Hey everyone,
I'm finally getting around to posting my grow log for the three different varieties of Lophophora seeds that I planted earlier this month. There are approximately 100 seeds per pot. I planted them on the 8th of October and covered them with plastic wrap to hold in some moisture. I then gradually poked a few holes in the covers each day so that the plants could slowly adjust to the outside environment without drying out too much. These photos were taken 9 days after the seeds had been planted. The germination rates are varying quite a bit and I'm not really sure why this is happening.

So immediately after i took those photos, I knocked over the pot with the Lophophora v. koehresii seedlings... I acted quickly to recover them and carefully handled the seedlings with tweezers, gently replanting them in another pot. They're doing alright, but I guess it's safe to say that I wont be seeing any additional seedlings of that variety popping up. Here's how they're looking today

Looking great thanks for sharing your photos here

rockwool in baskets.
fast watering/ fast draining, almost impervious to people damage,
easy to control pests, and much lighter, enabling stacked tight farms under artificial light.

works on all species tested.

of course there is chief.
soil is a useful thing indeed.
sometimes a project just requires soil.

those who have seen my work, realize i use about everything.
i use sand , dirt, various soils, rockwool , coir and pure hydro even.
its about grow engineering.
it all depends.

id like to think in terms of a full range of possibilities.
and use the best medium at hand , for the circumstance.

observe the year old golf ball below..........
it started on sand, was briefly on rockwool, then all hydro, and then full re root on soil !
( under LED)

so it all depends, in my case, i outgrow the mediums quickly.
after a point, soil, is the most practical for golf ball size and up, for long term grow.

we do use rockwool, but we minimize it, as i dont want a bunch of rock fiber /dust around my lab.
more often than not, we graft straight from sand sprouts a few weeks old,
and rockwool is usually reserved for backlogged seed specimens.

rockwool is a great way to rack up thousands of specimens in a small space though.

i need to start a thread here chief.
and ya that thing was a yr old.
we know alot of trix.

ive been reviewing the threads/ posts here.
you guys have the right spirit, and are alot of cactus fun.

some have seen my work, some havent.

http://sacredcactus.org/cultivation/anne-halonium-xhttl-hydro-lophophora-showcase/

^ there ya go.

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