So funny how the seedling with the husk still on it grew really tall to find the light, never knowing it was already IN the light but just wearing a hat :D
With the seeds in the cup and on the table, I counted 17 sowed. 13 germinated making it 76% germination rate. Only 4 did not germinate so that’s really good! That’s definitely a successful batch 😄 Hopefully they continue doing well. I have an obesa I got online and it hasn’t moved in 2 years, I wonder if it’s alive lol. I’ve been wanting to get another one but I would have to get it online b/c I’ve never seen one around where I live.
Thank you for finding out the yield, Maria! Omg you're the best! That's pretty decent yield... I never would've guessed 😂 They're still kind of a mystery to me. I hope you get to see your Obesa flower some day so you can check if it's a boy to a girl!
Again, a fabulous video! Thank you for doing this one- I am planning on sowing seed today and this gave me the motivation to start. I haven’t successfully obtained seed from my plants… yet. 😊 Also, I think the seedlings are at their cutest at week 2, I can’t wait to grow these! Side note, I use the same method you do, except I also give the pot a spray of physan-20. Happy growing!
They're so funny at 2 weeks old! This is so awesome that you're sowing more seeds. Have you found that spraying with physan20 helps control fungus for starting seeds?
That's amazing! Thanks for sharing. It's inspiring. Do you think it's possible to grow these from seed indoors year-round using just natural light from a window?
That's a good question about natural light. For Obesa it may not be enough but there's only one way to find out! I have yet to try to grow seedlings indoors without grow lights.
U need to keep them wet or not dried out for long periods. Also once they do get going they dont do well in extremely dry and sunny areas. Mines in canadian summer in my gh where the humidity drops to 20% during day with alot of heat but then at night it shoots up to 70 to 90% rh. (Lots of fans). My soils kept pretty moist and full of organics.
Ahhhh very interesting. This could very well explain why my Obesa were struggling outside. I'll try a more organic soil with that male plant that has not recovered from desiccation and see if it can recover. Thank you very much for sharing this information with me.
Lovely video, i wanted some obesa seeds this year, but my seed sellers was all out 😖Maybe a good thing, becouse i would also have had them with shade cloth on ^^ Do you have succes keeping fungus gnats down with Mosquito Bits ? i am strugling with those gnats, and feel that each time i use the BTI, another gnat just lies fresh eggs :x i have to use it with each watering... Best regards :)
Ha! It took two batches of growing them from seed before I realized how much light they need lol. I also struggle with fungus gnats. I've tried sprinkling mosquito bits directly on the soil (because I'm so lazy) but I don't know how effective it is. I haven't found a good solution but I also haven't put a lot of effort in it either. I have one domed tray right now that has a layer of dead fungus gnats stuck to the moisture on the inside of the dome, ew!
@@cookiescacti Uff that is def. nasty ^^ But dont you have a lot of seedlings faling over with no roots? i had it in one tray, i used some starkle G on that tray, and they seem gone now. But they did kill about 20% of seedlings :x
@@zhaezz84 so far, I haven't had seedlings seem to hurt from the gnats but who knows if that will still be true a little further in the future from now. I'm actually struggling more with an orange fungus right now.
I don't think Obesa tend to pup, but I have seen examples of both old single headed Obesa and multi-headed Obesa. I wonder if the pupping types actually have some hybridization in them. But I am not an expert on this subject at all so I wouldn't rely on what I wrote here.
I really dont think you can treat inhibitors out of seed , it more or less not all eggs in the same basket scenario. The seeds will not germinate all after one rain, it may take a lot of wet- dry spells to naturally wash it out sometimes in the desert this could take years I guess. So don't throw out your soil place whatever soil have the seeds left on top of a plant you dont plan on transplanting for a while.
@@unleashthekraken7548 I mean I didn't wash the seeds and the majority of them came up on the first round of humidity. Are you referring to the remaining 4 seeds that didn't germinate? That perhaps with more time or more rounds of humidity that those 4 will also germinate?
Soil mix information is included in the video description. Happy growing!
So funny how the seedling with the husk still on it grew really tall to find the light, never knowing it was already IN the light but just wearing a hat :D
😂😂😂 I'm chuckling reading your comment. And then this giant alien goes in and knocks the husk off and the seedling doesn't even know what happened.
With the seeds in the cup and on the table, I counted 17 sowed. 13 germinated making it 76% germination rate. Only 4 did not germinate so that’s really good! That’s definitely a successful batch 😄 Hopefully they continue doing well. I have an obesa I got online and it hasn’t moved in 2 years, I wonder if it’s alive lol. I’ve been wanting to get another one but I would have to get it online b/c I’ve never seen one around where I live.
Thank you for finding out the yield, Maria! Omg you're the best! That's pretty decent yield... I never would've guessed 😂 They're still kind of a mystery to me. I hope you get to see your Obesa flower some day so you can check if it's a boy to a girl!
Again, a fabulous video! Thank you for doing this one- I am planning on sowing seed today and this gave me the motivation to start. I haven’t successfully obtained seed from my plants… yet. 😊 Also, I think the seedlings are at their cutest at week 2, I can’t wait to grow these! Side note, I use the same method you do, except I also give the pot a spray of physan-20. Happy growing!
They're so funny at 2 weeks old! This is so awesome that you're sowing more seeds. Have you found that spraying with physan20 helps control fungus for starting seeds?
Nice video, thanks for sharing again. Have a nice evening 😎🤙🌵
Thank you so much! Have a wonderful day 😊
I've just ordered some Obesa seeds, this video came in just in time! ;-) I have 3 Obesa plants, but all female...
Ohhhhh, happy growing! Gosh, all you need is one male plant and you'll get tons of seeds!
Do you mind me asking where you bought the seed?
So informative 👏.
I have a question what soil do you use for these seed?
@@ti-nu4ou hello! I'm glad you found this helpful. Please see the video description for the soil mix.
That's amazing! Thanks for sharing. It's inspiring. Do you think it's possible to grow these from seed indoors year-round using just natural light from a window?
That's a good question about natural light. For Obesa it may not be enough but there's only one way to find out! I have yet to try to grow seedlings indoors without grow lights.
U need to keep them wet or not dried out for long periods. Also once they do get going they dont do well in extremely dry and sunny areas. Mines in canadian summer in my gh where the humidity drops to 20% during day with alot of heat but then at night it shoots up to 70 to 90% rh. (Lots of fans). My soils kept pretty moist and full of organics.
Ahhhh very interesting. This could very well explain why my Obesa were struggling outside. I'll try a more organic soil with that male plant that has not recovered from desiccation and see if it can recover. Thank you very much for sharing this information with me.
Lovely video, i wanted some obesa seeds this year, but my seed sellers was all out 😖Maybe a good thing, becouse i would also have had them with shade cloth on ^^ Do you have succes keeping fungus gnats down with Mosquito Bits ? i am strugling with those gnats, and feel that each time i use the BTI, another gnat just lies fresh eggs :x i have to use it with each watering... Best regards :)
Ha! It took two batches of growing them from seed before I realized how much light they need lol.
I also struggle with fungus gnats. I've tried sprinkling mosquito bits directly on the soil (because I'm so lazy) but I don't know how effective it is. I haven't found a good solution but I also haven't put a lot of effort in it either. I have one domed tray right now that has a layer of dead fungus gnats stuck to the moisture on the inside of the dome, ew!
@@cookiescacti Uff that is def. nasty ^^ But dont you have a lot of seedlings faling over with no roots? i had it in one tray, i used some starkle G on that tray, and they seem gone now. But they did kill about 20% of seedlings :x
@@zhaezz84 so far, I haven't had seedlings seem to hurt from the gnats but who knows if that will still be true a little further in the future from now. I'm actually struggling more with an orange fungus right now.
Are all obesa rusty or just certain types? And can obesa children grow like gymnocalycium in each rib?
I don't think Obesa tend to pup, but I have seen examples of both old single headed Obesa and multi-headed Obesa. I wonder if the pupping types actually have some hybridization in them. But I am not an expert on this subject at all so I wouldn't rely on what I wrote here.
The seeds may have inhibitors that need to be washed out before they germinate.
Interesting! Where did you learn this information? Maria counted 13/17 seeds germinated without any treatment on the seeds 🤷♀️
I really dont think you can treat inhibitors out of seed , it more or less not all eggs in the same basket scenario. The seeds will not germinate all after one rain, it may take a lot of wet- dry spells to naturally wash it out sometimes in the desert this could take years I guess. So don't throw out your soil place whatever soil have the seeds left on top of a plant you dont plan on transplanting for a while.
@@unleashthekraken7548 I mean I didn't wash the seeds and the majority of them came up on the first round of humidity. Are you referring to the remaining 4 seeds that didn't germinate? That perhaps with more time or more rounds of humidity that those 4 will also germinate?
I killed every single euphorbia that I've ever owned....😢😮
I have treated all of my Peruvian cati with the same care.
Oh nooooo! Was it rot? Or dried out?
They kinda look like weed seeds
@@morningstar8187 😂😂😂 large seeds with a thick hard shell