Been waiting for this update sis. Glad I haven’t tried it yet but I was about to. This is a very good video for those first timer sowing seeds and trying the grow your own cactus kit following the instructions not to cover them.
FANTASTIC and informative update video Ana :-D and its so good to experiment to see what works best, your seedlings are looking AMAZING and so healthy and the spider Farmer SF600 is INCREDIBLE, thanks so much for sharing the wonderful update and Hans and I are sending you lots of love and happiness and CAFFEINE and PLANT POWER to Las Vegas for a fantastic weekend XXXX
Definitely enjoy learning more from you🧐🧐🧐.....the fails and successes both help us all grow and learn more about caring for these beautiful plants!🌵🌸🌸 Hope you have a wonderful day!🦋🦋🦋
@@CactusCaffeine Hey....I look at it....we know the good advice we have now days because people dared to try new things....think of all the amazing discoveries that have been made in science and many of them were just happy accidents.😉😉😉
Good to know. You’ve grown so many seedlings with the old method, looks like it is fail proof. Nice to see the comparison side by side. The plants look happy underneath the light, must be a good one. I grew outdoor seedlings in cardboard pots and they all molded too. 🌵🌵🌵🌵🌵💕😃
Could not wait for this video . I burnt the soil by giving it too much time in the micro wave . Ten minutes is too much . Saw the video again , my mistake . What will happen if I don't micro wave the soil ?
Very informative video Ana and interesting results. I used coco coir for sowing my Haworthia seeds but wished I hadn’t, had a few fungus issues with it and the little roots struggled getting through it and some seedlings actually pushed themselves out of the soil. Thank you for sharing with us as always, Ana. Have a wonderful day from Edith & myself 🌵☀️🌺🌼🌸🏜☕️
Interesting updates on this experiment, Ana! 👍🏼 That hydrogen peroxide is potent. killed the bacterias in the soil and the seeds too? 😆 I used it before to combat fungus, albeit diluted but some plants ended up in plant heaven. Oh well...everyday we learn. Thanks for sharing with us. ❤️🌺🌼🌸🌵❤️
Yes. We learn as we go, sometimes the hard way. 😉 We can say “been there, done that, now we move on”😉 Daz, the seedlings pushed their way out of the coco coir? Haha. They hated that medium, huh? We’ll see how the rest of my seedlings grow.
Interesting science project!! This is how we find things out for sure!!! The light looks like it's working well!! I've noticed Lowe's has small growlights now. Bought one to test it out! Great video Ana!! Great research!!! From Morris park in the Ozarks, out to Las Vegas, have a great weekend ahead!!! Peace,Love ,Plants!!!✌💖🌵🌺🌴🌸🌲🌷💐🌿🌻🌹
This was a nice video. Yes sometimes our experiments are complete failures. I know all about it. We're always on the look out for how to do things better. I love LED lights. Oh to bad about walmart seeds. I'd try again with the method that works and not use their packaging. You never know what you'll get. As you know I enjoy doing carnivorous plant rescues from big stores like that. Some are common but sometimes you might get something unusual.
Yes, those Walmart seeds ain’t bad for its price. The seeds were good except someone should tell them to change their sowing instructions. I feel like that is their generic instruction for any type of seeds that they sell. But we know cacti seed sowing is quite different. I hope your cacti are all well! 😃
@@CactusCaffeine I feel the same way about the carnivorous plant death cubes. Nothing but misinformation to kill your plant on those boxes. If people don't do their research most store plants will be killed if they aren't dead on arrival at the stores already.
ohh ate ana i did not realize this was a new vidd until now po😂😂 but salamat po sa update hehe will try tht light po since i am sowing lots of seeds too po hehe thankyouu😍😍
Could you do a plant tour again? Living in the desert as I do, I’d like to see where you are keeping some of your more rare cactus plants and what you do to protect them outdoors from pests like rodents. I have thought of getting a rack but I think I’m just going to invite more pests or should I get an outdoor grow tent? I think I could figure out what is best if I see your locations. You have me now hooked on Planet Desert as a great source for rare cactus, btw. 😀
Have you tried soaking the pots in water now? Ive never tried to sterilize the medium with peroxide, but Ive sterilized seeds with 3% and rinsed them, and got good germination.
3 weeks ago I flushed the pots with water hoping to wash off the hydrogen peroxide. But the seeds still did not germinate. Oh well, lessons learned. Yes next time just use it to wash the seeds and not on the soil medium. 😉
Hi ana! there in your place is is super hot already? because here in the philippines, is so hot as in! so good thing my plants are still urviving, except for two hehehe
I just sowed 60 ariocarpus seeds using sand, perlite, and peat with hydrogen peroxide after watching hunters video.it's been exactly 48 hours and nothing has come up as of yet, I've never used hydrogen peroxide before, but i also microwaved for 1 minute to make steaming then I let the soil dry and I placed my seeds. I used all my retusus seeds 🥺 I guess I'll just stick to microwaving because I was hoping at least one seed would be up by now it's only my second time trying to grow cactus. The first time was about 5 years ago and I feel like I had something come up in 24 hours.
I still prefer the microwave method. My hydrogen peroxide experiment failed, too. But I’m not sure if is is because I used coco coir instead of pure pumice. Good luck on your seed sowing!
I'm growing cactus seeds for the first time using your method, but I got mold on the the soil within the first week. I used cinnamon but still got the mold, any tips?
Oh no! Maybe the soil wasn’t sterilized long enough? Or sometimes the seeds are not clean. I discussed how to control mold or fungus if they appear on my How to Grow Cactus Seeds video. But if all else fails, leave the bag open for a day or 2. Sometimes, a little drying out of the top layer will control the mold.
@@lucysmart3892 you can use a fungicide spray like revitalize from bonide and just mist the top of the media, I'm currently using physan 20 myself, but revitalize comes pre mixed rather I've only seen physan in a concentrate
If seedlings turn pink or red, it means that they are getting too much light. I find that this stunts their growth. They grow better and faster when they are green, at least until they start looking like a mini version of their adult form.
I use 3% food grade hydrogen peroxide. Diluted 50% with water. Soil was 75% inorganic to 25% organic. My last batch I went 100% inorganic and did a 1 to 3 ratio with hydrogen peroxide. 1 part hydro to 2 parts water. I use humidity domes and also water with same 1 to 3 ratio weekly. Experimenting now with leaving them in humidity dome for 90 days before hardening off.
Been waiting for this update sis. Glad I haven’t tried it yet but I was about to. This is a very good video for those first timer sowing seeds and trying the grow your own cactus kit following the instructions not to cover them.
Thanks for the updates. It is just as important to learn what doesn't work as to learn what does work. These lessons are in my memory now.
True! There is learning from failures as well. Now I know what NOT to do. 😉 Hope your plants are doing well.
FANTASTIC and informative update video Ana :-D and its so good to experiment to see what works best, your seedlings are looking AMAZING and so healthy and the spider Farmer SF600 is INCREDIBLE, thanks so much for sharing the wonderful update and Hans and I are sending you lots of love and happiness and CAFFEINE and PLANT POWER to Las Vegas for a fantastic weekend XXXX
Definitely enjoy learning more from you🧐🧐🧐.....the fails and successes both help us all grow and learn more about caring for these beautiful plants!🌵🌸🌸 Hope you have a wonderful day!🦋🦋🦋
Oh thank you so much. That makes me feel better. Sometimes I learn the hard way. At least now I know what NOT to do. 😉
@@CactusCaffeine Hey....I look at it....we know the good advice we have now days because people dared to try new things....think of all the amazing discoveries that have been made in science and many of them were just happy accidents.😉😉😉
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Very nice experiment, I still prefer the sterilization in the micro sabe 🤩
Good to know. You’ve grown so many seedlings with the old method, looks like it is fail proof. Nice to see the comparison side by side. The plants look happy underneath the light, must be a good one. I grew outdoor seedlings in cardboard pots and they all molded too. 🌵🌵🌵🌵🌵💕😃
Could not wait for this video . I burnt the soil by giving it too much time in the micro wave . Ten minutes is too much . Saw the video again , my mistake . What will happen if I don't micro wave the soil ?
Very informative video Ana and interesting results. I used coco coir for sowing my Haworthia seeds but wished I hadn’t, had a few fungus issues with it and the little roots struggled getting through it and some seedlings actually pushed themselves out of the soil. Thank you for sharing with us as always, Ana. Have a wonderful day from Edith & myself 🌵☀️🌺🌼🌸🏜☕️
Interesting updates on this experiment, Ana! 👍🏼 That hydrogen peroxide is potent. killed the bacterias in the soil and the seeds too? 😆 I used it before to combat fungus, albeit diluted but some plants ended up in plant heaven. Oh well...everyday we learn. Thanks for sharing with us. ❤️🌺🌼🌸🌵❤️
Yes. We learn as we go, sometimes the hard way. 😉 We can say “been there, done that, now we move on”😉 Daz, the seedlings pushed their way out of the coco coir? Haha. They hated that medium, huh? We’ll see how the rest of my seedlings grow.
Thank you for sharing this awesome technique ms anna😊😊
Thanks for sharing Ana. Good info to know and learn for sure!
Lessons learned the hard way. 😁😉
Your seeds always grow well!
Lol! Not this time. 😉 Lessons learned... the hard way.
@@CactusCaffeine well experiments aside. I’m using your method right now and seeds sprouted within days!
Oh that is great news! 😃
Interesting science project!! This is how we find things out for sure!!! The light looks like it's working well!! I've noticed Lowe's has small growlights now. Bought one to test it out! Great video Ana!! Great research!!! From Morris park in the Ozarks, out to Las Vegas, have a great weekend ahead!!! Peace,Love ,Plants!!!✌💖🌵🌺🌴🌸🌲🌷💐🌿🌻🌹
Yep, learning as I go along, sometimes the hard way. Lol! Now I know what not to do. 😉 Good luck with the grow lights.
Great information! never owned a cactus before though watching your content always Inspires me to start collecting them soon 😁🌵
I’m hoping to spread the passion. 😃 Let me know what your first cactus is. 😉👍🏼
Thanks for sharing Ana, that was interesting!
Learn from my mistakes. 😄
Good job Mam cool experiment hehehe Happy Planting 🙏
Great video I am going to start to growing cactus
This was a nice video. Yes sometimes our experiments are complete failures. I know all about it. We're always on the look out for how to do things better. I love LED lights. Oh to bad about walmart seeds. I'd try again with the method that works and not use their packaging. You never know what you'll get. As you know I enjoy doing carnivorous plant rescues from big stores like that. Some are common but sometimes you might get something unusual.
Yes, those Walmart seeds ain’t bad for its price. The seeds were good except someone should tell them to change their sowing instructions. I feel like that is their generic instruction for any type of seeds that they sell. But we know cacti seed sowing is quite different. I hope your cacti are all well! 😃
@@CactusCaffeine I feel the same way about the carnivorous plant death cubes. Nothing but misinformation to kill your plant on those boxes. If people don't do their research most store plants will be killed if they aren't dead on arrival at the stores already.
ohh ate ana i did not realize this was a new vidd until now po😂😂 but salamat po sa update hehe will try tht light po since i am sowing lots of seeds too po hehe thankyouu😍😍
Spider Farmer is a good brand of light. Any of their models. 😃 Gusto ko talaga itong brand na ito. Kahit anong halaman ilagay ko, gumaganda. 👍🏼
@@CactusCaffeine sge po hehe subukan ko po humanap nyan po
Could you do a plant tour again? Living in the desert as I do, I’d like to see where you are keeping some of your more rare cactus plants and what you do to protect them outdoors from pests like rodents. I have thought of getting a rack but I think I’m just going to invite more pests or should I get an outdoor grow tent? I think I could figure out what is best if I see your locations. You have me now hooked on Planet Desert as a great source for rare cactus, btw. 😀
This is such a cool experiment!
Yyyyeyyyy hi Kyra
I wish I had your knowledge anne.
Haha. Sometimes I gain knowledge from my mistakes... like on this one. 😁
Have you tried soaking the pots in water now? Ive never tried to sterilize the medium with peroxide, but Ive sterilized seeds with 3% and rinsed them, and got good germination.
3 weeks ago I flushed the pots with water hoping to wash off the hydrogen peroxide. But the seeds still did not germinate. Oh well, lessons learned. Yes next time just use it to wash the seeds and not on the soil medium. 😉
Hi Ana, any update on the seedlings? I'm planning to use the same method as you using coco coir.
When planting aloe vera seeds, how many months for the shell to open💐
I would recommend the channel of Plant prince PH. Normally we use dithane to sterilize and it worked effectively
Hi ana! there in your place is is super hot already? because here in the philippines, is so hot as in! so good thing my plants are still urviving, except for two hehehe
Nagsisimula pa lang. June is the official start of summer here. Nakakainis lang dito kasi dry heat. Natutuyo lahat, pati cactus. 😄
@@CactusCaffeine uu ingat sis!
I have sowed melocactus matanzanus and rebutia seeds and never used the microwave.
Hi, how long do you microwave your soil to sterilize?
Depends on how much soil you are microwaving. But I do mine about 6 minutes. I showed it on my How to Sow Cactus Seeds video (Beginners Guide). 🙂
@@CactusCaffeine thank you so very much 🌵
You can just lay it out flat in the sun to bake to sterilize soil, but I don't sterilize mine at all
Good to know! I just planted 20 packs of mixed cactus seeds from ferry Morse and didn’t sterilize any of my soil.
I just sowed 60 ariocarpus seeds using sand, perlite, and peat with hydrogen peroxide after watching hunters video.it's been exactly 48 hours and nothing has come up as of yet, I've never used hydrogen peroxide before, but i also microwaved for 1 minute to make steaming then I let the soil dry and I placed my seeds. I used all my retusus seeds 🥺 I guess I'll just stick to microwaving because I was hoping at least one seed would be up by now it's only my second time trying to grow cactus. The first time was about 5 years ago and I feel like I had something come up in 24 hours.
I still prefer the microwave method. My hydrogen peroxide experiment failed, too. But I’m not sure if is is because I used coco coir instead of pure pumice. Good luck on your seed sowing!
I'm growing cactus seeds for the first time using your method, but I got mold on the the soil within the first week. I used cinnamon but still got the mold, any tips?
Oh no! Maybe the soil wasn’t sterilized long enough? Or sometimes the seeds are not clean. I discussed how to control mold or fungus if they appear on my How to Grow Cactus Seeds video. But if all else fails, leave the bag open for a day or 2. Sometimes, a little drying out of the top layer will control the mold.
@@CactusCaffeine thank you! That's a good point, the mold is only around the seeds. Any tips for sterilising the seeds?
@@lucysmart3892 you can use a fungicide spray like revitalize from bonide and just mist the top of the media, I'm currently using physan 20 myself, but revitalize comes pre mixed rather I've only seen physan in a concentrate
So we want to keep the seedlings green then? Until what age?
If seedlings turn pink or red, it means that they are getting too much light. I find that this stunts their growth. They grow better and faster when they are green, at least until they start looking like a mini version of their adult form.
@@CactusCaffeine I have been discovering this. Still busy making All The Mistakes 😂
I use 3% food grade hydrogen peroxide. Diluted 50% with water. Soil was 75% inorganic to 25% organic. My last batch I went 100% inorganic and did a 1 to 3 ratio with hydrogen peroxide. 1 part hydro to 2 parts water. I use humidity domes and also water with same 1 to 3 ratio weekly. Experimenting now with leaving them in humidity dome for 90 days before hardening off.
I have tried it out to and lost all my seeds to
Oh no. Sorry to hear that. 😔
I only lost a couple of lots of seeds
Hindi pala kadali magpropagate ng cactus through seeds. With all the sowed seeds enclosed in plastic bags OH MY!
I planted like 500 seeds without sterilizing my soil at all…