Paul tried something new this year. For the 20 years that we have lived in this house we have had a beautiful golden barrel cactus in the front yard (now with a pup that is also quite large). So this year we decided to try to grow some new cactus plants from seed.
The first step was to gather some seed pods from the top of the cactus. Each of the seed pods had hundreds of seeds in them.
We soaked the seeds overnight, then used an eyedropper to pick up the seeds in the water and deposit them in the soil. Then we put the tray under the grow lights and waited to see what would happen.
About a month later we finally saw the first signs of life.
After another 2 weeks, we could clearly see the needles. The little cacti are now about a centimeter tall, and it is time to transplant them to their own little pots where they will live for another couple years before being ready to transplant outside.
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Oh my goodness! I cannot believe you did this! That is so cool that it worked. You are brilliant. What can I say?
ReplyDeleteI love the picture of the baby cactus.
ReplyDeleteSo cute!
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