How to grow Cacti from seed
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In this video I show you how to grow Cacti from seed
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One of the best explanation that I have ever seen about How to grow Cacti from seed
Thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching :-D sending you an abundance of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from right across the Emerald Isle XXXX
Hi!
I have sown my lophophora williamsii seeds from my mother plant that I harvested earlier on this year. I couldn't find John Inns in my country - I used cactus re potting mix (sieved) that had sand and grit in it already. Then just added perlite. Cooked the mixture in the oven, sterilized my containers - planted and bagged them yesterday. Holding thumbs that the seven seeds grow :D
Thats wonderful news :-D good luck growing these beauties from seeds and happy growing to you
Hi Lyn! Love this video...clearly explained prints! This is not the first time I've seen it, but never commented! Thanks for sharing Lyn! Lots of love to you Lyn and Hans! Enjoy your evening!
So happy you loved the seed sowing video Sylvia :-D I absolutely LOVE to grow from seed and its so rewarding and fun to do, thanks so much Sylvia for your wonderful comments and support and for watching, and Hans and I are sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Malta for a fantastic afternoon XXXX
Thank you for sharing beautiful and amazing cactus speed I will have to try some myself have a blessed day
Its so much fun to grow from seed, I can definitely recommend it, thanks so much Jillian for your wonderful comments and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful weekend XXXX
Thank you, I have 18 baby trichocereus growing now from watching this video.
Thats great news :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending an abundance of love and happiness and heaps of PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle XXXXX
How are they now?
@@antoniosa932 Hello, 15 made it and they are about 20” tall and growing really fast now. It’s amazing how long it takes them to get growing but they are so amazing!
@@Huckleberry500 awesome!!
Will start mine soon, waiting for the seeds😁
Yep,a great vid,with great tips,I have been working my way through cactimania vids
For about two weeks now and I do like his great presentation, not as infectious as yours
But great all the same,thanks again,and keep up the good work,Bill.
So happy you love Cactimania ( Daz's ) videos too, Daz is amazing and his videos are so beautifully made and put together, thanks so much Bill for your wonderful comments and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for an awesome day today XXXX
Love your videos and positive energy! One tip I use to keep track of my different varieties and potting mixes is to write it out on a legal pad size of paper- usually using a Sharpie marker so it's easy to read- and then I take a few photos and maybe a short video to record the dates/varieties/mixes.
I just put them all in a folder named 'cactus notes' or something clever like that. Make a really handy reference, especially since cactus can take years to grow. It's great to have the notes and photos to look back on.
So happy you love my videos :-D and thats a great tip and a wonderful way to keep organised with the growing :-D thanks for sharing this
Thanks for the great info! I get emails every so often from people asking how to grow cacti and succulents from seed, and I'll send them your way.
Thank you so much Debra for your wonderful comment and for watching :-) that would be amazing :-) sending you an abundance of love and heaps of happiness from Ireland and have a brilliant week ahead XXXXX
This worked great, loved this method. Just followed the way the video showed it and watched as the popped up. Nearly all the seeds I planted germinated. I'm very excited to see them continue to grow. Thank you for posting this video!
Thats fantastic news Dylan :-D good luck with growing your seedlings and thank you so much for your wonderful comment and for watching XXXXX
Thanks for posting the video. Inspired me to sow some Saguaro cactus seeds back in January. Now three months on I am due to undo my ziplock bag and over the next few days free the seedlings from their plastic bag environment. Then they'll be out to the greenhouse where I will shield them from direct sun and hope that they grow on and then maybe next year I can move them out of their ready meal containers, who'd have though a two part ready meal container could prove so useful :-)
Thanks again and fingers crossed that they survive.
I am so happy that you have had success with germinating your Saguaro seeds Stephen :-D its so much fun to grow them from seed and good luck with them :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a safe and sunny Sunday XXXXX
great video, I cant wait to try doing it like this. I planted some succulent seeds (I suppose this video is suitable for them to) in self watering pots last week before I saw this video. I now realise there is quite a few things I could of done better so I hope they still grow (I didn't sterilize soil, there was chunks in the mix I used so I wish I had used a sieve, the top of the soil may of dried out a little too much). I still have some seeds so will try this way now too.
Good luck with growing from seed Tanya :-D its such fun to grow from seed :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending an abundance of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from right across the Emerald Isle for a fantastic new week XXXXX
Now that's one helpful video regarding starting cactus from seeds.Thank You..very nicely demonstrated and legible.Regards from India.🎇👌
Thanks so much Sanghita for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and happiness from right across the Emerald Isle to India for a fantastic Friday today XXXXX
I decided on a whim to buy some cactus and succulent seeds from Amazon and then spent last weekend looking at how to grow them. This video obviously popped up and while I haven't followed it 100%, I have used potting compost and I have used small plant pots and just a few seeds to see if I could get them to grow. I sewed them on Monday and got I got back from work this afternoon and I can see at least 3 little sprouts starting to grow. Hopefully the rest will start growing over the next few days. So thanks for showing me this easy way of growing them.
Thats fantastic news Paul :-D good luck with growing your cactus and succulent seedlings and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful weekend XXXX
Desert Plants of Avalon great vid , please can you tell me when growing in September, will they need light 24 7 , plus will they need heat at 70 d 2:4 7 thanks
@@wingwong398 Hi there :-D the good news is in September the day length is still long and you don't need to provide any additional light, if the temperature is no lower than 60F they will still germinate and grow well, but a plant grow light would give them an extra boost from mid October to March, Good luck wit growing from seed and thanks so much for your lovely comments and for watching XXXX
Desert Plants of Avalon hi I’ve one more question, I’ve got some baby plants about 2 inches high , will these plant have to be looked after the same as the seeds , I’m talking from sep onwards thanks
@@wingwong398 Hi :-D if they are 2 inches high, you can overwinter them without additional grow lights, but still in a window, XXXXX
Great video. I've had good success with the baggie method too. I also like the clear containers that are the clamshell type with the lid attached to the bottom compartment, at the rear. I use almost the exact same process you do, but I use a planting mix that's about 60% sand. A very light layer of sand sifted on top of the seeds keeps away the algae and mold too.
Thank you for spreading good vibes and cactus power world wide!
thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and Hans and I are sending you an abundance of love and happiness and heaps of PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle XXXXX
Thank YOU, you're best for inspiring people all over the world. You're like a 1 woman cactus ambassador!!
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An excellent and easy way of growing cacti from seed. Thank you Lyn
***** Thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching :-) so pleased that you enjoyed the video, Sending tons of love from Ireland to Australia for a fantastic evening and Wednesday ahead XXXXX
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This video is so timely because I just got about 3 different type of cacti seeds!!!
Thats brilliant and good luck with growing from seed, its so rewarding to do, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful Monday XXXX
Awh so cute the baby cactuses...Thank you for this video...💚🌵💚
Thank you so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful day XXXX
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well done you are amazing cacti teacher clear explanation
as i said before you will get a big cacti nursery
i hope the best thank you
mohannad al madanie Thank you so much for your really wonderful comment Mohannad :-) I would LOVE a big cacti nursery one day :-) Sending you an abundance of love from Ireland, thanks so much for watching and have a FANTASTIC weekend XXXXXX
Thank you for the video. Many others I watched did not show the sterilization techniques you mentioned.
thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle for a wonderful weekend XXXXX
I used this method on my succulent seeds, it's just been 3 days and I can see the seeds sprouting! Thank you very much! ^^ Subscribed~
Thats brilliant news and good luck with your seedlings :-D thanks so much for watching and sending you an abundance of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle for a terrific Tuesday XXXXX
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Finally I watched this vid! To be honest I've never tried the bag method but will do so as I'm getting fed up with loosing my seedlings to fungus infestation and rotting... it can be devastating and I've lost dozens of the tiny seedlings in the space of a day or two. Was fun to see my Coryphantha borwigii seed bag in the picture!
pyxxel Thanks so much Martin for your wonderful comment :-) I have found the bag method so much better, and I haven't lost any youngsters at all so far :-) Thank you so much for the wonderful seeds, the seedlings are doing really well and getting bigger by the day, the Coryphantha and Lobivia seedlings are so adorable with their tiny little spines haha :-)Thanks so much for watching Martin and sending you, Liz. Roxy and Billy tons of love from Waterford for a magical day ahead today XXXXX
I just watch your video on how to sow cactus seeds and save the video. I was wondering if I should cover with with a plastic bag and now I know. I can't wait to see the grow. Thank you again for the the information. And have a Happy Happy Happy Monday. Today I going to try and plant my Mums. It has been raining the last couple of days. So the ground should be more easy to plant my Mums. Thank you for your video again.
Sincerely
👧🌵🌵🌵🌵🌵🌵Patricia Ann Griggs
Thats fantastic news Patricia :-D and good luck with growing your seeds, thanks so much for your wonderful comments and all your support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful Monday XXXXX
Thank you for the precise instructions 🙏 I am going to sow seeds of opuntia in few days 😍 best regards 👍☀️
Good luck with growing from seed, its so much fun and rewarding to do, thanks so much for watching and have a wonderful day XXXX
Just took an interest in growing Cacti and your videos have been really helpful, thank you!.
thanks so much Paul for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending an abundance of love and happiness and heaps of PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle XXXXX
You do an exceptionally good job filming your instructional videos plus your information is spot on. I have lots of baby cacti resulting from using your step-by-step process.
Thats fantastic news Barry :-D so happy to read this and I bet they will continue to grow well for you :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle for a fantastic Sunday XXXX
Handy video for some might find a use as posted it up on one of those cacti posts on FB.🥰🥰🥰🥰😃😃😃
Thank you so much Simon for posting up the video :-D they have forecast wonderful sunny weather coming up to the weekend YAY :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from Belfast to Dublin for a wonderful Wednesday XXXX
thanks I was searching for how to germinate cactus. after watching many videos im going to follow your method. its fits my personality and requirements.btw music goes well with video
+Rowan Seelan Thank you so much Rowan for your wonderful comment :-) I definitely find the bagged method works so much better for me and really helps to prevent damping off of seedlings :-) Good luck with growing your cacti :-) thanks so much for watching and have a FANTASTIC weekend ahead XXXXX
Thanks Lyn for another great video. Cacti are actually very easy to grow from seed. You and Sean have fabulous videos, keep it up. Thanks! Groovy Keith from Arizona
Groovyman 1968 Thank you so much Keith for your wonderful comment :-) So true Cacti are so easy to grow from seed, so many people think that it is difficult but its not :-) Thanks so much for watching Keith and have a FANTASTIC day ahead XXXX
Great information thank you my friend across the blue waters
Thats fantastic you enjoyed the growing cacti from seed video Gary :-D and thanks so much for your wonderful comments and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from Hans and me for a brilliant Thursday XXXX
Subscribed! Thanks for this wealth of knowledge. Last year our cactus babies didn't make in our greenhouse in Oregon. Now we will try this method:)
Thank you so much for subscribing to me
+Louis SS Thank you so much for watching and your lovely comment :-) Sending you much love and lots of happy growing from Ireland for a FANTASTIC week ahead XXXXX
u just earned a new subscriber :D i will use this for my succulent seeds that should be coming next week!
i swear you have the cutest god dam mascot for your channel ^.^
im going to give this a go with some seeds im planing on buying online ... fingers crossed it works out
Thanks so much for your wonderful comment :-) Good luck with growing from seed, its such fun to do and very rewarding too :-) thanks a million for watching and sending you an abundance of love and happiness from right across the Emerald Isle for a fantastic Friday ahead XXXX
thank you so much i hope you have a wonderful Friday and an incredible weekend!!
the seeds i am getting are a mixed bag of succulents and cacti from overseas.. fingers crossed they make it through quarantine. do i need to treat them with hydrogen peroxide first like i have seen with other plants or is it unnecessary for cacti and succulents?
all the best with your little baby cacti
Silver Fawn The good news is with cacti and succulent seeds you won't need to treat them first and can sow them straight away :-) good luck with sowing and growing your seeds and keep me updated on how they grow :-) sending you heaps of love and happiness for a BRILLIANT weekend XXXX
Hey Lyn!
After failing three times over a period of a year to grow Mammillaria beneckei cacti from seeds using this method , at last ! I can see the saplings!!
Thats FANTASTIC news :-D its so exciting when they germinate :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle for a fantastic Sunday XXXX
so cool, they video is awesome.. I never microwave dirt.. but its awesome :)
+SuperExtremeLiving "Gardening and Stuff" Thanks a million Mike for your wonderful comment :-) I find it so much easier to microwave the dirt than putting it in the oven, Thanks so much for watching, and sending you loads of love and heaps of happy growing from Ireland for a FANTASTIC day ahead today XXXXXX
This was a great tutorial, very helpful, now to find some seed!
thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending an abundance of love and happiness and heaps of PLANT POWER from right right across the Emerald Isle for a fantastic Tuesday XXXX
this is the best video i have seen on the subject, all questions answer thanks
Thats fantastic Scott :-D so happy you loved the video and good luck growing from seed :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle XXXX
Hi just a little bit to add. I am using mix 1 part john innes, 1 part sand 1 part perlite and 1 part vermiculite as vermiculite helps to keep moisture in soil which is important to young seedlings especially when they move out of bags. Otherwise good video.
+Kārlis Mūsiņš Thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching :-) Sending much love and happy growing from Ireland and have a FANTASTIC Friday XXXXX
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Muchas gracias por tus maravillosos comentarios y por mirar, que tengas un día fantástico hoy. XXXX *❤💚❤😀*
I was waiting for this vid from a long time,haha..😄 pls do regular updates on ur babies..😃
Rayan muhammed Thank you so much Rayan for your wonderful comment :-) I will definitely do an update vid on these babies in the coming weeks :-) Thanks so much for watching and have a FANTASTIC evening ahead XXXX
This is very informative 😊😊😊
So happy you found the video informative, and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching XXXX
Love this video! You made it seem so easy.
Thank you for sharing your process with us.
Have a fantastic Thursday :)
MouseLilly Thank you so much Pam for your wonderful comment :-) its so lovely to see these dinky little seedlings forming their first spines, they are so cute and getting bigger by the day :-) Thanks so much for watching and sending you and sweet Turkey tons of love from Ireland for a FANTASTIC evening and Friday ahead XXXX
great video, thank you so much. sending you love and blessings from the far east! 😇
Thank you so much for your wonderful comment and for watching :-) sending you much love and happy growing from Ireland XXXX
I'm gonna try it this coming monday... I'm so excited!!!!!!
I just really hope this works for me.
Good luck with growing from seed Angelina :-D its so much fun
Fantastic Lyn! I always come to your channel when need cactus advice since you got me started 🤗 I'm thinking of growing from seed, first time ever with cactus. Most hugely exciting news is some of my cacti are flowering wow, so pleased. Sending huge smiles to you and Hans ps. My Sis Annie and I are meeting up at Botanical gardens on Mon, for the whole day, will think of you and send happy vibes 🌺love Tish
Its so much fun to grow from seed Tish :-D and thats BRILLIANT news you have your cacti flowering :-D Thats BRILLIANT news you and your Sister Annie are meeting up at the Botanical gardens
I'm seriously excited to watch your Glasgow visit. I've never been there! Annie and I had such a magical day, birds singing ,plants and trees just wonderful. Ahem, she was less than keen on tropical areas, specs steamed up, she takes them off then can't see much at all 😄 . Annie doesn't do indoor plants but this year she plans to cultivate a small area outside. I recommended she check out Hans for tips and inspiration. Huge smiles🌺Tish
Never seen this method before. Thanks so much!!
thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending tons of love and happiness and plant power from Ireland XXXX
Loving it all the way from Jamaica!!
😃😃😃😃😃 Thank you very much Lyn! I love watching your videos! They give out love and positive energy! You too have a wonderful Thursday! Natalia 😃😃😃😃
+Natalia Croxton Thanks so much for your wonderful comment Natalia :-) so happy to hear that watching my vids gives out lots of positivity and love :-) thanks a billion for watching and Sending an abundance of love and happiness from Ireland and have a FANTASTIC Friday XXXXXX
Not opening the bags is so damn difficult... 🤦♀️
But is so rewarding growing babies from seed.
Fabulous explanation 💕
So happy you enjoyed the seed sowing video :-D it really is so rewarding to grow cactus from seed, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic Wednesday today XXXX
Beautiful , but what is next? Where is the next video please after the seeds have well germinated successfully within 5 months, what is next. Thank you.
Wonderful information!!!!
thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle for a marvellous Monday XXXX
Great video! Thanks for sharing, I have many seeds that I need to start sowing. Once again thanks for the info. 👍🏼
Thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and happiness from right across the Emerald Isle for a fantastic Tuesday today XXXX
★★★★★ Lyn, Thank you, what a Blessing! LOL, instead of writing all this down, and having to stash paper somewhere, I cropped 36 screen captures and filed them in a folder: LynGrow;-) I love cacti, and Pepper Plants. I bet that soil would work well for peppers too, I don't know! I would like to see the next stage, how to remove those cacti buttons (whatever they're called) without destroying them like a cave man! Bright Blessings, this was a treat! Woody
+September Phoenix Thank you so much Woody for such a wonderful comment :-) so happy you loved the video and I bet this method would work a treat for your pepper plants too, amazingly these seeds I sowed have grown loads but I still have them in the bags and will be potting them on in the Spring into their own little individual pots, they are so cute with their little tiny spines haha! :-) Thanks a million Woody for watching, and know that we are sending you an abundance of love and heaps of happiness from right across the Emerald Isle to Oregon for a magical and amazingly blessed filled weekend ahead XXXXXX
Great video!! Thanks for sharing, I will try this method today, wish me luck! ;)
Great video and very bright happy music! Well done!
William Mosley Thank you so much William for your lovely comment and for watching, so happy you loved the music too :-) Sending much love and happiness for a fantastic weekend XXXX
thanks,it actually worked.
Thats brilliant news :-) so happy that it was a success :-) sending much love and happy growing from Ireland and have a FANTASTIC Friday today XXXX
Hi Lyn, have you ever tried germinating cactus seeds using the wet paper towel method? A RUclipsr called growithjessie has done this with opuntia/prickly pear cactus seeds and has had success! Also I love your videos!!
So happy you love my videos Alan :-D I haven't tried this method myself but I know quite a few growers who have great success with the wet paper towel method, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic Friday XXXX
@@desertplantsofavalon Thanks for the reply Lyn. You too!!
I have some rare blue and also purple seeds that i have ordered and i got 2 ( raspberry dad white mom ) fruit that ill be able to get seeds from. I will try it the way this video says too , ty
Good luck with growing from seed, its so rewarding to do, and thank you so much April for your wonderful comment and for watching XXXX
Aawww soooo cuute. Thnx Lyn!! Now i know how to sterilize soil. Have a happy day lovely :)
+Suzie Charles Thanks a million Suzie for your fantastic comment :-) its such fun growing these babies from seed and so cute when you see the little spines forming on them too :-) thanks so much for watching and sending an abundance of love and happiness from right across the Emerald Isle and have a MAGNIFICENT Wednesday ahead today XXXXXX
Your videos are super informative!! Thanks for the wealth if knowledge.
thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending tons of love and happiness and PLANT POWER your way for a wonderful Wednesday XXXXXX
How awesome is that? The Queen with little baby Queens, wow! OK let's see, we should mix up some grimy dirt and make a big mess in the kitchen. Then, stir in ten pounds of happiness...add a pinch of moisture, sow some seeds and then absorb some cool rays, on a daily basis, for at least three months. That sounds like an exotic vacation plan. I like the way that you think, haha! Thanks
***** Thanks so much Bob for such a FANTASTIC comment :-) I had so much fun sowing these babies and they are so cute with all their dinky little spines on them haha! they actually do look like baby Queens with all the spines on the top of them just like little crowns haha Thanks so much for watching Bob and sendng you tons of lvoe and heaps of happiness from Ireland to sunny Arizona for a MAGICAL filled weekend ahead XXXXX
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Thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching :-) Sending lots of love and happiness from Ireland and have a fantastic Tuesday XXXXX
Hello, I know I comment a lot but your my favorite cactus grower. I have a question. When do I start treating seedlings like adults? They’re a year old now 🥰 thanks for all the knowledge you have given me
Thanks so much, I am so happy that I am your favourite cactus grower, Thats wonderful you have Cactus seedlings, I usually treat them as adults when they are about the size of a thumbnail, some cacti grow much faster than others, but if they are still a year old its best to keep them still as seedlings but allow the soil to dry out that little bit longer in between waterings, thanks so much for your wonderful comments and support and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic Friday XXXX
Yaaay! You’re so awesome!!! Thank you Ms. Cactus 🌵
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lady, I'm trusting you. I hope this works with my seeds.
Ah thank you for your advise, love watching you videos
So happy you love watching my videos Diane and thank you so much for all of your support
Hello cactus queen, I was wondering if you could make a video on how to clean up Trichocereus Grandiflorus seeds. I have such a difficult time cleaning up the seeds. I put the gel with the seeds in a bowl of water and swish it around to separate the seeds as much as I can. Then slowly pour the water onto a paper towel. I try to get all the gel off but it’s really frustrating for me. When it dries some seeds are incased in the gel. I got to spray the dried up gel to release the seeds then I got to get another paper towel to dry those seeds again ugh! There’s got to be an easier way. Thank you for your wonderful cactus content and being our cactus teacher! ❤❤❤❤
Thats fantstic you have seeds from your trichocereus gradiflorus, argh yes Trichocereus seeds are the one of the hardest to harvest due to their gelly fruit inside the seed pods, unfortunately I dont have any seed pods on my Trichocereus cacti this year, but when I do I definitely will film a video, I find that using a hand held tea strainer sieve is the best method, I put all the gel with the seeds in the tea strainer and run under the tap for about an hour, I keep swirling the seeds around in the tea strainer under the running water tap, and after a while the seeds start to separate from the gel, the gel eventually washes away leaving all the seeds behind in the tea strainer, I then scoop out the seeds onto a dry paper towel, its very time consuming though LOL! and the patience of an absolute Saint is needed haha, I used to empty the fruits with seeds and gel into a bowl of water too, but my friend at the cactus society told me about the tea strainer method and its much better, I hope it works for you, and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you tons of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic Sunday ahead XXXX
@@desertplantsofavalon a tea strainer! That’s brilliant! I’ll definitely try that. Thank you so so much 💚🌵
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Hi. This is a very helpful video. I have 3 questions.
1) What is the purpose of the sand if you are already using perlite?
2) Can a person use silica sand?
3) Can a person use a general potting soil mix?
Thanks in advance.
Hi Darren :-D yes you can use silica sand too, and a lot of sand sold for horticultural use is silica sand too, the sand adds a bit of extra drainage as well as the perlite, but many growers use extra perlite and or grit instead of using the sand, yes you can use a general potting mix too and add 50% perlite or grit instead, as long as the soil mix is well draining it will be safe to use for seed sowing, Good luck with growing from seed and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful Wednesday today XXXX
I managed to produce seedlings using your method!
But I had left them in their baggies for 3 years. Now I took them out and watered a bit. Wonder how hardy they are and if they can come back to life.
WOW three years is a very long time, let me know how they get on, thanks so much for watching XXXX
Hello and thank you for all your lovely videos! I am in Oregon (in October) and about to attempt to grow Cleistocactus coldamononis from seed for the first time. The temperature here will be dropping into the 50-60 degrees Fahrenheit range soon (10-15 degrees Celsius), would you suggest placing the plastic bags with seed trays on top of a heat mat set to 70 degrees Fahrenheit (21 degrees Celsius) during the first 3 months? I've seen from your other videos that you have grown this cacti from seed yourself. If you have any other suggestions for growing the monkey tail cactus I would be most interested to hear your thoughts! Thank you! :)
Hi Larissa :-D thats wonderful news you will be growing Cleistocactus colamononsis Monkeys tail from seeds, yes a heat mat would be a wonderful booster for your seeds and it will help to encourage faster germination, and if you have a plant grow light this would also give your seeds a good boost, the LED plant grow lights are brilliant and very cost effective to run on electricity, but as long as you have a bright position for the seedlings they will grow well, and a heat mat for the first 3 months would really help them grow faster, good luck with growing from seed and thanks so much for your wonderful support and comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Thursday today XXXX
easy and perfectly explained, thanks
Thanks so much Jorge for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and happy growing from right across the Emerald Isle for a fantastic Wednesday XXXX
Magnífico este plantio
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Hi Lyn, I love your videos and have been watching them religiously while I experiment with growing cacti and succulents from seeds. Thank you!! I was wondering if you have any videos about how to care for adolescent cacti/succulents, meaning once you remove them from the baggies. Do you continue watering them regularly, so the soil is always damp? Or do you start cutting back and water them as you would a mature plant? Thanks so much!!
Hi Marina :-) thank you so much for your wonderful comment, so happy to hear that you are growing cacti and succulents from seeds :-) I haven't made any videos on caring for seedlings after removing them from the baggies but that a brilliant idea and will definitely plan on making one in the near future :-) once they have come out of the bags then you can start to let the soil start to dry out slightly in between waterings but not to let the soil go completely dry, but just enough to keep them lightly moist, to overwinter them you are best to keep them in a heated room in a sunny window if possible at a minimum of 10c / 50f of an evening, because when the seedlings are young during their first Winter they don't need an overwintering period like normal cacti and most succulents do and they will still want to carry on growing during the Winter, once the seedlings get through their first Winter into the Spring and they are starting to fill out their pots you can treat them more like normal cacti and succulents with their watering schedules :-) hope this helps and I will plan on making a future video in the next few weeks on caring for seedlings once they have come out of their baggies :-) sending you heaps of love and happy growing from Ireland for a FANTASTIC Thursday XXXXX
This is great! I'm growing cacti from seeds for the first time and they actually sprouted!! How big do they need to be before I move them into their own pots?
Thats fantastic news Paulina :-D I bet your cacti are cuties :-D its best to wait until they are at least a centimetre wide and I usually wait until they are almost touching each other before potting them on, the longer you can leave them in their seedling tray the better :-D I pot them on when they are touching each other :-D you can use a little fertiliser after a few months to feed them if they are in the same seed pot for the next few months :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching :-D sending an abundance of love and PLANT POWER your way for a terrific Tuesday XXXXX
Great video! 👍🏻😁
So happy you loved the video, and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and Happy Growing to you XXXX
Thank you for the video it was very helpful.
I do have a few questions though.
What do I do after the 3rd month? How often are they watered? How long do they stay in the seed tray? What type of light do I give them and how long? When do I transplant them into their own pot?
Hi Joshua :-D it can depend on the types and sizes of the seedlings, but after the three months I still continue to water them but I allow the soil to dry out slightly on the surface before I will water again, I will keep them in bright light with sunshine but still away from strong all day sunshine until they are large enough to pot on, usually about 3cms wide, I usually will keep them in the seed trays for as long as possible and only transplant them when they are almost touching each other. If they are still small but overcrowded I will pot them all up together into a larger seed tray and only transplant them individually when they are about 3 cms wide and resemble more like their cactus parents :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from the Emerald Isle for a terrific Thursday today XXXX
Hai Lyn good morning.i ordered ECHEVERIA cacty seeds online and just now saw your video "how to grow cacty from seed",very useful video and thanq for sharing the video bye bye have a good day
Thats fantastic news you have ordered some Echeveria seeds Durga :-) its going to be INCREDIBLE to grow them from seed and so rewarding and so much fun :-) thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending an abundance of love and happiness and tons of PLANT POWER from right across the Emerald Isle for a MAGNIFICENT Sunday XXXXX
Amazing and simple way.
thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and happiness and heaps of PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle for a wonderful Wednesday XXXXX
Informative one 👌🌵
thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching, and have a wonderful weekend XXXX
Planting my Astrophytum seeds right now! Wish me luck!
Good luck with growing your Astros from seed its going to be amazing to grow Astrophytum from seed and very rewarding too :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending an abundance of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from right across the Emerald Isle for a fantastic new week XXXXX
How did they turn out?
Hi Lynn,
Im shocked! Seems like too much water for cacti to grow in? guess it works. I cant wait til we finish our room from Pennsylvania to Arizonia so I can play around with cacti and succulents. Thanks for sharing the info.
Sally
Thanks so much Sally for your wonderful comment :-) I bet you are so looking forward to moving to Arizona you will be blessed with all the sunshine an dry weather to grow these beauties :-) thanks a million for watching and sending you an abundance of love and happiness and tons of Cactus Power from right across the Emerald Isle to Pennsylvania for a fantastic Friday ahead XXXX
Sally, just think that some species need cold stratification to germinate. I just froze and thawed three species.
Great video! I wish I watched it first before sowing my fish hook and pin cushion seeds into an 1" tall deli container, thinking I could repot the seedlings once they sprouted. Could I lose them, if I try to repot them now? They look to be the same size as your seedlings in the video. They are almost a month old. Thank you again for your wonderful happy videos! :D
Hi there :-D so happy you liked the video, I think t would be best to leave your seedlings in the container that they are in now and they should still be ok :-D Good luck with growing from seed and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle XXXX
Great info! Thank you! I will try this!
So happy you loved the info and good luck with growing from seed Jeanne :-D its so much fun and very rewarding to do :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comments and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and heaps of PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle XXXXX
+Johnny Santymire Thank you so much for your lovely comment :-) I can't get replying to you directly as there doesn't seem to be a reply button underneath your comment so hope you get to see this, Thank you so much for subscribing, and good luck with going your succulents from seed, its so rewarding to do, Thanks so much for watching and Sending you much love and happy growing from Ireland XXXXXX
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Thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and subscribing and sending you an abundance of love and happiness from right across the Emerald Isle and have a fantastic Tuesday ahead XXXXX
+Desert Plants of Avalon Thankyou very much :) xxx
Hi Lynn you're my favourite cactus person and I keep coming back to your videos all the time! I just ordered seeds for Santa Rita purple prickly pear and I hope I'll be able to do something with them. I love this cactus but don't seem able to buy it anywhere in Ireland or Europe. Let's hope I'll be able to raise these babies...
Thats so wonderful you love my videos
@@desertplantsofavalon Thanks Lyn for your lovely comment. You're a true inspiration to us cactus lovers everywhere! You are incredibly knowledgeable and have a beautiful energy and the little fluffy plant babies can feel that. Can't wait for my seeds to arrive to start my own homegrown collection! Have a wonderful and abundant week! Greetings from the East Coast of Ireland!
@@jutta3378 So happy you are from Ireland too :-D it is certainly a challenge growing these plants in our climate haha
Hi Lyn! Greetings from Quebec Canada, first of all, thanks for making your videos and documenting your website! You're one of the best sources for plant videos in my opinion! So inspiring.
I am just about to try this method to plant Prickly Pear seeds; some people recommend rubbing the seeds onto sand paper to break down the shell a bit, would you recommend it?
Have you ever tried it? Looking forward to your wisdom! :)
Thanks.
Thanks so much Igor for your really wonderful comment :-) thats a really fantastic thing to say thank you so much
lovely tutorial Everything is going great on my end, but what to do when mold appears?
Hi Alby :-) if you notice mold appearing when they are inside the bags its best then to remove the bags, and I have it sometimes still happen to me even though I have sterilized the soil, but then you would be best to remove them from the bags if you notice mold, If the mold is only slight you can remove the mold with a thorough watering and let the water run through the pots and then give the seeds/ seedlings plenty of ventilation, but if the mold is more severe you may be best to treat with a horticultural fungicidal spray immediately as mold can wipe out seedlings very fast :-) good luck with your seeds and sending lots of love and happy growing from Ireland XXXX
I see you stratify them for 3 months but is it warm or cold. I'm guessing cold.
Thanks,
Jim
such great information, thank you.
So happy you loved the info :-) its such fun growing these beauties from seed and so rewarding to do :-) thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and happiness and heaps of PLANT POWER from right across the Emerald Isle for a FANTASTIC day XXX
Great video I’ll try this out thank you
Good luck with growing from seeds it is so much fun to do and very rewarding too
I have followed your process.But my soil looks too wet.will the excess moisture rot my seeds?I live in India as I have said earlier. cactus seeds are very difficult to get in India.so I don't want to loose them.Please help.Should I poke holes on my growing boxes to release excess moisture?
Hi Ayan :-) If you are growing your cactus seeds in the bags as in this video then you don't need to worry about the excess moisture as they will have been growing in a sterile environment, but if you are growing your seeds in a grow box you could poke some holes or leave the lid off the box slightly open to release any excess moisture to provide some ventilation for them, but keep the soil moist at all times so the young seedlings do not dry out and lose their fragile roots :-) sending you lots of love and happy growing from India and have a wonderful Friday XXXXX
thanks Lyn didi( didi means sister in Bengali)
@@desertplantsofavalon Oh Lyn, such knowledge you have. You should teach it! Oh yeah, you already do on RUclips🍎Here's an apple for the Teacher.
@@solarwinds- haha Marie
Hi Lyn, is this method only for cacti? Can I use this method for other succulents- Haworthia, mesembs, echeveria etc? Great step by step video. I think this is the best one I have seen so far.
So happy you enjoyed the video and thank you so very much :-D yes this method works really well for all succulent seeds too :-D and I have propagated many Aloes and Gasteria this way with great success :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you tons of love and happiness and heaps of PLANT POWER your way for a sunny Sunday today XXXXX
Desert Plants of Avalon
Thanks so much for replying my questions. I am really impressed by your such prompt, caring replies. God bless!
Awesome video!
I planted 10 geminispina seeds 2 month ago and there have been some seedlings growing for a while. The problem now is that they start looking yellow-ish. The bag i have them in is very moist, I don't know if it is to moist maybe? Should I start to slowly take them out to save them or should I just let them be?
Hi Simon :-D so happy you enjoyed the video, its possible that the seedlings may be getting a bit too much light, as they often go yellow or red if the seedlings are getting too much light, its best to still keep them in the bags if you can, if you can give them a bit more shade or cover them with a light shade cloth this should help to green them up more, good luck with your seedlings and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic Wednesday XXXX
@@desertplantsofavalon Thanks for the answer, ill try giving them a bit less light! Have a wunderfull week! :)
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Hi Lyn , I was wondering how long should I leave them in the bag ? And when to know to take them out ? And how to transplant them and so on lol , have a great day :)
Robert Lampron Hi Robert :-) I would definitely recommend leaving them in the bag for a minimum of at least 3 months, but you can leave them in the bag much longer as long as they are not touching the top of the bag, the longer you can leave them in the bag and bigger they get, the more likely they will be able to resist damping off and fungal diseases :-) I would only transplant them into bigger or individual pots when they get very large and overcrowded by gently teasing the roots to separate the individual seedlings, but I will do an update vid on transplanting them in a few months time :-) Hope this helps a bit, Sending you tons of love for a fantastic evening ahead XXXXXX
Hi! Thanks to your video I grew baby cacti 3 months ago. Now I'm at that mark where I can open the bag but I dont know what to do next! I'm so nervous to lose them, theyre still so small! Would love any advice on this! Thank you!
Hi Maria :-D thats wonderful you have baby cacti, if they are still very small you can leave them still inside the bags for 3 more months, you can leave them in the bags for up to a year if they are still very small but if you wanted to open up the bags now you can with no problems at all, but if you would prefer to keep them in the bags longer you definitely can, good luck with your seedlings and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic new week XXXXX
Desert Plants of Avalon, thank you!! Should I open the bags and spray more water in?
@@mariacorina3368 Hi Maria :-D yes you can do that if the little seedlings look a bit on the dry side, XXXX
Thanks for posting 👍 I'm a cacti mommy of 6 peyote from seeds 😂
CONGRATULATIONS on your baby Peyote and extra special you have grown them from seeds too :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you tons of love and happiness and heaps of PLANT POWER from the Emerald Isle and have a sunny Sunday today XXXXX
Desert Plants of Avalon THANK YOU Lyn 💞 I hope to be successful also 2nd time. I just harvest the seeds today. Peyote made me happy for the 2nd time with seed bags. I wish you all the best. Have a nice Sunday ❤ Regards from Slovenia.
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Hiya. Thanks for posting this video. I just bought some bags of seeds, while they’re still on the way to me, I try to understand on how to grow seeds properly. I found your version is very clear and helpful. One thing I want to ask, do we need to add extra layer of soil mix or peat after sowing the seed? You didn’t do that in your video but others are doing it in their video. I’m confused 😂
They are marvelous
Thanks so much for your wonderful comments and for watching and sending lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER XXXXX
Hey, I all forgot about sterilizing, I just moved and I don't have a microwave or an oven. Can you suggest any alternatives? Maybe if I pour the substrate over with boiling water? Love your videos!
Excellent explanation, loved it!
Thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending an abundance of love and happiness from right across the Emerald Isle for a fantastic Sunday XXXX
Thank you for the informative and fun videos! I want ask! I live in extreme hot climate! (In summer 45-50 Celsius) and I plan on growing my first succulents during winter where it's better 16-25) but! I want to know if because of the temperature I should do anything different?
that was very helpful. now I can try my first in planting cactus seeds. I live in a tropical country though and I do not have perlite handy. Any substitute?
Thanks so much Rik for your wonderful comment :-) you could use extra grit instead of perlite for drainage :-) thanks a million for watching and sending you an abundance of love and heaps of happiness from right across the Emerald Isle for a fantastic Sunday ahead XXXXX