I've got many coming up right now and let me tell you how I did it. I put them in a monotub used for growing mushrooms. I tried several different methods and got zero germination. Then, I put about 3 inches of soil in the bottom of the monotub. The monotub is a plastic tote with a clear lid. It has 3 large holes on each long side near the soil line and two holes on the short sides at the top. These are then stuffed with polyfil which causes high humidity, but constant fresh air exchange. They are ALL coming up.
@@sanpedromastery6262 Vho-ho-ho.. I don't know actually, what's going on here (yet), but I'm "fallible" to find out more, even so to forward it, as order some seeds me as well TOO, if I find a decent, reasonable honest, down-to - Earth fair enthusiastic individual behind this channel.. Anyway, greetings from Middle - Europe, HUNGARY!! 🙂🤟😀.. ..
I can attest to the quality of Jerry´s cacti seeds...I bought 20 seeds of two varities from him, and sowed them exactly ten days ago, This morning the first very tiny green points became visible on the soil. I have followed his advice as per this video: I sterilized the soil (in the oven, not in a pressure cooker) and mixed it with 50 percent Perlite. I used bottled water to moisten the soil, and wrapped the container with cling film (which I additionally secured with a rubber band around the outer rim of the box). The container was placed on the windows sill and covered by a sheet of kitchen paper, to avoid too harsh sunlight. the temeprature was around 20 - 22 degrees Celsius by day, and around 16 -18 by night. And voilá, the seeds came up. Thank you Jerry for all the work you put into your videos, and for the excellent quality of the seeds.
@@bobbymiller4414 I moistened the soil with bottled water and put it into a steel pot. Covered with tin foil. Put pot in the oven, heated at 150 degrees Celsius (=300 Fahrenheit) and checked the soil temperature with a thermometer. Cooked at internal temperature around 85 Celsius / 185 Fahrenheit for about twenty minutes..
Thank You Jerry! I just bought a Pack 100. So many extra seeds. Not just the ones you mark as extra. Each pack of 100 had atleast 120 seeds and one almost 150. I have sown quite a few of them, and the ones I can count are germinating 24 of 28 and 36 of 40. The rest I can't get a good count but they are similar. I used this method and tried several soil mixes, vermiculite works well in Aurora CO. Thank you. !!!!❤❤❤❤
Sewed my seeds on 11/17/21 and saw results a week and a half later. Thank you so much! I would've never started this if you had not shown me how easy it can be!
I planted my cacti about 3/4 weeks ago and little cacti are growing now. But when is the right time to change the cacti’s ‘climate ? When they just started to grow or a little bit later? And does the temperature needs to be above 20 degree Celsius? Thankyou for the video and information 😁
You say if you sterilize soil you leave them under the clear wrap for 6-8 months. But earlier in the video you say you have to remove the clear wrap completely and when they are 2 months they are more tolerable to dry soil. Which one is correct, these contradict. Could you please explain. Thank you.
I've never done it. It's ideal for people who are impatient, or just like to experiment with different techniques. If you do it, make sure it's not a plant you are attached to, as sometimes grafts fail, especially the first tries.
When sterilizing soil, would you recommend mixing in perlite first? Or sterilizing then mixing? Since I'm very capable with a pressure cooker, I figured I'd sterilize my soil. Just wondering if you sterilize it after mixing with perlite or before. 🤔🙏✌🍄💚
Thanks Jerry, so nice to get those info. When you say 1 part of soil and 1 part of perlite, you mean in volume not weight, right ?. Perlite is a very light material.
I use a water conditioner for fish tanks to treat all my plants. One bottle can last you months depending on how many cacti you have. I also dust the compost after planting the seeds with powdered cinnamon to prevent mould or fungus growing. Do any of your seeds take months to germinated or is that only with certain species of cacti?
What is the reason for T5? T= Tubular and 5= Diameter. The temperature of the color doesn't change going from LED to Fluorescent and I don't see a reason for shape and size of the lamp making a difference aside from the obvious (not enough light or getting burned).
Hi, I have about 30 seedlings here that have started browning recently. If overwatering is the issue, can I hold off from watering for a while and they might improve? They are not shrivelled, and do still have green in them, but have became quite dark. Hoping I can save them.....
It may be that they're getting sunburnt, sometimes they turn dark red/purple if they're getting too much direct sun. When they are small they are fairly fragile/finicky but once they get a bit bigger they are very hardy.
I want you people who are interested in growing San Pedros n such to know that they grow like 1cm under good circumstances per year and you need like 10cm for a trip.... So... better look for some Shroom Grow Teks I guess. If you still wanna grow cactus know they have a beautiful flower. Nonetheless this was a very good guide. Good Job. Thx.
I started some old seeds (8 years) in pure hydrated coco coir. They are beginning to germinate, but I imagine I’ll need to feed them with fertilizer every couple weeks
How fresh should the seeds be?? I bought my seeds about this time last year and I haven't had time to plant them, do you think they will still germinate??
Ideally, they're sown after the outer layer of the seed is dry/hardened enough, and probably best within the season. Seeds can last several years under the right conditions though - % of germination goes down the longer you wait, however. 600, 2000, even 32,000 year-old seeds have been germinated before for other plants, so I guess you can't know til you try! :) Yours aren't that old; you'll probably still get a cool turnout.
Why not T5 LEDs? That's what I bought and it seems to have the same characteristics as fluorescents? Mine is 2x2ft 60W 6500K. I put my seeds under it last saturday (21°C / 12hrs light).
Dis moi tu a déja fait pousser du aztkium ritteri ? Je voudrais essayer mais j'aimerais de conseils vu qu'apparament c'est difficile aussi tu a besoin de combien de temps pour faire germer du cactus de san pedro ? I write it in french because i think with your accent u are french , i can ask the same in english if you prefer
could anybody offer me advice i have to young cacti i have grown from seed but they have started to lean greatly almost growing horizontally is it safe for me to lean them back upright and support them with a toothpick or something?
What do you mean "seeds that are unpollinated"? In my experience, the seeds don't get pollinated, the flowers get pollinated. The flowers will not set seed if they are not pollinated. Please explain what you mean. I think you mean to say something else.
In our municipality, we do not add any chloride to the water supply. Instead, the water is filtered through UV radiation before it is delivered into the water grid.
Only if they breath it. 😜 Seriously though . . . If there is an abundance of dust, it can impede proper drainage. I always do a quick rinse, as they tend to get beat up in transit and end up vey dusty
There are barely any videos on San Pedros. Please make a video showing fancy named clones and explaining the different names of them. We want to learn about juuls giant, super pedro, sopulicola, sharxx blue and other fancy high dollar ones :) PLEASE JERRY
Thanks for the suggestion. I find all my plants around Spain and the south of France. Most were brought from South America by collectors and botanists 100 years ago or over, and there is some cool stuff in there, a lot of it still little known. I don’t have many of those classics you mention. Other people have plenty, they should be the ones doing videos. If no-one does a video on that topic, maybe I’ll end up acquiring more of these plants and doing that video myself. In any case, I agree I should show more of my plants, will try to do that in future videos. :)
@@sanpedromastery6262 well then maybe do a video of the cool ones that you have! I just started my collection 2 months ago and am LOVING this hobby. Please make a video showing your collection and explaining the genetics! WE LOVE YOUR VIDEOS JERRY!!!
why so much cactus in 1 tube? & how to pot them over when bigger if their are 100s of cactus in 1 tube (regarding to roots etc) & when their gettting bigger wouldnt it be a mess and walk to problem later in grow stage? @sanpedromastery
Put your soil mixture into a mason jar with filter on top and aluminum foil over the lid so water doesn't get in. Put in a pressure cooker for 1 and 1/2 hrs at 15 psi. This will sterilize the soil. If you want to pasteurize the soil, which I prefer, put mason jar in pot of water at 150 degrees for 2 hours. This will kill harmful bacteria while leaving beneficial bacteria behind.
Thanks to this channel I literally have hundreds of cactus babies.
That is great to hear! :)
How long did you wait to put the seedlings in direct sunlight?
I've got many coming up right now and let me tell you how I did it. I put them in a monotub used for growing mushrooms. I tried several different methods and got zero germination. Then, I put about 3 inches of soil in the bottom of the monotub. The monotub is a plastic tote with a clear lid. It has 3 large holes on each long side near the soil line and two holes on the short sides at the top. These are then stuffed with polyfil which causes high humidity, but constant fresh air exchange. They are ALL coming up.
I started 20 of the Pachanoi Cer-A1xKnuthianus seed you sent me. So far have 17 out of 20 poppin up. Thx for quality seed jerry!
Good to hear that, Brett! Thanks for trusting my seeds :)
@@sanpedromastery6262 Vho-ho-ho.. I don't know actually, what's going on here (yet), but I'm "fallible" to find out more, even so to forward it, as order some seeds me as well TOO, if I find a decent, reasonable honest, down-to - Earth fair enthusiastic individual behind this channel.. Anyway, greetings from Middle - Europe, HUNGARY!! 🙂🤟😀.. ..
@@sanpedromastery6262
How long should I run the T5 fluorescent light per day for germination?
How long did it take to grow them till let's say 1 meter (or 3 feet) high?
I can attest to the quality of Jerry´s cacti seeds...I bought 20 seeds of two varities from him, and sowed them exactly ten days ago, This morning the first very tiny green points became visible on the soil. I have followed his advice as per this video: I sterilized the soil (in the oven, not in a pressure cooker) and mixed it with 50 percent Perlite. I used bottled water to moisten the soil, and wrapped the container with cling film (which I additionally secured with a rubber band around the outer rim of the box). The container was placed on the windows sill and covered by a sheet of kitchen paper, to avoid too harsh sunlight. the temeprature was around 20 - 22 degrees Celsius by day, and around 16 -18 by night.
And voilá, the seeds came up.
Thank you Jerry for all the work you put into your videos, and for the excellent quality of the seeds.
Thank you very much for the kind review, I appreciate! :)
Where can we buy seeds or seedlings from you at? Love your videos!!!
@@sanpedromastery6262 you are welcome! :-)
How did you go about sterilizing the soil in the oven?
@@bobbymiller4414 I moistened the soil with bottled water and put it into a steel pot. Covered with tin foil. Put pot in the oven, heated at 150 degrees Celsius (=300 Fahrenheit) and checked the soil temperature with a thermometer. Cooked at internal temperature around 85 Celsius / 185 Fahrenheit for about twenty minutes..
Very detailed and experienced advice from a dedicated master;
Excellent.
Thanks for the kind words! :)
Yessss Updated version!!! Always hyped to see a new vid up:)
Woah perfect timing! I’m going to sow my seeds this afternoon using instructions from you other videos, but now this one too! You’re a saint!
First time I've ever been called a saint! lol Thanks my friend.
Thank You Jerry! I just bought a Pack 100. So many extra seeds. Not just the ones you mark as extra. Each pack of 100 had atleast 120 seeds and one almost 150. I have sown quite a few of them, and the ones I can count are germinating 24 of 28 and 36 of 40. The rest I can't get a good count but they are similar. I used this method and tried several soil mixes, vermiculite works well in Aurora CO. Thank you. !!!!❤❤❤❤
Sewed my seeds on 11/17/21 and saw results a week and a half later. Thank you so much! I would've never started this if you had not shown me how easy it can be!
How big are they now?
I bought some Bridgesii seeds from this guy. Great germination rate and they're growing great after almost a year. Highly recommend buying from him.
Does he have awebsite?
@@Growingdopamine818 His email is in the description
I got 20 seeds from this guy, 19 out of 20 came up and are still with me 3 months later
......I think I'm set on cacti for awhile!
Jerry is the best. Order was delivered promptly and have only seen fantastic results. Thanks Jerry!
Can’t wait to order some seeds ! Awesome video.
I’ll definitely be messaging you for some seeds at some point !
Thank you for sharing all this with us, this channel is a treasure
Thanks for the kind words!! :)
Those little babies are so cute!
This is exactly what I needed. THANK YOU 🌵💚
Im ready to get mine soon. SPM is the best when it comes to this stuff.
Thanks my friend! :)
Happy to see new videos!!
Any books you recommend on how to grow from start to finish and learn all the other necessary information?
Wow. Right as I ordered some seeds. Good timing.
Wow, right as I ...um.....a........
@@BigDG80 ?
What varieties/ species?
I planted my cacti about 3/4 weeks ago and little cacti are growing now. But when is the right time to change the cacti’s ‘climate ? When they just started to grow or a little bit later? And does the temperature needs to be above 20 degree Celsius?
Thankyou for the video and information 😁
Thank you for all the great work you do.
Thankyou for your videos! I watch them alot to try keep my Pedro's good. Can I sprinkle cinnamon over my seedlings or will that effect them?
Merci, j'ai planté 20 graines en décembre, je commence à voir les cactus sortir de terre. C'est beau, très lent mais tellement satisfaisant.
I just discovered your Channel. Great work!
Thanks and welcome! :)
You say if you sterilize soil you leave them under the clear wrap for 6-8 months. But earlier in the video you say you have to remove the clear wrap completely and when they are 2 months they are more tolerable to dry soil. Which one is correct, these contradict. Could you please explain. Thank you.
Wonderful video for cactus seedings! 👍👍👍
brother)) greetings from Russia.... I use chlorhexidine for disinfection of soil and seeds.... thanks for the video!!)
hi, thanks for all that information. why do you advise against t5 leds? the tubes went out of production in august 23.
Amazing work mate! Looking forward to hopefully trying this one day soon!
Thanks for the video!
Any experience/thoughts on grafting globular cacti onto columnar cacti for faster growth?
I've never done it. It's ideal for people who are impatient, or just like to experiment with different techniques. If you do it, make sure it's not a plant you are attached to, as sometimes grafts fail, especially the first tries.
Thank you for providing these! How do you get rid of fungus nats?
Hang Raid fly tape around them it will kill thousands in one week.
Very informative! As always!
Great informative video 👍
if you used peat moss soil would youi mix 50/50 with perlite like you did with regular soil?
When sterilizing soil, would you recommend mixing in perlite first? Or sterilizing then mixing? Since I'm very capable with a pressure cooker, I figured I'd sterilize my soil. Just wondering if you sterilize it after mixing with perlite or before. 🤔🙏✌🍄💚
if you mix the perlite in after sterilizing, your soil won't be sterilized anymore. mix it all up, then sterilize.
Sowing my first seeds this weekend using this method! I have a question about how low is ok for temps to drop at night. Is low 60s F ok?
Thanks Jerry, so nice to get those info. When you say 1 part of soil and 1 part of perlite, you mean in volume not weight, right ?. Perlite is a very light material.
You Rock Jerry!
Some of my seedlings are on their side. How do I know which side should be down and which should be up?
Do you have a guide with pictures for reading
Is it possible to grow them in seed starter and germination box I bought awhile ago? Or should I use a smaller container with cling film?
How long should I run the T5 fluorescent light per day for germination?
can i put them under my cannabis grow led? why does t5 led not work? not enough brightness or is it the spectrum?
Thanks for the content
Hey man, what do you say about right pH for cactus? Is it ok to use rhizotonic with cactus?
I use a water conditioner for fish tanks to treat all my plants. One bottle can last you months depending on how many cacti you have. I also dust the compost after planting the seeds with powdered cinnamon to prevent mould or fungus growing.
Do any of your seeds take months to germinated or is that only with certain species of cacti?
How do you use the conditioner? And how much of it? Thanks
What u think Is old? I got some seed i buy a year ahí.. are they old?
This may be a question for email, but do you ship seeds to the USA or just to the EU?
Great video! Definitely about to hit you up
Can I germinate in my veg area. It’s around 350 500 ppfd?
My seedlings are turning light in color and are dying rapidly, any suggestions?
Hi Jerry. Great videos on San Pedro! Thanks :) How can I buy some seeds from you?
Thank you Jerry
What is the reason for T5? T= Tubular and 5= Diameter. The temperature of the color doesn't change going from LED to Fluorescent and I don't see a reason for shape and size of the lamp making a difference aside from the obvious (not enough light or getting burned).
Thank for all the help!
Do you have any seeds available?
Hi, I have about 30 seedlings here that have started browning recently. If overwatering is the issue, can I hold off from watering for a while and they might improve? They are not shrivelled, and do still have green in them, but have became quite dark. Hoping I can save them.....
It may be that they're getting sunburnt, sometimes they turn dark red/purple if they're getting too much direct sun. When they are small they are fairly fragile/finicky but once they get a bit bigger they are very hardy.
Can I use coco instead of potting soil?
I want you people who are interested in growing San Pedros n such to know that they grow like 1cm under good circumstances per year and you need like 10cm for a trip.... So... better look for some Shroom Grow Teks I guess. If you still wanna grow cactus know they have a beautiful flower. Nonetheless this was a very good guide. Good Job. Thx.
I started some old seeds (8 years) in pure hydrated coco coir.
They are beginning to germinate, but I imagine I’ll need to feed them with fertilizer every couple weeks
100 seeds, about 5 germinated so far.
>5% on 8 year old seeds, not too bad
I wanted to know, out of 20 only one has germinated. How should I proceed? Is it possible to contact you personally? Thank u ☺️
Thank you 🙏
Can I use boiled tap water UK Birmingham
How fresh should the seeds be?? I bought my seeds about this time last year and I haven't had time to plant them, do you think they will still germinate??
Ideally, they're sown after the outer layer of the seed is dry/hardened enough, and probably best within the season. Seeds can last several years under the right conditions though - % of germination goes down the longer you wait, however. 600, 2000, even 32,000 year-old seeds have been germinated before for other plants, so I guess you can't know til you try! :) Yours aren't that old; you'll probably still get a cool turnout.
Why not T5 LEDs? That's what I bought and it seems to have the same characteristics as fluorescents? Mine is 2x2ft 60W 6500K.
I put my seeds under it last saturday (21°C / 12hrs light).
Where did you buy seeds from
💚
My question is, why no wood pieces in the soil?
Can a red sun burned seedling recover?
Would suggest avoiding peat based compost as peat bogs are an increasingly scarce natural ecosystem.
2:23 would pure peat and perlite work well?
Why will T8 bulbs not work for this?
Dis moi tu a déja fait pousser du aztkium ritteri ? Je voudrais essayer mais j'aimerais de conseils vu qu'apparament c'est difficile aussi tu a besoin de combien de temps pour faire germer du cactus de san pedro ? I write it in french because i think with your accent u are french , i can ask the same in english if you prefer
PLEASE MAKE MORE VIDEOS
My seedlings are all red will they recover ?
Too much water or too much sun
could anybody offer me advice i have to young cacti i have grown from seed but they have started to lean greatly almost growing horizontally is it safe for me to lean them back upright and support them with a toothpick or something?
Yes you can try with a toothpick, but some of them might not like the contact with the toothpick and rot.
Could I use a succulent mix in place of potting soil?
I did and theyve just sprouted
Where is a reliable source to get seeds?
たくさんのサボテンを持ってるね。
お店でもやってるの？🌵🏬
What do you mean "seeds that are unpollinated"? In my experience, the seeds don't get pollinated, the flowers get pollinated. The flowers will not set seed if they are not pollinated. Please explain what you mean. I think you mean to say something else.
He's saying "Hand pollinated", with a french accent
how many seed are necessary?
about to buy 1000 bridgessi seeds 💛
How to order your seeds and seedlings?
Do you have a different website now? Your old one has been down for a couple months.
Now I just send a list by email :)
I know the creator of this video has a friend in Olds Alberta that was helping me with some information but I can’t figure out the name of the shop?
In our municipality, we do not add any chloride to the water supply. Instead, the water is filtered through UV radiation before it is delivered into the water grid.
Could you use pumice?
Yes he said in the video that it’s a good alternative but it’s dustier so you have to wash it
Jerry from france
Is pumice dust harmful for the cacti?
Only if they breath it. 😜 Seriously though . . . If there is an abundance of dust, it can impede proper drainage. I always do a quick rinse, as they tend to get beat up in transit and end up vey dusty
There are barely any videos on San Pedros. Please make a video showing fancy named clones and explaining the different names of them. We want to learn about juuls giant, super pedro, sopulicola, sharxx blue and other fancy high dollar ones :) PLEASE JERRY
Thanks for the suggestion. I find all my plants around Spain and the south of France. Most were brought from South America by collectors and botanists 100 years ago or over, and there is some cool stuff in there, a lot of it still little known. I don’t have many of those classics you mention. Other people have plenty, they should be the ones doing videos. If no-one does a video on that topic, maybe I’ll end up acquiring more of these plants and doing that video myself. In any case, I agree I should show more of my plants, will try to do that in future videos. :)
@@sanpedromastery6262 well then maybe do a video of the cool ones that you have! I just started my collection 2 months ago and am LOVING this hobby. Please make a video showing your collection and explaining the genetics! WE LOVE YOUR VIDEOS JERRY!!!
why so much cactus in 1 tube? & how to pot them over when bigger if their are 100s of cactus in 1 tube (regarding to roots etc) & when their gettting bigger wouldnt it be a mess and walk to problem later in grow stage? @sanpedromastery
Jerry I am not able to email you with that link. I have tried twice and no luck.
The email address is correct, and I do receive emails. Please double check the spelling, or try from a different email service provider.
Yay new video!
Where can I get the seeds?
Does anyone know any reputable seller that will ship seeds to Brazil? I found literally no ecommerces or shops for trustable seeds in my country..
My seeds wont grow further than 09:10 i dont know why
Put your soil mixture into a mason jar with filter on top and aluminum foil over the lid so water doesn't get in. Put in a pressure cooker for 1 and 1/2 hrs at 15 psi. This will sterilize the soil. If you want to pasteurize the soil, which I prefer, put mason jar in pot of water at 150 degrees for 2 hours. This will kill harmful bacteria while leaving beneficial bacteria behind.
Hola I'm looking for your contact to buy real San Pedro seeds . How can we get in touch
If only i could find seeds
How do you plant san pedro horizontally
I have a video on that.
Mine just sprouted a pup finally after laying down sideways for a couple months. I’m so excited!