How To Grow Cactus From Seed | Starting Seeds Ep.1
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- Опубліковано 26 лют 2020
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Hello! Today I have a quick video for you showing you how I germinated a bunch of cacti seedlings using a take out container, a heating mat, and my usual seed-starting light. You can adjust this method to fit your tools as needed, the key is warmth, humidity, and good light.
Stay tuned for more seed starting videos!
Here’s the heating mat I use in this video: amzn.to/3cauj1g
*There are some cheaper ones, I just can't personally vouch for them.
Any full spectrum light should work in place of a T5
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So your basically MOTHER NATURE!!!🌿💚🌿😎😎😎
IDK, but I sure feel like her!
I can’t believe how quickly they grew! Can’t wait for more updates.
You grow girl! You have been keeping yourself busy this winter with all your little projects and planning! Can’t wait to see updates on this and follow along with your outdoor adventures this summer 💚
Hi Pam, i have quite a collection of cacti and succulents but i have never actually grown any from seeds as i was once told that this is a lengthy process. However, watching your video just now has inspired me to try this procedure. Thanks so much for sharing this knowledge👍😊.
Oh man they sprouted so quickly! I need to re try because mine I started almost a month ago haven’t done shit. I really loved this and can’t wait to see the update!
This was amazing to watch and learn about!! Thank you Pam for sharing now I want to try and gow cactus from seed. 🌵🌵
Thank you for making this video. I decided to order some cactus and succulent seeds only to realize I had no clue what to do with them once I got them lol. Now I'm off to plant my little seeds. ❤
Hahaha that is also how I make seed decisions, buy now, figure it out on UA-cam later 😂
"I'm a dirt snob" yeah most plant people are tbh I am 😂
Awesome I just planted cactus seeds in a recycled egg carton. Little babies started popping up!
Egg cartons are terrible because they get waterlogged
Wow, thanks for all the info in your video 👍🏻 Going to sow mine this weekend.
Thank you for sharing the tips. Fun to watch 💕
YAH! I cannot wait! I live in AZ & have NEVER seen a Sagauro as a baby!!! I am sooo excited! 2 Thumbs Up! I hope all of them flourish!!! Have an awesome day!
I didn’t think about this being a thing! And now this is all I can think about doing! 🌵💚
Awesome! Love that stabby thingy. I really like those containers too. 💚🌿
Between this and peperomia props in hummus containers I'm hoarding trash like a looney tune lol
Why are tiny cacti so cute! I love this. More please.
I also find that Black Gold has fungus gnats! Glad to hear you say that! I’ve sent away for some cacti seeds - I’m so excited!
OMG!! That stuff is expensive and I bought it to start my new seedlings last winter to only have our house filled up with gnats and I thought I did something wrong!
I'm learning that I should bake my soil to kill off gnats.
Black gold sucks! I use promix for seed starting nowadays.
@@PamsPrettyPlants Thanks
Love it! I’m finally about to plant my seeds!
I did not know that was so easy! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for this. I'm planting mine today! Excited for quick results like yours even though I truly appreciate the patience planting seeds nurtures within us.
I was prepared to wait but not having to was definitely great 😂 good luck!!
Awww baby cacti are so cute!
oh wow this is so cool!! I will have to try this!! Thanks for sharing!!
This was fascinating!!! Thank you so much!!
They are cute little babies. Wow they germinated fast. My son went to Joshua Tree National park after a good rain and all sorts of desert flowers were in bloom. He bought me a little plant kit to grow Joshua Trees. I am going to plant them in the spring.
Very cool! I didn't know you could buy a variety pack of seeds like that! I like the little red ones. Also it's good to see someone else using up-cycled plastic food containers for this kind of thing. Most of my plant pot saucers are old microwave dinner containers. Well done.
So stinking cute can’t wait for updates
I love cactuses I have dragon fruit cactuses and several small flowering cactus veriaties in a big container they are so easy to grow and have such pretty flowers on the small ones and massive flowers in the dragon fruit
Tiny babies make my heart squeal 😭💕
I'm not a Cacti person but those are super cute and I can't wait to see how this goes!
You’re awesome 👏 thangs for making this!
This is great! I hope we can share and exchange tips on starting succulents / cacti from seeds 😊
Great information pam thanks for sharing 🌵🌵🌵
There is a Lithops growing kit that I've had my eye on, and now I think I need more Cactus seeds too
Lithops need sand and gravel, NO organic material
So cool! Definitely let us know how they do!
Thanks so much for this, I want to, definitely going to try this😉
I’m a big fan of Desert of Avalon and she also has a video on cacti props from seeds 🤗
Awesome video!💚
Great video and info
They're so Itty bitty and cute! Can't wait to see them grow over time!
Me too! It takes a long time but they change so much in that time it's really fun to check on them every morning!
..and afternoon
..I check on them a lot lol
@@PamsPrettyPlants it is fun! Are you doing a veggie garden too? Or was that someone else.. I just started the seeds for mine and it's so exciting especially when they start to pop up through the soil! It's the little things in life that excite me lol 🤷🏽♀️
Omg why are they so adorable😍
Love your cacti bad assery, Pam! 😎👍🌵
Hoffman Cactus Mix is worth a look. Lots less crap in it and I find it holds and drains moisture better than Branches Bugs and Gold. I also had a mini panic attack watching your finger so close to that hole puncher! 😵🚑😂
Can’t wait for the update on these little cuties 🌵
oh the takeout dish!!! God we have like 8 of those exact shape jammed in the tupperware drawer. I'm glad I clicked onthis vid, I would not have thought of it
This video was so cool 🌵they are so cute!
Love your style 😇
thats so cool!
Those baby cacti are precious!.. why are most tiny things the best?
It'll be fun to watch the progression over time!
I hope you're having an awesome day my sweet friend! :)
Great video
I liked this video a lot and looking forward to the update 😍🙈
Woot Woot I love growing cacti from seed they are so cute popping up like tiny cacti... You can get many kinds :)
So I’m learning 😭💸
@@PamsPrettyPlants when I started mine I got some of that bird sand but humidity is tuff with just sand.... I use salad trays clear plastic... I mix a sand... Tiny bit of clay... Forest sand... No peat moss
And microwave my soil mix b4 using it 10 mins x 2 or 3 times... Kills everything so no rott issues or bugs etc...
In the desert cacti do well under brush plants more humidity...
So interesting about baby cacti....I never thought about the seedlings needing humidity like that...🤔🌿
Blew my mind!
Am in UK just planted some cactus seeds today 👍🌱🌵🤞
these are sooooo cuuutteeeeee!! damn I think I need some cacti and I don't think I've ever even thought that :D
I'm so glad I watched this video. I planted my seeds Oct'20 and I wanted to repot them this weekend. But I'll wait till Oct'21 to repot thanx to this video
Oh I’m so glad! If you can’t bear to wait I will tell you I knocked that whole ass tray over at one point about 7 months in and had to put that back in and almost all of them lived. 😅
@@PamsPrettyPlants 😂😂😂
Cutest little spikes ever!
Cute but stabby...can relate! lol
Great video, the lil’ cacti are so cute. A tip on putting holes in takeout containers: use a lighter to heat up the awl or whatever you’re using and it makes a really nice hole with no cracking. You can also use the meltiness of it to make the hole pretty much any size you want.
Thank you Annette! Definitely necessary for that plastic! Splits like a gymnast!
Even better with hot wire and pliers to hold it. Heated with gas stove or cigarette lighter. Cheap soldering iron is another way
Learned more about cactus and cactus seeds from you than I've ever known.
Thank you Shelli! I'm so glad! My mind was blown researching them!
To put uniform and easy holes in any of my plastic flower pots or grow trays I use an el-cheapo $3.00 soldering iron! Beats drilling and you don't have to worry about the cracking (or slipping and stabbing yourself like I am prone to!) :) Seeds are so fun! Enjoy!
Pliers and thick wire heated using a gas stove
Like obviously I knew you could grow cacti from seed, but I didn't KNOW, ya know? This is amazing and I definitely don't need another project but I will definitely be trying this.
Oh great... now I’m going to have to try this! Thanks 😂😂😂😫✌🏼✌🏼✌🏼✌🏼✌🏼✌🏼✌🏼
The soil has mychorrhiza in it any soil that had mychorrihiza added tend to be prone to fungus gnats, but the mychorrhiza will help the roots you just have to be more careful with it.
Baby cacti have got to be the cutest things ever.... THE LITTLE PINK ONE😭😭😭
I can’t even stand that one.
Elle explique très bien comment semer et garder l'humidité pour réussir à les amener à termes merci pam
Merci d'avoir regardé ma vidéo. 💚
Your not alone with the black and gold i swear thats where my infestation came from once i got rid of all the gnats and went back to espoma i havent seen a gnst since
This was informative . New friend Ruthie
Ok THAT was cool.
It’s so fun and ADDICTING
I like using a soldering tool to make holes in containers 😉
I don’t like the smell of burning plastic but I’m sure that works awesome!
Can confirm Black Gold has a fungus gnat problem. :(
Also I love a good recycled planter. Can’t wait to see what happens with these little guys.
I knew I wasn’t crazy!
I mean... for that reason anyway lol
Next time heat the tool you make holes with in a fire and you make very pretty clean holes.
Interesting I’ve never used drainage holes in my container for growing seeding also I sterilize the soil never had an issue with fungus or root rot. I usually just graft them after 2-4 months way to impatient to wait a year got about 500 seedlings growing now. Lol about to do at least 200 grafts in a month when there ready not looking forward to that used to growing a 100 seeds at a time but trying to get into selling seedings and cutting
This was very helpful! My mom bought the same pack if seeds and was talking about planting them soon, but has no lights, lol. So it wouldn't be feasible for her to do it now as temps are in the 50s this week. I've shared this video with her so maybe she'll get some tips from you!
Hi Pam! Thanks for the vid. Btw, where do you buy your cactus seeds?
I got the ones in this video from a hardware store but the ones I’ve got since came from ZellaJake Gardens on Etsy!
# DirtSnob for life 😛
Ok for whatever reason I did not know you can grow cacti from seeds and that they have cotyledon leaves 🙈 This video blew my mind haha. Love reusing food containers! Like all of my orchids are in tall reused food containers 🙃
That was also mind-blowing information for me to learn!
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I've not long bought a kit myself, got a few pots going in a tank with a heating mat. I'm just wondering how often i should spray them. the tank is keeping in a lot of water so its very humid.
Hi Pam. I like watching your new video's and older one's also. How could I get some cactus seeds to do for myself? I hope you may help me
Hi Donna! Thank you so much! ZellaJake Farms on Etsy has a good mixed pack of cactus seed for cheap and I’ve also found them at hardware stores with the flower seeds.
Love those fat little babies. Good luck with them. I look forward to seeing how they progress.
Hi Pam yes every time I buy soils I get gnats what I do is I followed Lynne from Avalon advise cook the soil for 3 minutes in a microwave.
It will kill all pest that can harm your seeds and baby cacti. Where did you purchased your seeds, here were I live they don’t have them.
Put the container right side up then poke holes. Add sand/grit to the soil you won’t have the gnats.
How long before you don't need to maintain the high moisture soil levels? So they can go a week-10 days between drinks?
Thanks
Is it okay to use potting mix if i dont have cactus mix?
Thanks so much for your tips on sprouting cactus from seeds. Your techniques worked very well and within a week I had lots of baby sprouts. My question is now how do I keep them alive. Some of them are turning brown, and clear and are no longer green. I don’t know whether I’m watering them too much, not enough, or if a fungus is involved. Thanks for any suggestions and I’ll be happy to send you a photo if that is helpful. Have a great day!
That sounds like overwatering to me, are they squishy? I would let them dry out for a bit now that they’re sprouted!
Hello, I loved it. Where is the second part?
I did an update on a live stream once but I’m not sure if I ever did a “part 2”
They grow really, really slow so they’re about the size of a dime or nickel now. I potted them up after a year and a half I believe, just into a small clay pot with cactus soil and they’re doing great.
@@PamsPrettyPlants Thank you! Well the seeds are growing and they have little thorns or I don't know how to call it but I'm worried about the transplant to a bigger pot and the soil. Thanks again. I really enjoyed this video.
@joselynrosario5265 they’re pretty resilient, don’t stress too much! I picked out the biggest ones, some just never really grew while others did, so I tossed the stalled out ones and kept the winners. I waited until they were about pea sized and used tweezers to make a little hole in dampened cactus soil and then to gently move them. Diluted fertilizer here and there helps too in bulking them up some. I’m a chronic under waterer and they’re held up great so just don’t over water and you should be just fine! Good luck!
Lol I save the containers as well.🤓
You wouldn't need that heating pad if you lived in Arizona!
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Was rather surprised at the thorns on some of them. At such an early stage.
Are they soft or dangerous?
It is okay we’re gonna use garden soil to germinate cactus?
how long will you leave the lid on after they appear ?
Thanks for your video. Anyway, i have some questions. Don't we have to water it during germination? Can we keep it under direct sunlight?
Hi! It does need to stay moist, I just didn’t happen to have to add any water because my container stayed nice and moist with the lid on. I’m sure direct sunlight would be sufficient, it just might take a little longer than mine did. I’ve noticed LED lights and heating mats just generally speed most things up and get high germination rates. But that doesn’t mean you NEED them. Hope this is helpful! I’m going to do a part two to this video with some of the questions I’ve gotten so thanks for yours!
Do you continue the 12 hrs light on 12 off the entire year. Do you use the warning mats the entire year too. I’m just now getting into planting succulents from seeds and am having lots of trial and error stuff going on. I am trying brain cactus’s and it is tough!!! Any help would be appreciated.
Sorry I missed your comment, sometimes I find more on the computer than I do on my phone! I don't get very fussy with light times but generally its 12/12 during germination and 10 (on)/14(off) is another go-to for maintenance but sometimes I dont feel like resetting my timer and stuff stays on 12/12 for ages. I haven't noticed much difference.
As for the warming mat, that's only for germination, it tends to dry out the soil quickly and it's not really necessary. You might find it useful after germination if you have your plants in a very cold room but overall I just use mine for germination.
Did the variegated saguaro survive?
Hi, you can plant one by one, i.e. one hole one seed is approx
Can I use regular soil?
How often do you moisten the soil for these guys? Do you mist it or water it like an adult plant?
I kept the lid on for the first month and I don’t even think I had to water it until I started taking the lid of here and there to acclimate them, now I use a turkey baster to water them cause I broke my spray bottle and that’s how I water my seed trays without getting leaves wet when I let them dry out too much to bottom water, which is always. Happy planting!!! I’m excited for you
My cacti have spikes but my soil also has dark mold on top. Is that normal? I put some horticultural charcoal on top which I had around and I'm hoping that will help.
If they have the spikes you can start acclimating them to having the lid off and drying out and that should help with the mold! Scraping it off helps too
It’s not direct to the sun while germinating?
Thanks, question Planting substrate needs to be sterilized in microwave or the oven first?
I use boiling water to sterilize my soils but I didn’t sterilize the soil for these I don’t think.
@@PamsPrettyPlants thank you
Oh thank goodness! I just started mine! I was looking for some help and found your photo! Haha!
We are on the level!!
So in the desert they sprout and then may not get any more moisture for many months. Meanwhile it is 110 degrees in the afternoon! How can any of them survive? Esp with things looking for a moisture, tasty meal!
Yup, cacti have the odds going against them, that's for sure.
So how long do you give them light for as seedlings I’ve heard mixed ideas on it and I just planted mine today
I think they got 12 on and 12 off most of their life so far, but I have given them 16 on when they were with my veggie starts. You can do 12-16 on with most stuff that likes sun.
Pam's Pretty Plants thanks
I don't have a growing lamp and all that. Does it also work in normal bright light and in winter on top off the heater?
Do you basically keep the lid on during the whole duration of the entire year!? Thanks. Great video.
No, I’d say I kept it on for about a month until I felt like all the seeds that were gonna germinate had, and they all had some little spikes. Then I started to leave the lid ajar more and more over the course of a week or two to acclimate them before leaving it off entirely.
@@PamsPrettyPlants Wow! Thank you! I was going to assume when they hit the lid in growth! Like the acclimate part. Great tip! Mine are planted. Subscribed!
what lamps do you use?
Hi Dom, I believe I used my 8x8 LED panels initially, but right now and for the last year they’re under some inexpensive smaller LED panels from Amazon and doing great so I don’t think it matters too much as long as you’re getting some full spectrum bright light on them! These are the ones I have: amzn.to/3S0XmsF
Hi, I need to know information after the seeds germinate ? When I remove the cover ? When I stop keeping the soil moist , and only water when the soil is dry ? Plese , I need help.
Hello! So I kept the cover on until I felt like most of the seeds had germinated, (that took around 3-4 weeks total), after that I started taking the cover off for the day and then putting it back on. Once you acclimate them this way for a week or so you could totally leave the cover off for good. I have kept the lid on, but not snapped on, just resting a little diagonal across the top to retain some moisture but also give them some air. Mostly just because I’m lazy and don’t want to water a lot 😂
Honestly don’t stress, they seem really hardy once they’ve got their little spikes, they’ll just need watering like a typical houseplant for their first year from what I understand. Then you can repot them and treat them more like the mature cacti.
Desert Plants of Avalon has a TON of videos on cacti from seed too if you want to do some more research. I’m new to this too, so I’m learning as I go! I hope this helps! 💚
You helped me alot . Thank You. Kind Regards