GoOnThen Posted March 18, 2013 A few weeks a go I decided to sow a bag of 1000 mixed cacti seeds ( Botanical archive ) expecting an average germ rate I sowed all of them in a small tray. About a week later i had well over half germinated I then had a fight with mold caused by some bits of crap that was in with the seeds. About three weeks later I think I would have at lest 500 seedlings in my small tray with a lot of noticeable differences but at this point I really have no idea what I am growing but I do know that they are going to out grow the tray very quickly. It will be interesting to see what they have thrown in their mixed seed bags. I plant to graft at least one of each different seedling and then see what happens Here is a pic of what they look like now I have also started sowing some of the hundreds of seeds that I have plans to sow over winter. Nitrogens seeds and a couple of pots of Astro's Astro Japanese hybrid seed mix x 100 Last is this lot. I am going to give away one of these grafted onto pere to the first person that tells me ( post in this thread ) what the seedlings are. ( Australia only ) I will graft a lot of the Astro's, Nitrogens and the unnamed ones and then the plan is to keep updating this thread. I haven't been very good at keeping seedlings alive past 12 months so I have made a lot of changes to the way I have been doing things and so hopefully I will be able to keep updating with growth not death. Cheers Got 10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Swiper Posted March 18, 2013 Trichocereus bridgesii ...... ? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theuserformallyknownasd00d Posted March 18, 2013 Ya hands are full GoT! Well done mate, all looks very tidy and clean 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gilligan Posted March 18, 2013 Greenfingered GoT :-) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bert&Ernie Posted March 18, 2013 looking good got hmm maybe SS02 x SS01? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tipz Posted March 18, 2013 trichocereus tacaquirensis ? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoOnThen Posted March 19, 2013 I was going to wait until all of the Trich's had been named but that could go on for some time. At this point all I am going to say is you are all wrong so far. They are not Trichocereus ( they better not be ) I understand you cant look at these and ID them and they certainly look like Trich seedlings. I will let this go for the rest of the day so and then if no one has got it I will give a hint this arvo so keep guessing. Those that have had a guess can keep trying. I will also make it two grafts on pere for the person who gets it right. Cheers Got Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
einseins Posted March 19, 2013 Mammillaria smellyanus? or some other mammillaria I'm only guessing because I'm in Perth too! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bert&Ernie Posted March 19, 2013 Hmm well I really have no idea than :/ What about pilocereus? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Swiper Posted March 19, 2013 Myrtillocactus geometrizans .... ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoOnThen Posted March 19, 2013 Tipz is heading in the right direction It is found in large numbers in a lot of cacti collections. Cheers Got Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mushroomman Posted March 19, 2013 Stenocereus quevedonus? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mushroomman Posted March 19, 2013 Stenocereus montanus? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
interbeing Posted March 19, 2013 Cereus peruvianus monstrose? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoOnThen Posted March 19, 2013 It is found in large numbers in a lot of cacti collections. ( quite rare here ) Cereus is one of its synonyms If nobody gets it I will give you the other synonym in a couple of hours Cheers Got Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bert&Ernie Posted March 19, 2013 (edited) Selenicereus? Or Cryptocereus? I hope I'm to having to many guesses Edited March 19, 2013 by jwerta Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jox Posted March 19, 2013 2nd guess, lophocereus schottii Cheers jox Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoOnThen Posted March 19, 2013 Its all good jwerta. Its just a bit of fun.......................... well I am having fun Jox when I saw you had posted I was certain you would have guessed it but you let me down Ok the other synonym is Eriocereus It is probably very unusual to graft these seedlings and on a lot of cacti forums they would think I am nuts but I know you guys better than that.................................I think. Cheers Got Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jox Posted March 19, 2013 Harrisia something Sorry I let you down Got Cheers jox 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
