Thanksgiving Cactus Seed Pod, 1

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Thanksgiving date in uk. Succulent cactus seed diy terrarium germination starter kit for indoor garden growing mini terrarium kit with seeds. Youll find the seeds when the flowers have totally dried up. How and when to plant cactus seeds.

Seeds of your choice can be purchased from any garden supply center nursery online or harvested from a cactus in bloom. Identify the pollen on a flower of the other cactus plant. Successful cactus seed germination results in more plants to expand your collection.

Again see mr brown thumb images. Once the flowers fall off what is left is the pod. Ive never seen a seed pod on christmas cactusneat.

Take the flower containing pollen and coat the stigma of the first flower with pollen. How do i proceed from here to grow plants from this cross. The seed pods are usually a brightly colored off shoot from a plant that bears flowers.

If you wish to attempt collecting them remove flowers as they fade and place in a small paper bag. My easter cactus pods werent so dried out inside as the echinocactus pods but the seeds still must have been ripe since they sprouted. I pollinated my cactus with a second cactus and a seed pod developed at the flower base.

It is a yellow clump hanging off of the end of the filament white tube like part of the flowers stamen. 45 out of 5 stars 5593. For the first time the plant produced a seed pod.

To harvest seed out of mature bright pink pods snip the narrow end squeeze puplp into a little sand in your palm and rub around the separate seeds seeds should be chocolate brown to black. Christmas cactus seed pod karen. Sowing your seeds in late winter or early spring is the best time because it will give the seedlings ample time to grow during summer.

It was interesting to see the inside of the pod and it hopefully will be helpful to others. Aerogarden heirloom salad greens seed pod kit 6. Not that im not thoroughly enjoying the current blooming of my thanksgiving cactus.

Slice the pod open with a sharp knife and scrape out the seeds. The seed pods are usually some brightly coloured off shoots that bear flowers. Once flowers fall off the pod filled with seeds remains.

Seeds form in blooms of the cactus. There are seeds are inside. Question by wrmccy april 24 1999.

They were very tiny and brown. Christmas cactus thanksgiving cactus 4 inch unique collection of live cactus.