Up for sale is one pack of 50 Miniature Cactus seeds. These seeds create a huge variety of small cacti that range from 4 to 10 inches in a variety of plants.
We offer flat rate combined shipping on all orders, no limit on the amount or type of seed packets.
CULTURE
Soil temperature: 65 - 70 degrees fahrenheit
Germination lighting: Light required
Germination days: 21 days
Plant spread:4"-6"
Plant height: 4-10''
Plant type: Perennial
Maturation days: 365 days
Cactus are started exactly like succulents. Cactus will grow outdoors in zones 3-10 but they dislike soggy soil conditions and these mini cactus thrive best indoors where you can control the moisture levels.
It's best to start them in pots in a soil mixture of half coarse sand or vermiculite and half peat. For Cactus we like to use a Tupperware type container with holes in the bottom and a translucent lid the help maintain moisture. You can also use 4" landscape pots that have holes in the bottom. Sow the seeds on the surface and lightly press into your potting mix. They require light to germinate so do not cover them.
While germinating they do like their soil moist, but not soaking wet. We keep our Tupperware pot or landscape pot (with holes in the bottom) in a larger tray that always has about 1" of water in it. If you let your potting mixture dry out while cactus are germinating means certain failure. We also loosely cover the pot with a translucent lid or plastic wrap to ensure the seeds don't dry out. Place your container under an artificial light source and keep it from getting too hot. We use flourescent shop lights, but you can also use LED grow lights. Don't use incandescent light bulbs, or place in direct sunlight, or you will generate too much heat.
These are slow to germinate, and once germinated grow slowly, so patience is required if you want to grow these. Do not expect them to germinate and create full size Cactus in a few days.
Once they germinate, and are about 1/4" tall, you can remove the plastic wrap. Slowly reduce your water amounts and once 1/2" tall you can transplant them. Cactus are a dry weather plant so in their permanent home use a coarse blend of cactus ready soil, or make you own by mixing 50% potting mix with 50% coarse material like pearlite and coarse sand. Water sparingly.