Turbinicarpus POLASKII, La Bonita

Sowing and germination

Turbinicarpus seeds are small and dark. Sowing is carried out superficially or with the thinnest sprinkling of sifted sand or a fine mineral fraction. The substrate is pre-moistened, the seeds are distributed over the surface, then the crop is carefully sprayed from a spray bottle with a weak solution of potassium permanganate or a biofungicide with the addition of a seed-safe growth stimulant according to its label directions, seed-safe growth stimulant, seed-safe growth stimulant, seed-safe growth stimulant or seed-safe growth stimulant, placed in a greenhouse, germinated in bright diffused light, a temperature of about 22-28 ° C and high, but not stagnant air humidity. The crops are kept closed until germination, then short ventilations begin, gradually increasing air access. The surface of the substrate should remain slightly moist, without waterlogging, drying out of the top layer and overheating in direct sun.