Schon kurze Zeit später circa 2 Tage nachdem ich die Töpfchen auf die Fensterbank gestellt habe, fingen diese an zu schimmeln. Try to do so cautiously — don't let the soil dry out completely, but don't ever leave standing water in the container from over-watering. Use a fork or spoon to gently tease out individual cacti, taking care not to catch the spikes on your skin.

Depending on the species of cactus you are growing, germination can take anywhere from several weeks to several months. If the soil you use for planting hasn't been pasteurized (it should say whether or not on the packaging), you may want to consider heating it in the oven at 300 o F (about 150 o C) for half an hour. Hardier succulents are usually sold with other drought-tolerant plants, or as summer bedding in spring and early summer, in garden centres and from online suppliers. This means they must be grown in specially prepared compost, otherwise their roots and stem bases would quickly rot, and the cactus would die.Rebutia krainziana – a clump-forming barrel cactus, forming dark green stems up to 7cm in diameter, with contrasting small, white areoles and spines. Note that many tropical cacti won't have spines, so in this case simply remove the cover once the seedling sprouts up through the soil. That's why they have invested their time and resources to thoroughly test their seeds and attempt to grow them before approving each batch for sale.

Sow seeds in spring into pot Meine persönliche Empfehlung an alle die dieses Kit benutzen möchten, nutzen Sie nicht die beiliegenden Anzuchttöpfchen. Simple and easy to grow, green fingers not essential, the kit is designed for everyone, even complete beginners. They are climbing or epiphytic plants that cling to trees in the wild and make excellent indoor hanging plants. One aspect of the cactus life cycle with which most people are not familiar is the process of "corking", in which the bottom portions of a mature cactus slowly start to develop a tough, brown, bark-like exterior.

With our kit you'll be looking at your own homegrown spiky flowering cactus which is perfect for any window ledge or desk. However, because the transplantation process can be stressful for plants, it's important that you allow your cactus to "recover" after each time you repot it.