It is easy to look after the bought cactus, water yes under the sun substitute. But it is at least boring. Joy of any kaktusovod – to grow up plant from sunflower seed. To achieve that seeds have ascended, many can, but grow up adult plant from these shoots is really aerobatics.
Instruction
1. If you grow up for the first time cacti, then buy inexpensive mix of seeds in flower shop. That it was not so a pity for money in case of failure. The most important scourge of newborn cacti are fungal diseases therefore both seeds and soil mix have to be sterile. To disinfect seeds, they need to be lowered in pink manganese solution for 12 hours. Thus, seeds will bulk up and will ascend quicker.
2. Professional kaktusovod have special small greeneries in which continuous temperature and lighting is maintained. But pleasure it not from cheap. However to grow up the cacti from seeds it is not necessary to get such attributes. As they say, there would be desire. As small greenery it is possible to use box from under cake. For this purpose in deep part pierce many holes, and make transparent part cover. Put this design on firm pallet.
3. Seeds you have prepared, business for pochvosmesye now. In it there has to be a lot of coarse bank sand (up to 70%). Pochvosmes surely disinfect on water bath: lay fabric in colander, on it fill mix, put colander over pan with water and you boil not less than half an hour under cover. Smell not from pleasant therefore well air the room. Put ready mix in the small greenery sterilized by potassium permanganate or alcohol. The layer should not be too big – no more than 2-3 cm. Level the soil and humidify with warm water. Make grooves through 2 cm from each other, slightly pressing the soil. In these to groove put the sterilized seeds. It is not necessary to fill up from above seeds of cacti!
4. Seeds in the soil, now the most important to support microclimate. In the afternoon temperature in small greenery has to be high – up to 30 wasps, and at night – it is not higher than 20 wasps. The first month the earth has to be always damp. Water not from above, and from pallet. On the second month it is possible to allow the earth to dry up a little. Do not put seedlings under direct sunlight – it will slow down growth of seedlings. Slightly attract them. The small greenery surely has to be aired, otherwise seaweed can be got. Air is necessary and in order that saplings did not overheat.
5. Seeds in the soil, now the most important to support microclimate. In the afternoon temperature in small greenery has to be high – up to 30 wasps, and at night – it is not higher than 20 wasps. The first month the earth has to be always damp. Water not from above, and from pallet. On the second month it is possible to allow the earth to dry up a little. Do not put seedlings under direct sunlight – it will slow down growth of seedlings. Slightly attract them. The small greenery surely has to be aired, otherwise seaweed can be got. Air is necessary and in order that saplings did not overheat.
6. When on seedlings prickles appear, they can be transplanted. Between cacti there has to be distance not less their diameter. The soil has to be the same, transfer seedlings by means of rake. Together with soil lump on backs. Do not touch saplings! As you can see, it is not so difficult to grow up cacti from seeds. The main thing – try.