2XB Posted October 14, 2013 Hi all; I have some queries about getting lopho seeds to germinate... I've had only 1 go and had no success. So before I pay top dollar again for seeds I wanna get my shit sorted... Ive had alot of success germinating trich seeds so I pretty much did exactly the same for lopho... which was heated hummidity chamber thingo... The seed pack was sab mixed lopho 50 pack purchased recently. So I guess my questions would be; Do I have to do anything different for loph vs trich.? Seems weird that I have 0% loph germinate compared to the approx 80%+ of trich in the next tray... Or are the sab seeds a dud?? Cheers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2XB Posted October 14, 2013 (edited) To elaborate exact method; Soaked commercial seed mix in boiled water for a while. Drained for an hour or so. Sprinkled seeds over gently compacted seed mix. Pressed in with the back of a desert spoon. Put in a heated seed propogator thing I got from a nursery. Put out of direct sun but well lit for about 12 hrs a day. Min temps in room 9 max 25 over a 3 week period. All vents closed on lid. Dont know actual bio dome temps... Edited October 14, 2013 by doublebenno Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jox Posted October 14, 2013 (edited) Your method sounds fine, I germinate tricho & loph seeds the same way without a drama. The only thing I would ask you to contemplate is, when are you planning on potting up these seedlings, I mean after they germinate. The answer to this question has changed the way I prepare my lopho seed mix, I have found the less you mess around with young lophs the better. I now sow my loph seeds in lager containers & use a soil mix that will last them for a few years, for example I make a soil mix that I use for my adult lophs using sifted cacti mix 30%, coarse river sand 30%, crushed gravel 30%, medium perlite 10% & fill 2/3rds the container with this, on top of that I put 1/3rd of my normally seedling mix I make which is sifted seedling mix 50% & coarse river sand 50%. The idea is the seedlings start of in the finer seedling mix & as they grow bigger there roots get down to better lopho mix, the seedlings I have grown like this are much further ahead in growth than seedlings sown at the same time that were started of in seedling mix & then dug up & moved into lopho mix. Just something to think about, good luck. Cheers Jox Edited October 14, 2013 by Jox 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2XB Posted October 21, 2013 (edited) Sweet Jox thanks for the tip. Do you apply the same to all cactus seeds??? Edited October 21, 2013 by doublebenno Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
