Seed project update

So far, the Hoodia gordonii are growing nicely and developing their proper form although they still have their seed leaves so now they have little "heads" on their bodies.

The Haworthia decided to germinate after all and although they have been very slow, the germination rate has been pretty good for most of the seeds although there is one batch that did not germinate at all. I sowed the seeds I got from my own plants today so I'll be curious to see how fast they are.

Since I don't work on Tuesdays, today was a general repot and plant tidy up day, and I'm glad I repotted all the plants I got at the show because I found that the Haworthia comptoniana had mealiebugs on the roots so those got sprayed and cleaned off before they spread to the rest of the plants. I think that it was because of 2 things: the plants roots were by now too big for the pot and growing exposed near the hole, as an invitation to those creatures and there was a lot of coarse gravel in the bottom of the pot, which makes it easier for the bugs to get in as well. I thought that the plant was showing signs of stress: although the red colour is pretty, it is a sign of water or heat stress and the leaves aren't properly plump and full of water either.

Of the seeds I got more recently, germination has been very disappointing overall so I won't be buying from that seller again.

Cheiridopsis glomerata were the only seeds that did germinate well, they are getting their first true leaves.

The little green dot in the centre of the picture is an Adromischus marianae. I'm excited about this, they are truly alien looking plants.

Only one Pachypodium succulentum seed germinated. It's the same plant as the one with pink flowers that I posted from the show.

Of the others: Pseudolithos, Conophytum, Tylecodon and Euphorbia , there has been no germination and I'm not expecting that there will be. You win some, you lose some. I'm glad I got some of these to grow at least.