Cleistocactus STRAUSII

Sowing and germination

Cleistocactus seeds are small, black, shiny, ripen into small fleshy fruits. It is not advisable to soak such seeds, so the substrate itself is disinfected: before sowing, it is spilled with a weak solution of potassium permanganate and dried. Scarification and stratification are not required. Sowing is carried out superficially, on a moistened loose substrate with the addition of sand, without deepening. The crops are moistened from a spray bottle with a solution 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, covered with film or placed in a greenhouse and germinated in the light, but not in direct sun, at a temperature of 20-25°C with daily ventilation. Under favorable conditions, the first shoots appear within 1-2 weeks, the main germination is usually completed within a month, and individual seeds may linger longer. Both waterlogging and drying out of crops are unacceptable.