Ariocarpus germinating

Moderator Joined : 06 Apr 2008 Posts : 354 Location : oz

Seedlings:

http://www.living-rocks.com/laras.htm

growing ario seedlings

Joined : 16 May 2008 Posts : 136 Location : Canberra

Hi Folks....

is it true ariocarpus require specific lighting requirements to germinate? I
got some A fissuratus from kohres and had germ rates of :no:about 20% .
Maybe it was something else but I was very disappointed. I normally have good
results with Lophophora and astrophytum. I sowed them in the same area as I
grow my grafted plants - 18 hours on under fluros.

Cheers

Subject: Re: Ariocarpus germinating Sat May 17, 2008 8:09 pm

My mistake. Good info in that case. Makes me feel more confident with winter fast approaching.

Cheers.
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Subject: Re: Ariocarpus germinating Sat May 17, 2008 8:12 pm

Sounds pretty typical of bought Ario seeds. Maybe I just got dodgy seeds?
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Joined : 16 May 2008 Posts : 136 Location : Canberra

from calycium's link.

"The trays are placed under growing lights
set at a 12 hour cycle."

Subject: Re: Ariocarpus germinating Sat May 17, 2008 8:15 pm

Probably good advice, living rocks is a great site. I don't use lights (can't use lights actually), so can't offer anything further than that.
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Subject: Re: Ariocarpus germinating Sat May 17, 2008 8:50 pm

I think the whole misting thing is over done. The problem is if you wet the plant you will encourage rot and also once the small amout of misted water evaporates the plant then suffers even more due to the constant changing humidity. From the plants perspective it is having to deal with 100% humitity for a period and then once it dries somewhere near 40% causing shock.

I personally don't mist at all and that goes for grafts and seedlings. If you can get the correct humidity for the age of the plant then misting is useless anyway. Just my view on it each to their own.

I don't have all that mich exprience with arios so its good to see a thread like this. So much tio learn.

Moderator Joined : 06 Apr 2008 Posts : 354 Location : oz

HM,
thanks for that.
I know that I will stop misting . watering my arios, but not sure when. Few more weeks at a guess. Goint to move them into a seed propogator in my greenhouse and give them a light spray tomorrow.

Subject: Re: Ariocarpus germinating Sat May 17, 2008 9:31 pm

Subject: Re: Ariocarpus germinating Sat May 17, 2008 9:42 pm

Its easy and you don't need any paper work with it either. I have never tried to import cites listed seeds so don't know how that works.
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Moderator Joined : 06 Apr 2008 Posts : 354 Location : oz

I'm importing some at the moment, paid for the CITES certificate to get hold of some mexican grown, hard to get species. Hoping that it all goes well.

Subject: Re: Ariocarpus germinating Sun May 18, 2008 8:15 am

Moderator Joined : 06 Apr 2008 Posts : 354 Location : oz

The seller organises it and includes the documentation when they send it. Only hoping that it all goes well.

Joined : 16 May 2008 Posts : 136 Location : Canberra

May I ask what seeds you are trying to get?
I have been on the phone a fair bit with the department of the environment, water, heritage and the arts recently. Smile

I was trying yo get some Hoodia species seeds.
I found Australia is even more strict than just the CITES laws - for good reason - it just makes getting seeds very diffecult.

cheers

Moderator Joined : 06 Apr 2008 Posts : 354 Location : oz

Ariocarpus seed - what else.
They are allowed into the country.

My seed collected has been collected from those very rare and hard to get plants that are growing in mexico and have been hand collected to try and populate them worldwide and place them in the hands of small collectors.