scop x TE scop - 1 J3 x Psy - ~50 T.spach - Lots T.bridge - Lots A.asterias - 30+ A.asterias nudum CV Fukuriyou - 5 A.asterias nuda CV Kikko - 1 A.coahuilense CV Fukuriyou - 4 A.snowkabuto - 8 A.myriostigma V Kikko Nudum - 3 Ariocarpus retusus x Lloydii - 5 Ario retusus mixed forms - 8 Mixed unknowns - 16 Edited April 1, 2015 by upside Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zed240 Posted March 16, 2015 Did another batch of sowing yesterday. Did these slightly differently so I will be interested to gauge the results. For this batch I used the soil mix I make up for more mature trichocereus but I microwaved it very thoroughly and then filled the pots leaving some room on top. I then used about 12mm or 1/2 an inch of propagating sand on top of the soil and then sowed the seeds on top of the sand. I'm hoping as they get a bit older their roots should reach the soil as they start to need some more nutrients. T Pach Monstrose X pachanoi Pachanoi X T Pach Monstrose T Pach Monstrose X T pallarensis T pallarensis X T Pach Monstrose T Pach Monstrose X T peru Serra Blue T peru Serra Blue X T pach Monstrose T chalaensis X T pach Monstrose T huancoensis T huancabamba Psycho0 X Yowie Yowie X BBs Scop Gonna get some more going in the next few days too! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ColinO'Scopy Posted March 16, 2015 For this batch I used the soil mix I make up for more mature trichocereus but I microwaved it very thoroughly and then filled the pots leaving some room on top. I then used about 12mm or 1/2 an inch of propagating sand on top of the soil and then sowed the seeds on top of the sand. I'm hoping as they get a bit older their roots should reach the soil as they start to need some more nutrients. That sounds like a good logical idea Zed, and having the two batches only a week apart should give a pretty fair comparison. The only issue I can see might be the possibility of dissolved nutrients percolating up into the sand before they are needed. I will be very interested to see if there is a significant advantage in a few months. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
upside Posted March 17, 2015 ^^ I gave that idea a go with a cupl takeaway teks. Found it worked quite well compared to just sand. It's how I'm doing all my germinations now. Look forward to your results Zed. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zed240 Posted March 17, 2015 Yeah, I'm pretty keen to see how the seeds perform in each of the soil mixes. I will update on their progress in future. As you can probably see I have a number of seeds from the same batch, (Psycho0 X Yowie and Yowie X Scop and TPM X Pach), sown in each of the mixes so should be able to accurately gauge the difference. I also counted out every single seed and recorded how many were sowed of each so can work out the ratio of how many germinate and survive in each soil mix, etc. I was also happy to use the Psycho0 X Yowie and Yowie X Scop as the controls as I know they are super fresh as I collected them myself. I'm glad to hear you've previously had good results with the "sand on top of soil" tek, Upside. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cubism Posted March 17, 2015 Yeah, I'm pretty keen to see how the seeds perform in each of the soil mixes. I will update on their progress in future. As you can probably see I have a number of seeds from the same batch, (Psycho0 X Yowie and Yowie X Scop and TPM X Pach), sown in each of the mixes so should be able to accurately gauge the difference. I also counted out every single seed and recorded how many were sowed of each so can work out the ratio of how many germinate and survive in each soil mix, etc. I was also happy to use the Psycho0 X Yowie and Yowie X Scop as the controls as I know they are super fresh as I collected them myself. I'm glad to hear you've previously had good results with the "sand on top of soil" tek, Upside. Hey zed. Just out of curiosity, where'd ya get all those TPM crosses? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
upside Posted March 17, 2015 My thinking was exactly the same as yours Zed. Allow them to sprout on plain sand and as their roots develop they have some nutrients to take up with the soil mix underneath before I start to open the lid and harden them off. I found some doubled the growth rate compared to those only in sand. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zed240 Posted March 17, 2015 Hey zed. Just out of curiosity, where'd ya get all those TPM crosses? Sacred Succulents - http://sacredsucculents.com/ (a couple of the varieties I got weren't on their seed list but a person on Facebook Trich group mentioned they may have other varieties so I asked and they said they could do a couple of types that weren't on their standard list) I ended up having to get US cash to send over in the mail to them as they don't take credit cards or pretty much any other form of payment. Apparently I couldn't do an international bank cheque either as they need more personal details of the person receiving it than I had as I was trying to send it to a company, same sort of roadblocks with trying to send a money order, the bank told me they wouldn't even do international money orders! So long story short, Get US cash and send it via standard mail over to them with their printed out order form filled out with what you want. They will label the seed packets as if they were varieties of trichocereus that are explicitly allowed to be imported in to Australia, (if anyone opened the pack it would have looked like I was going to sow 20 different varieties of chilensis and pasacana!), and then they will email through a legend so you can work out which seeds are which ones you actually ordered. All in all, apart from having to muck around with US cash and posting it over, the service was excellent and Ben answers emails promptly and is helpful. I would order from them again in future for sure. I was a bit disappointed they only sent me 18 seeds of T Pach Monstrose X T peru Serra Blue though. Since it's suppsed to be a 25-70 pack it was pretty disappointing. But some other packs have pretty good amounts in them which sort of makes up for it in a way. I was super happy to be able to get all those TPM crosses at all to be honest. Still wishing I got hold of any of the magical Nitrogen seeds from 2012, but I've already had some of the TPM X Pach from 11/03 germinate, so that's a good thing. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cubism Posted March 17, 2015 Cheers for all the info Z!!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
upside Posted April 1, 2015 Put these down very recently,, Incog's seed: T.Bridge x ? T.Cordobensis x ? Ethereal Drifters donation: Macro Fields Open Roseii Open Zed240 varieties: Oxy x Shick Oxy x Scop Pc Pach x BB's Scop PsychoO x Yowie Yowie x PsychoO Misplant's choice selection: TPQC x Huarazensis TPQC x L/Jack TPQC x Juuls TPQC x Scop Juuls x TPQC Huarazensis x Juuls Huarazensis x L/Jack Huanucoensis x Z1 Bridge ( honoured to give this a go) Scop x Huarazensis Juuls x L/Jack Scop x Bridge "Bertha" Bridge "Helen" x Huanucoensis T.Validus "self pollinated" Matucana Madisonorum v.white fl. Thankyou to all who have passed on and given/sold me these awesome varieties. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gimli Posted April 9, 2015 Sowed some seeds today 30x Lophophora Williamsii 30x Lophophora Williamsii var san tiburcio 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zed240 Posted April 10, 2015 Sowed on Wednesday; Incogsfuckup Cordobensis X open bridgesii X open zed240 Yowie X Scop Yowie X PC Oxygona X scopulicola PC X scop PC X peru I have some more to sow this weekend too! There will be a tiny, tiny forest going out into the sun at the back of my place next spring! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zelly Posted April 11, 2015 sowed 5 tubs full today, buncha my own trich seeds, a buncha trich seeds EG sent me this time last year, a tub full of saguaros from a good buddy, some aloe ferox and a tub full of unmentionables....they join a couple of tubs sown this time last month which include scop/eileen, scop/yowie & scop/scop (thanks sooo much you know who) & 2 flavors of Nitro's beans 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cubism Posted April 25, 2015 Sowed today. Gonna try these ones indoor over winter. Pim's Secret Garden - Werdermanianus OP Yowie OP Sausage OP Macrogonus OP Psycho0 OP Goliath OP Len OP Cuzcoensis OP Koehres - Trichocereus boliviensis Trichocereus camarguensis Trichocereus werdermanianus Ariocarpus trigonus v. Horacecki Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus v. Sladkovski Ariocarpus scapharostrus Ariocarpus furfuraceous v. Las Palmas Ariocarpus agavoides v. Tula Astrophytum crassispinoides Astrophytum capricorne Astrophytum ornatum Astrophytum senile v. Viesca Aztekium hintoni Aztekium ritteri Lophophora williamsi (mixed locations) 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NightBreed Posted April 26, 2015 Lets see, pc x scop dan x rosei 1 = red flowers! yowie x scope yowie x pc T macro pc x peru ariocarpus fiss Lophs willi super pedro x open about 1000 lumberjack x juuls 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites