I'd like to hear more on the agave seedlings you are growing as they carry on. Thanks

@CactusQuest

4 ай бұрын

I’ll be posting update here very soon.

Okay, process video, I'm completely onboard. At first you had my curiosity, now you have my attention.

I mix alcohol with some dish soap, but I dont use on cacti with farina... like Pilosocereus or Melocatus azureus. I definitely need a magnifying glass! Great idea., especially since mealies are hard to distinguish around white wool. I often look closely, and if I see a mealy, I will remove them with tweezers and look at the whole plant closely. Tedious work, but a mudt to keep those mealies at bay. 👍🏼

Hunter, I've been growing cacti int he UK for 45 years. I concluded there was no reason or rhyme to keeping seed pots inside a bag or other similar covering - they are not tropical plants. I started just standing the pots in water in an acceptable level of light until most of the seeds germinated, when temperatures were about 20-25C daytime max. In this way I eliminated problems from humidity, and practically eliminated the need to harden seedlngs off, and also eliminated etialation.

If there is only one thing that I can recommend you to do before going any deeper into growlights, it would be to install reflective walls. You can even buy a small growbox. In a long run it not only will save you money, by saving light and heat, but also give you better control over the growing environment. Actually, depending on the setup, you would probably need to install PC fans to cool it down. I myself turned a small garage storage shelf into a 5-shelf growbox with mylar walls - each shelf has its individual growlight, fan and even a door.

@CactusQuest

5 ай бұрын

you know I actually was using my light bouncer for photography hahah. I noticed a friend of mine has reflective walls in there. I have a few usb fans but haven't found it needed yet as they are still sealed up. im gonna look into it. def need to insulate the shelves under heat mats

nice seeing your plants. I've had my plants under cool white fluorescent bulbs for 20 years. The cheapest ones you can get and the most ideal light spectrum. No need for expensive grow light fluoros. But when I started there were no led grow lights. I remember when they started coming out with led grow lights and we were all debating about the light spectrum and all that. looks like the technology has matured. that makes it easier to trust what you buy. Btw: I'm zone 7a. my plants stay indoors year round. that way I don't have to acclimate them to the sun each season and I don't have to worry about fungal infections, slugs, birds, ants, etc. Years ago, I lost every single one of my ariocarpi from rust fungus. rust fungus is my main nemesis.

And now the greenhouse tour... where the envy sets in, and the amount of space available is as glorious as the plants. Also, inorganic growing for the win.

Greenhouse tour please!

@CactusQuest

4 ай бұрын

it's coming eventually

excellent video dude - great work - love the music choices man and the prickly punk cameo

Congrats on your greenhouse dude.

Nice new greenhouse Hunter😌👍And it's really big and roomy. I enjoyed watching

every time I watch an episode, I put on my Cactus Quest hat. thanks for the vid 100%

@CactusQuest

5 ай бұрын

hell yeah! that is rad thank you

@jamescarr2156

4 ай бұрын

also, @pricklypunk has been very helpful with sowing cactus. When I reached out to him. He said, "In my X amount of years sowing, I have never used a topper soil. It's just another factor affecting germination." What are your thoughts? @@CactusQuest

Loved the video, thanks for sharing.

Love the last turbinicarpus you had at the end. Are you planning to use the seeds?

Speaking of Strombocactus disciformis, I was able to grow some adult plants from seeds and this year they gave me the first batch of my own seeds. There are two important things if you want to grow them successfully. First, you need to make sure that your soil hardly produces any algae on top - algae will simply suffocate Strombocactus seedlings. Second thing is to use huge amount of seeds - 100 is a bare minimum. Their initial death rate is quite high, but whatever you are able to keep alive for about half of a year (or until they reach 1/5 inch+ diameter), they are relatively easy to grow. One thing I need to mention is that S.pulcherrimus grows way much slower. As for S.corregidore, I will be able to tell more in a year or two.

@CactusQuest

5 ай бұрын

yeah I have had issues with algae just choking them out. so hopefully I can get them to the 6 mo mark this time. I def used a lot of seeds. I mean prob 200 at least. thanks for sharing - I really want to get seeds for the other species of strombo too

@SimaShangde

4 ай бұрын

​@@CactusQuest A this point I'm using a mix of 60% dolomite, 20% zeolite (both 0,5-2 mm grains) and 20% vermicompost. It doesn't require using any fertilizer and in my case it rarely produces any algae, occasionally can grow small amount of moss, which is not an issue.

Maybe a follow up video on those seedlings? I am thinking about making a cabinet to grow my seeds and I have some questions, Are regular leds good enough after germination? It is required to have a heat mat to obtain good temperatures with the led lights?

The three euphorbias, one with etiolation, not a mistake. AN EXPERIMENT. A wonderful diorama of etiolation effect.

I hope that one day all the endangered cacti species will be recovered in the wild and that Hunter will finally make a greenhouse tour. I would love to know how you went from a tiny backyard greenhouse to the 30fts one.

@CactusQuest

3 ай бұрын

I’m in the process of cleaning it up actually. About to film it here v soon.

@mcactus6210

3 ай бұрын

@@CactusQuestoh great news! Thanks, Hunter, for sharing your projects.

LITHOPS!!! WOO HOOO!!! Love to see it, brotherman. I will sow some golden barrels in your honor.

@CactusQuest

5 ай бұрын

hell yeah dude

Thanks for sharing. I really enjoy your videos. Keep up the good work. Cheers from Australia

@CactusQuest

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! So many cactus heads in Australia I love it! appreciate you!

I’m going all inorganic when I repot here in Houston it’s too humid.

❤ I have the same problem I’m in New Jersey and I water my plants a little bit. I’m so afraid that I’m gonna ruin them all and I’m getting the hang of it. I’m just trying different things.

I will say the "four-lightsaber" full spectrum cheapies are great for prop trays. The AGOLED cheap panels are amazing as well, the 25 dollar ones. I use the same heatmat for the mesembs.

I love that own plants that grew in that greenhouse.

Thanks for the great video with some really helpful info. You have a lovely collection. Will be interested to see the progress of your Astrophytum 'Buffalo' seedlings. Haven't seen that cultivar here in Australia but I remember seeing one in your previous videos. Very gnarly looking!

If you want to try another light, i like my Florawave lights 😊

UR one of my fave channels.

I made the same mistake with Euphorbia seedlings and had them severely etiolated, but after some care (and repotting deeper) they seem to be doing well.

Georegus valdezianus, mine are ready to bloom in some weeks too!

niiiiice

@CactusQuest

4 ай бұрын

thank u!🤗

I recently got a box of zip lock bags that come in 4 different colors (red, green, yellow, blue) to sow some seeds just as a fun experiment. I want to see if the different color bags do anything at all to the growth of the seedlings. Do I think it will? Probably not but still love to try these things because you never know.

I don't bother to grow Lithops seeds under plastic , cactus yes but Mesembs nope. Nice greenhouse setup.

Another great video brother! I love the process info. Okay, I'm done with my live-comment stream lol. Eat that, algorithm!

@CactusQuest

5 ай бұрын

Boom!

Nice! Loved the mini greenhouse tour and super jealous, I'm all indoor for 6 months a year and then get to move 1000ish plants in and out each season. I've gone through the rounds with all kinds of lights but have found most work decently as long as distance is considered. Just started some MYR-OR and Taiho amidst many others in this season's huge astro grow but gonna have to seek out some of those Buffalo now.

@CactusQuest

4 ай бұрын

thank you. Yeah I would love to do a video with someone that does that - there's a lot of Chicago and New York collectors and growers who are growing primarily in-doors and some exclusively. so cool. moving 1000 plants is fun when its a super short distance - almost just like rearranging - which I do in the greenhouse almost for sport

@rantillodesign

4 ай бұрын

@@CactusQuest Have to keep things super organized to stay sane and got real good at moving trays slowly. Always welcome here in 6A! I want to say Plant One On Me went to NY to a couple that were astro specialists that did it all from the middle floor of a huge apartment building. Floor to ceiling seedlings

i bought those same bariinas and was also sruprised to see that they stressed my yearlings 18 inches above, while seeds are etiolating under my T5HO's , 10 inches away

@CactusQuest

4 ай бұрын

yeah when I looked and saw there were pink little seedlings in there I was pretty surprised - going to mess around with different distances and see what seems to work best. constant experimentation

Если столько выращивают кактусов,значит их покупают😅 А если покупают,то нас любителей колючек-'МНОГО ПО ВСЕМУ ЗЕМНОМУ ШАРИКУ😅❤ УРРА 😂

I like that LED stand, but I'm a Lithops nerd with a slight cactus fascination.

@CactusQuest

5 ай бұрын

🤣

As an outdoor grower, I never even considered the heat from a fluorescent adding to the equation. I've only used LEDs. The Barinas are supposed to be fantastic.

@CactusQuest

5 ай бұрын

we will see I am planning to sow seeds over the weekend but its hard with the kids home. its wrestlemania around my place with 3 boys. gonna get stuff sown and see how they go - they seem solid.

i'm really digging your greenhouse is their a link to where i can buy one

Gratuitous Hammer shot acknowledged

The seedlings under that 10W look like they've done great - do you know what temperature they are at? I use a heat mat which keeps the bottom of the pots warm, but with cold ambient temperatures this time of year in a cold house I don't know if I've got a warm enough surface.

@CactusQuest

5 ай бұрын

house stays around 65- 70 this time of year. I don't have a soil therm taking temps yet. may end up setting up once they come out. where are you located?

@DFJA01

4 ай бұрын

@CactusQuest I'm in Spain. It's hard to get the house above 17C (63F) in winter and at night it often drops to 14C (57F). I'm going to wait for warmer weather before I start germinating, as I've got loads of seeds waiting to go.

Now I'm all worried about my strombocactus. Let's see how far I can take them 😅

How long you have the light on? Couldnt hear from the vid

You’re gonna need a bigger house my friend…ask me how I know!😊

Did you make those wire shelf units, or purchase pre-built?

@CactusQuest

5 ай бұрын

pre built - u line - traded some plants for them

SensorPush eh? I'm using cheapie "Govee" units.

do u have cysas

Soooo jumpy