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#cactus #grown-from-seed

#cactus #grown-from-seed

Wow, how long did it take to get to this size?

Whaaat? That's possible?! 😯

@lesliecole49 took around 18 months from sowing seed til this photo. They’re not hard to grow but it feels like an achievement to grow a cactus from seed 😂

@jmlincoln I had no idea until I randomly saw seeds online 😜 not many germinated but these are the 2 of 5 that did 😁

That's awesome! Put that one on your resume 😜 haha

I can't even keep a cactus alive! So growing from seed, to me, is a great accomplishment! You go, girl!

@jmlincoln it’s probably a bigger achievement than anything else on there 😂

Lmao it is extremely impressive, so I can't even argue you 😜🤣

@gjones thanks Katy 😛 mine are only in 2” pots still but about due a bigger home I think. I can’t believe you have so many 😲 can see why you’re addicted though. It’s fun to watch what they turn into 😛

@lesliecole49 me neither 😂 think they’re only still alive because they’re away from me! 🙈 thanks Leslie ☺️

@jmlincoln 🤣

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That’s fantastic

Very pretty.

Wow, that's come on well 👍

You've done a great job there Kerry you wouldn't find better in a GC 👍

@Mary200631 thanks Mary 😀

@novicegardenlover thank you Susan 😃

@jeatacake thanks Jeff 😄 2 from a whole pack of seeds isn’t great but I’m pleased they’re doing so well 😛

@gjones thank you Katy 😁 how are yours doing?

@alan1111 thanks Alan ☺️ they look pretty good if I do say so myself 😌😅 they seem to enjoy it in the greenhouse year-round

Impressive..from seed !!! 😀😀

@sherrisgarden thanks Sherri 😊 they’re not too difficult once they’re past the tiny stage 😛

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Oh wow, that’s fab Kerry and this size in less than a year, well done 👍🏼😆👏🏼

@sieveheadsarah thanks Sarah 😀 they’re in an unheated greenhouse and are doing quite well really. They’re the only 2 left of 4 but doing pretty well so far 😛

@auricula thanks Elise 😃 I just leave them to their own devices and they’re happily growing away 😛

I bet they’ll do really well during the summer Kerry 😀

@sieveheadsarah summer? There is such a thing? 🤣🤣🤣

I can hope Kerry 👍🏼🤨🌞🌞

That is very impressive Kerry and patient!💘😍

That's fantastic! 👏👏👏

@ShelleySnyder thanks Shelley 😄 thankfully they plod a long nicely without too much help from me 😉

@anges thanks Ange 😛 never had success with ones I’ve bought but less tempted to overwater them in the greenhouse so maybe that’s what’s keeping them alive 😂

Very welcome!💘😍

@gjones these are my seed-grown cactuses 🌵

Lovely

@novicegardenlover thanks Susan 😛 quite proud of these spiky little beasts 😁

Understandable Kerry.

Wow! Impressive!💘😍

Sooooo cute !!! How long did it take ? 😍😍

@ShelleySnyder thank you Shelley 😃 have done better than I expected 😛

@sherrisgarden thanks Sherri 😁 I started them at the beginning of the year, early February I think

@gjones thanks Katy 😛 they’re very short but quite round, still not sure what they’ll turn out to be 😂 the first photo I took of them was 9 months back 😜

@gjones sounds like a plan 😁 the spikes seem to grow faster than the actual cactus 🤣

So that's not bad Kerry, February. I'm so impatient with seeds, in my mind I figured it was 2 years . Hahaha !! 🤣😎😂😁

@sherrisgarden I must admit I am too 🙈 if the pack says 14-21 days then I wanna see them within 3 weeks 🤣 slow growing ones are a real test of patience. But these have just sat happily in the greenhouse and I do little with them, just potted on a couple of times and water on a rare occasion 😛

@gjones

@gjones had a little growth spurt. How are yours doing?

@gjones they really aren’t in a hurry 🤣 and one is far less speedy than the others too! They have got bigger and a lot taller, I’ll post another view tomorrow 😊 they do seem to be enjoying the greenhouse so hope they’ll get even bigger by summers end 🤞🏻 Look forward to seeing yours 😁

@gjones sounds like you’ve got lots going on! No worries, enjoy your guests and garden 😘

@gjones little progress update: have 4 now 😁 and they all have a fluffy spike 😅 2 red like the top one, a bright green one like the top one, and a 3-pointed one at the bottom. Can’t wait to see what they turn into but should at least have 2 different types ☺️ how are yours doing?

They look so adorable 😍😍😍

@gjones that’s not a bad germination rate! Think I only got 4 from 25 seeds 🙈 I thought so too! Wasn’t expecting their needles already 😜 looking forward to seeing yours 😁

@ublaszko they are so so tiny but hopefully not for long 😅

@gjones funny you should say that, I just checked on them and there’s a new member of the family today 😂 I will definitely keep the tray for a while, read before that some seeds can take over a year to germinate 😜

Hopefully, they will bulk up over spring and summer 😊

@gjones I do! These look to me like they’ve not moved in weeks! Must be a typical behaviour, maybe needing more heat before they take off again

@ublaszko here’s hoping 😁

Doesn’t look like much but I got cactus seeds to germinate 🤗🥳🤪 no idea what kind they’ll be mind you 😅

That’s cool keep me posted 💐

@wtwitchell6969 I’ll definitely update if I manage to keep them alive 😂

Okie dokie 🌺

Nice one Kerry 👌😊

Wow, awesome 👍🏼

Awesome Kerry.

@gjones yours look fantastic! I’m surprised any germinated for me since it’s been so cold in the greenhouse. But I’m determined to try keep these going 😂 if only to find out what they grow into 😛 it’s quite exciting 😁

@jeatacake thanks Jeff 😀

@Hellebore thank you Liz 😃

@novicegardenlover thanks Susan 😄

@columbiariver thank you ☺️ I think I started mine around the same time but having that week of sunshine really got them going. I hope when it warms up a little for you that yours will kickstart 😁😘