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About to germinate T. bridgesii - this sound ok?
    #9102790 - 10/20/08 02:35 AM (15 years, 5 months ago)

I've got some Trichocereus bridgesii seeds which I'm going to germinate.

Here's the plan -

Bulk up cactus mix with perlite
Fill trays 1 inch deep and moisten throughout
Microwave for 10 mins to kill off anything in the soil
Place seeds 1 inch apart above soil
Heat trays from underneath at a constant 80F (27C)
(ambient temperature will sometimes be much lower)

I'm not planning on covering the trays with anything. Is that ok? Lighting will be indirect daylight. I'm going to water them with a mister. How often?

Does that sound ok? I'd like to hear any suggestions.

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Re: About to germinate T. bridgesii - this sound ok? [Re: roquet]
    #9102893 - 10/20/08 04:21 AM (15 years, 5 months ago)

Everything sounds nice, except that I would cover them in order to make a high humidity envoirment, which is necessary for the seedlings. :thumbup:

How often to water it is up to you to figure out, just use your common sense and don´t drown/kill of thirst your seedlings.


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Re: About to germinate T. bridgesii - this sound ok? [Re: felixhigh]
    #9102919 - 10/20/08 04:54 AM (15 years, 5 months ago)

I was hoping to avoid spending $$$ on a germinating box. Is fresh-air-exchange required while the trays are covered?

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Re: About to germinate T. bridgesii - this sound ok? [Re: roquet]
    #9102921 - 10/20/08 04:56 AM (15 years, 5 months ago)

just put some plastic wrap over the top of whatever you are using to germinate the seeds in, you will NEED to do this but you dont have to spend lots of money on fancy propagation chambers.


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Re: About to germinate T. bridgesii - this sound ok? [Re: Dr. uarewotueat]
    #9102926 - 10/20/08 05:00 AM (15 years, 5 months ago)

Yeah, plastic film works wonders, make sure to poke a few holes on it.

Morning mate! :gethigh:


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Re: About to germinate T. bridgesii - this sound ok? [Re: felixhigh]
    #9102936 - 10/20/08 05:08 AM (15 years, 5 months ago)

ok if the trays are see-through too? I've got some sandwich boxes with lids which might be good.

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Re: About to germinate T. bridgesii - this sound ok? [Re: roquet]
    #9102973 - 10/20/08 05:40 AM (15 years, 5 months ago)

they will be ok to start with but roots don't like light. paint them out or something...


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Re: About to germinate T. bridgesii - this sound ok? [Re: Dr. uarewotueat]
    #9102977 - 10/20/08 05:47 AM (15 years, 5 months ago)

if you have any clear rubber maid tubs big enough to fit over the trays that works.

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Re: About to germinate T. bridgesii - this sound ok? [Re: tenacioustornado]
    #9102984 - 10/20/08 05:53 AM (15 years, 5 months ago)

how about aluminium foil inside the trays to block out the light?

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Re: About to germinate T. bridgesii - this sound ok? [Re: roquet]
    #9102988 - 10/20/08 05:58 AM (15 years, 5 months ago)

anything will do.


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Re: About to germinate T. bridgesii - this sound ok? [Re: Dr. uarewotueat]
    #9103650 - 10/20/08 10:55 AM (15 years, 5 months ago)

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Re: About to germinate T. bridgesii - this sound ok? [Re: felixhigh]
    #9103945 - 10/20/08 12:09 PM (15 years, 5 months ago)

You know I thought the seeds would never germ without high humidity, some seeds kbg sent me were mixed, apparently one cactus seed got into the poppies, it germinated. I woke up earlier looked at my poppies and saw a t. terscheckii in the middle, and my jaw just dropped.


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Re: About to germinate T. bridgesii - this sound ok? [Re: Prof. Astro]
    #9104577 - 10/20/08 02:50 PM (15 years, 5 months ago)

Quote:

anything will do.




Without sterilization, a recycled sun tea jar with moist peat in the bottom, under diffuse light, gave me a high germ rate.

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Re: About to germinate T. bridgesii - this sound ok? [Re: roquet]
    #9111348 - 10/21/08 06:12 PM (15 years, 5 months ago)

Use a little No Damp, or similar product, to prevent damping off of your fragile little seedlings. The seedlings need to be in a high humidity environment for 6 months or so, then you can start punching a new hole in the plastic film every so often to reduce humidity. The seedlings will slowly acclimatize and you can start providing more light. Good luck.

Oh and I've actually had high germ rates, germinating the seeds between two pieces of moist paper towel (pot seed style).


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Re: About to germinate T. bridgesii - this sound ok? [Re: MonkeyPus]
    #9113466 - 10/22/08 12:01 AM (15 years, 5 months ago)

Thanks for the help, guys. Here's the setup. The computer fan keeps the bottom of the trays around 27C. Each lid has eighteen 1mm holes. Hope that's ok for fresh air and humidity. I'll update when there's progress.


Edited by roquet (10/25/08 08:33 AM)

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Re: About to germinate T. bridgesii - this sound ok? [Re: roquet]
    #9158022 - 10/30/08 04:30 AM (15 years, 4 months ago)

First signs of germination around 5 or 6 days.

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Re: About to germinate T. bridgesii - this sound ok? [Re: roquet]
    #9167084 - 11/01/08 04:35 AM (15 years, 4 months ago)

Is this really your first go at this? You seem to have it all running smoothly.  How long do you anticipate until maturity?  Any plans to graft something atop the cacti?

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Re: About to germinate T. bridgesii - this sound ok? [Re: monkeyheaven]
    #9167141 - 11/01/08 06:32 AM (15 years, 4 months ago)

Technically it's my second go. First time I used 100% cactus food instead of mix. No surprise it quickly rotted and was chucked.

From what I read on here after 2 years it could be big enough to start cutting bits off.

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