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  5. Posted

    a sunny window. on top of your water heater, (if inside and electric style). inside with a bedside light aimed at it with a compact fluoro globe, (will give light and create some heat... go for cool white globes).

    I only use the method mentioned by harry - tried other more elaborate ways with plastic zip lock bags, seed raising trays etc... too much effort and no good results compared to take away food container method. Only difference for me to the method outlined is that I don't have a microwave - so I get a good quality cactus potting mix, sieve a quantity so I have some really fine stuff for the top of the containers, bung said cactus mix in, (un sieved) to about half way up containers you will be filling - then tip that into an oven/baking dish - then bung the sieved stuff in another baking dish...

    now - completely saturate these two pans with the soil in em till there is water showing etc - it doesn't really matter as you are about to put this in the oven for an hour or so at 180.

    once done and a bit cool - take coarser stuff and put it in containers... then take sieved stuff and put it on top, say hmmm 5mm or so. Then you will have to work out if you think the soil still has enough moisture in it to carry your seeds through for a while.. I like to have my mix kinda wet. If the soil dried out totally... just spray it wet again with a spray mister thing, ($2 from the supermarket) now that you are all pasteurized and moist, (mmmmmm) take loph/echinopsis/small usually hard to raise cacti seed and place on a small plate or something.. then get a match - lick the wooden end of the match and touch this to a seed... the seed should stick to the match.. then gently push the seed into your prepared containers.. I like to put them in rows :) I don't usually bury my seed... I kinda just push it in so it's top is level with the general surface of the soil.

    anyhow, this has worked for me in the past.

    peace

     

    Thanks a lot kindness, now all I need to do is order some Chinese takeout. XD

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    depends on a lot of things really. if they are fresh seeds they shouldnt take long at all, maybe 1 week. try to keep them warm, if they are only on a window sill or similar on the goldy they are prob a bit cool with the weather that is around there at the moment.

    You might want to look into legalities aswell, QLD doesnt like people to grow rare and interesting plants.

     

    They are fresh seeds I would imagine, and I have cut a bottle and put it on the seeds in the soil, to create a miniature greenhouse.

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