Agrotechnics for Succulents and Cacti from Seeds
Simple guide to sowing cactus and succulent seeds: soil, drainage, watering, and lighting for beginners.
Important!
Seeds that have passed stratification, we send wet in perlite, and if you received dry seeds (without perlite), which means that they have not passed stratification and you, if it is required for seeds, need to stratify!
1. Prepare a container for seedlings. Make holes in the bottom.
2. Pour a drainage layer and a layer of soil for succulets and cacti into the prepared container. Moisten the soil with a spray bottle and leave it to soak for an hour. You can sign the sowing places according to the plant species.
3. In order to evenly plant small seeds, you need to carefully spread them with a toothpick at the right distance. If the seeds are a little larger, you can plant them with a piece of paper. Bend a sheet of strong paper in half, pour material for sowing inside. Gently tapping a piece of paper, pour the grains onto the soil, keeping a distance.
4. After all the seeds are on the surface of the soil, press them lightly with your finger into the soil, but do not bury them. They should be visible on the surface. If the seeds are larger, then they can be sprinkled with sand a little, but if the grains are very tiny, then do not sprinkle them.
5. The resulting crops should be watered or a spray bottle should be used to moisten the soil. Water should be filtered and at room temperature. No need to fill the soil with water, otherwise rotting will begin.
6. To create greenhouse conditions for crops, cellophane transparent film or transparent light glass is usually used. Something from this needs to cover the container.
7. The container with seedlings should be placed in a warm and well-lit place. It is important to protect crops from drafts; the recommended temperature is 26 degrees.
8. Every day you need to open the container for airing (1-2 times a day for 15-20 minutes). You also need to monitor the soil moisture, so that it is slightly moistened, for this, spray from a spray bottle. But it is not necessary to heavily fill the soil with water.
9. After the first shoots appear, you can remove the film (or glass). Fortified seedlings, reaching 3-5 cm in height, can be seated in separate pots.
2. Pour a drainage layer and a layer of soil for succulets and cacti into the prepared container. Moisten the soil with a spray bottle and leave it to soak for an hour. You can sign the sowing places according to the plant species.
3. In order to evenly plant small seeds, you need to carefully spread them with a toothpick at the right distance. If the seeds are a little larger, you can plant them with a piece of paper. Bend a sheet of strong paper in half, pour material for sowing inside. Gently tapping a piece of paper, pour the grains onto the soil, keeping a distance.
4. After all the seeds are on the surface of the soil, press them lightly with your finger into the soil, but do not bury them. They should be visible on the surface. If the seeds are larger, then they can be sprinkled with sand a little, but if the grains are very tiny, then do not sprinkle them.
5. The resulting crops should be watered or a spray bottle should be used to moisten the soil. Water should be filtered and at room temperature. No need to fill the soil with water, otherwise rotting will begin.
6. To create greenhouse conditions for crops, cellophane transparent film or transparent light glass is usually used. Something from this needs to cover the container.
7. The container with seedlings should be placed in a warm and well-lit place. It is important to protect crops from drafts; the recommended temperature is 26 degrees.
8. Every day you need to open the container for airing (1-2 times a day for 15-20 minutes). You also need to monitor the soil moisture, so that it is slightly moistened, for this, spray from a spray bottle. But it is not necessary to heavily fill the soil with water.
9. After the first shoots appear, you can remove the film (or glass). Fortified seedlings, reaching 3-5 cm in height, can be seated in separate pots.
Soil: a nutritious soil mixture consisting of 50% peat moss or coconut fiber and 50% sand or perlite.
Containers: low and wide.
Lighting: It is best to use bright filtered light.
Sowing: The seeds can be pre-soaked.
Fill the container with soil for 2/3, evenly scatter the seeds on the soil surface close to each other and lightly cover them with a thin layer of sand. Use a spray gun to evenly saturate the nutrient medium with water. Repeat this process every other day until the seeds germinate. Place the seed container in a place with bright indirect light. For germination of sprouts, it is necessary to maintain a constant temperature of the nutrient medium from 26 to 29 ° C.
Expect the sprouts to appear within 3-7 days. Keep spraying them every couple of days. Seedlings should be large enough to be transplanted into separate containers (after about a month).
Containers: low and wide.
Lighting: It is best to use bright filtered light.
Sowing: The seeds can be pre-soaked.
Fill the container with soil for 2/3, evenly scatter the seeds on the soil surface close to each other and lightly cover them with a thin layer of sand. Use a spray gun to evenly saturate the nutrient medium with water. Repeat this process every other day until the seeds germinate. Place the seed container in a place with bright indirect light. For germination of sprouts, it is necessary to maintain a constant temperature of the nutrient medium from 26 to 29 ° C.
Expect the sprouts to appear within 3-7 days. Keep spraying them every couple of days. Seedlings should be large enough to be transplanted into separate containers (after about a month).