Aztekium ritteri seedlings

[dvg]

Yeah, these really are glacially slow - slowest cactus species there is.

So far these have been hard grown, without fertilizer, which could account for some of their smallness, well that and forgetting that I had them at the back of a table for a couple of years.

Grafting and the application of ferts are very tempting, but ferts can distort the form shape and if the roots are lopped off in favor of a grafting stock, these plants will never be on their roots again, as they are practically impossible to root again.

So, probably will just continue to be patient will these...for now.





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[thez_yo]

dvg, where here I am about to give up on nepenthes seed pots after a year, your dedication for 6 years to a pea is admirable.

[dvg]

dvg, where here I am about to give up on nepenthes seed pots after a year, your dedication for 6 years to a pea is admirable.

Don't give up on your Nepenthes pots there Thez - if they've sprouted and have stalled, just repot them and watch them take off in growth for you.

Haha, I wish these tiny guys were the size of a pea, I measured them yesterday and they are between 3 to 3.5 mm in width and about 4 mm in height.

With them growing on average 1 mm in diameter per year, hopefully in another 6 years, they'll be the size of a pea.




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