I have never seen FEROCACTUS JOHNSTONIANUS as a plant itself. Never ever have i seen an offer from any cactus nursery. The only pictures of these beautiful plants i came across were in the book of GOTTFRIED UNGER "DIE GROSSEN KUGELKAKTEEN NORDAMERIKAS" and on some www sites in france and germany and italy.
In March 2011 i decided to buy some seeds and give it a try.
As allways i have been sowing the seeds by the FLEISCHER METHOD which i will explain some time. This method is very old, easy to handle, useful for every seeds of every species you might think of and i really recommend it to the beginner and the professional. I do have very few "accidents" with this procedure. That means that i seldomly have bacteria or fungi which would kill my little ones.
The glass with the seeds or seedlings stayed over my heating on the window sill. At that time my window faced to the west.
The heating ended in May and the sun which shone from 12.00 to 20.00 o clock was the only source for light and warmth.
The glass was closed all the months from March 2011 until April 2012.
The water and fertilizer that was added at the beginning of the sowing process has been the only source of nutriment for the seedlings.
In April 2012 i opened the glass and tried to get the plants used to air and sun. At the beginning they were capt in light shadow. Now a little spraying by water including fertilizer on a daily or weekly basis, depending on the cold or hot weather, had been done until today and is the only source of nutriment.
This year i shall put them out of the glass and repot them in a tray. Then they will be treated as nearly adult ones.
In March 2011 i decided to buy some seeds and give it a try.
As allways i have been sowing the seeds by the FLEISCHER METHOD which i will explain some time. This method is very old, easy to handle, useful for every seeds of every species you might think of and i really recommend it to the beginner and the professional. I do have very few "accidents" with this procedure. That means that i seldomly have bacteria or fungi which would kill my little ones.
The glass with the seeds or seedlings stayed over my heating on the window sill. At that time my window faced to the west.
The heating ended in May and the sun which shone from 12.00 to 20.00 o clock was the only source for light and warmth.
The glass was closed all the months from March 2011 until April 2012.
The water and fertilizer that was added at the beginning of the sowing process has been the only source of nutriment for the seedlings.
In April 2012 i opened the glass and tried to get the plants used to air and sun. At the beginning they were capt in light shadow. Now a little spraying by water including fertilizer on a daily or weekly basis, depending on the cold or hot weather, had been done until today and is the only source of nutriment.
This year i shall put them out of the glass and repot them in a tray. Then they will be treated as nearly adult ones.
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