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Yates Cactus seeds

20 years ago

hello all,

I recently potted up a packet of yates cactus seeds. In 1/2 potting mix and 1/2 course sand. I water them once twice a week with a light spray with a mister. I put them in a foam box and glad wrap over top. Can anyone help me out if i am doing something wrong or if there is something i can do.

Thanx

Mack

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Vanessa_C
20 years ago
How long ago did you plant them? I planted some over a year ago and quite a few of them took a long time to germinate, up to 3 months I think.

Vanessa
Mack_642
Original Author
20 years ago
I planted them about them 3-4 weeks ago i think. and The weather is starting to warm up.
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arachnean
20 years ago
Hi Mack.
If this is a mixed packet, you may have other types of succulents as well as cacti in your seed mix. Among these may be plants that dislike a cold climate. I try to keep my seedlings at a minimum of 10C. Many of the seeds from the mesembyanthemum family will germinate and grow with temperatures down to 5C. Nevertheless, in the past I lost a lot of cacti at this temperature.
To germinate any of the seed I would keep the potting mix moist all the time.
Gezza
20 years ago
I've had great success with Yates seeds. Just create an environment minimun 25 degress celcius for the first three weeks & you will find that most of the seeds would have germinated. I have had seeds germinate within 2 days with Yates Cactus Seeds.

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