I also live in Australia but have had less encouraging results from Arizona Cactus Garden. Many seeds had zero germination and some that years after sowing...
... Three years ago, I had exactly the same experience with seeds from the Arizona Cactus Garden. With many species no germination at all, and in a significant...
Hi Anychance you could post a link to Koeres latest seed list, would be interested in seeing it as it seems they have good seeds Thanks Betty pectenifera...
Hi, Try kohres kakteen on your search engine for kohres cactus. And you may as well try also Uhlig kakteen. They are both in Germany and have many cacti and ...
Hello, my name is Juan. I'm from Chile. If you are interested in Chilean cactus seeds, look in Ricardo Keim website www.cactusalvaralto.cl or my site...
Hi Anyone tell me cactus –succulent.com seeds are good & fresh. His seeds germination well. And also tell me who have fresh ubelmannia all varieties fresh...
If you're still interested in Koehres' web-site, try this: http://www.koehres-kaktus.de/ Just click on the appropriate flag and you should see a button for...
Hello all, Good to see some action in the group!! Fresh seed germinates best in my experience. I have got freshly harvested Ariocarpus retusus, fissuratus, ...
These are the most difficult to grow from seed and I would like to get any suggestions of how to succeed with them from the group.I was wondering how it is...
I have read a lot recently about people having success with the "baggie" method - sealing them for a year or more, but I've yet to try it myself. In the past...
Strombocactus and Aztekium ritteri are not at all difficult when you find a way of success. I have sown hundreds of Strombocacti. Several generations. And a...
Hi I also live in Oz. In Mildura Vic. so gets very hot as well. I use the baggie method all the time for all seeds I grow. I have had some trouble with fungi...
Hi to all, I live in sunny Malta and I also use the baggie method for all my seedlings except for Aztekium and Blossfeldias. Seed are sown in April and...
Thanks everyone for thier good ideas and input on the subject. I will try a few of the methods mentioned. It really amazes me how much in depth knowledge there...
Here is a picture of Obregonia denegrii in habitat at San Vincente, Tamaulipas. I was lucky to find them in flower otherwise might have overlooked them. ...
I have done a lot of arios and astro cultivars on pereskiopsis inthe last two years. This summer I have noticed many flower buds that just grow to about two...
Hi, I grow many ario's and astro's on pereskiopsis, and I also get alot of flowerbuds just like you. The buds always open like they do on normal plants. I have...
Thanks for your reply Dan, I am using miricle grow on my pereskiopsis with occasional trace element fertilizer as well. I tried a high P.K fertilizer on one...
Could it be that because you're in the southern hemisphere (and especially if you got your seeds from a northern hemispherical source), that the plants are not...
Hi, I agree, the climate does effect the flowering patterns of plants, the most important factors being intensity of sunlight and frequency of watering....
Hi Clint, ... source), ... thought- ... I doubt that it is as simple as 'season reversal'. I do not believe that plants have built in calendars, but rather...
... peripheral, ... Hi Abe, This plant looks like Mammillaria luethyi. I think it will grow well on its own roots. The pups can be easily rooted. Tony...
Hi Abraham, I do not think it is M. Lueteyi. In fact I do not believe it is a Mammillaria at all or a Mexican cactus. I think that it is some form of...
Hi, When first suggesting a name I said it was either Neoporteria or Copiapoa. In fact I had in mind Neoporteria napina which is also known as Neochilenia ...