How To Grow Cactus From Seed | Starting Seeds Ep.1

[@HeartShapedLeaves]

So your basically MOTHER NATURE!!!🌿💚🌿😎😎😎

[@PamsPrettyPlants]

IDK, but I sure feel like her!

[@maryj7912]

I can’t believe how quickly they grew! Can’t wait for more updates.

[@kennethnewton3084]

I love cactuses I have dragon fruit cactuses and several small flowering cactus veriaties in a big container they are so easy to grow and have such pretty flowers on the small ones and massive flowers in the dragon fruit

[@courtneya607]

Awesome I just planted cactus seeds in a recycled egg carton. Little babies started popping up!

[@OffGridInvestor]

Egg cartons are terrible because they get waterlogged

[@penni7155]

Thank you for making this video. I decided to order some cactus and succulent seeds only to realize I had no clue what to do with them once I got them lol. Now I'm off to plant my little seeds. ❤

[@PamsPrettyPlants]

Hahaha that is also how I make seed decisions, buy now, figure it out on KZbin later 😂

[@preciousbloomsja]

Hi Pam, i have quite a collection of cacti and succulents but i have never actually grown any from seeds as i was once told that this is a lengthy process. However, watching your video just now has inspired me to try this procedure. Thanks so much for sharing this knowledge👍😊.

[@caseym9656]

Why are tiny cacti so cute! I love this. More please.

[@Dustang_]

You grow girl! You have been keeping yourself busy this winter with all your little projects and planning! Can’t wait to see updates on this and follow along with your outdoor adventures this summer 💚

[@HelloJungleRoom]

Oh man they sprouted so quickly! I need to re try because mine I started almost a month ago haven’t done shit. I really loved this and can’t wait to see the update!

[@malloryhennigar2904]

I also find that Black Gold has fungus gnats! Glad to hear you say that! I’ve sent away for some cacti seeds - I’m so excited!

[@liberta2570]

OMG!! That stuff is expensive and I bought it to start my new seedlings last winter to only have our house filled up with gnats and I thought I did something wrong! I'm learning that I should bake my soil to kill off gnats.

[@PamsPrettyPlants]

Black gold sucks! I use promix for seed starting nowadays.

[@liberta2570]

@@PamsPrettyPlants Thanks

[@marieandruby]

Awesome! Love that stabby thingy. I really like those containers too. 💚🌿

[@PamsPrettyPlants]

Between this and peperomia props in hummus containers I'm hoarding trash like a looney tune lol

[@weirdgardenerd]

I didn’t think about this being a thing! And now this is all I can think about doing! 🌵💚

[@tracybuzzell8858]

They are cute little babies. Wow they germinated fast. My son went to Joshua Tree National park after a good rain and all sorts of desert flowers were in bloom. He bought me a little plant kit to grow Joshua Trees. I am going to plant them in the spring.

[@tammyludwigs6368]

So cool! Definitely let us know how they do!

[@carlybrown3263]

"I'm a dirt snob" yeah most plant people are tbh I am 😂

[@TheSalmissra]

To put uniform and easy holes in any of my plastic flower pots or grow trays I use an el-cheapo $3.00 soldering iron! Beats drilling and you don't have to worry about the cracking (or slipping and stabbing yourself like I am prone to!) :) Seeds are so fun! Enjoy!

[@OffGridInvestor]

Pliers and thick wire heated using a gas stove

[@pleasemyplants3447]

There is a Lithops growing kit that I've had my eye on, and now I think I need more Cactus seeds too

[@OffGridInvestor]

Lithops need sand and gravel, NO organic material

[@SearchFT]

Wow, thanks for all the info in your video 👍🏻 Going to sow mine this weekend.

[@tokyorose530]

I'm so glad I watched this video. I planted my seeds Oct'20 and I wanted to repot them this weekend. But I'll wait till Oct'21 to repot thanx to this video

[@PamsPrettyPlants]

Oh I’m so glad! If you can’t bear to wait I will tell you I knocked that whole ass tray over at one point about 7 months in and had to put that back in and almost all of them lived. 😅

[@tokyorose530]

@@PamsPrettyPlants 😂😂😂

[@stardoll1995]

Awww baby cacti are so cute!

[@HeartShapedLeaves]

So interesting about baby cacti....I never thought about the seedlings needing humidity like that...🤔🌿

[@PamsPrettyPlants]

Blew my mind!

[@WhatTheFlockFarm]

This was amazing to watch and learn about!! Thank you Pam for sharing now I want to try and gow cactus from seed. 🌵🌵

[@JimMeeker]

Very cool! I didn't know you could buy a variety pack of seeds like that! I like the little red ones. Also it's good to see someone else using up-cycled plastic food containers for this kind of thing. Most of my plant pot saucers are old microwave dinner containers. Well done.

[@aimeehodgin6359]

YAH! I cannot wait! I live in AZ & have NEVER seen a Sagauro as a baby!!! I am sooo excited! 2 Thumbs Up! I hope all of them flourish!!! Have an awesome day!

[@AranDeathly]

Tiny babies make my heart squeal 😭💕

[@mauricechatigny1066]

Elle explique très bien comment semer et garder l'humidité pour réussir à les amener à termes merci pam

[@PamsPrettyPlants]

Merci d'avoir regardé ma vidéo. 💚

[@ryansabstractart3518]

The soil has mychorrhiza in it any soil that had mychorrihiza added tend to be prone to fungus gnats, but the mychorrhiza will help the roots you just have to be more careful with it.

[@HafezZahruddinGardenandKitchen]

This is great! I hope we can share and exchange tips on starting succulents / cacti from seeds 😊

[@ebonyessence8]

Thank you for this. I'm planting mine today! Excited for quick results like yours even though I truly appreciate the patience planting seeds nurtures within us.

[@PamsPrettyPlants]

I was prepared to wait but not having to was definitely great 😂 good luck!!

[@helenagreenwood2305]

Am in UK just planted some cactus seeds today 👍🌱🌵🤞

[@Kischme71]

Learned more about cactus and cactus seeds from you than I've ever known.

[@PamsPrettyPlants]

Thank you Shelli! I'm so glad! My mind was blown researching them!

[@petercardona1559]

Love your cacti bad assery, Pam! 😎👍🌵 Hoffman Cactus Mix is worth a look. Lots less crap in it and I find it holds and drains moisture better than Branches Bugs and Gold. I also had a mini panic attack watching your finger so close to that hole puncher! 😵🚑😂

[@annetteprice]

Great video, the lil’ cacti are so cute. A tip on putting holes in takeout containers: use a lighter to heat up the awl or whatever you’re using and it makes a really nice hole with no cracking. You can also use the meltiness of it to make the hole pretty much any size you want.

[@PamsPrettyPlants]

Thank you Annette! Definitely necessary for that plastic! Splits like a gymnast!

[@OffGridInvestor]

Even better with hot wire and pliers to hold it. Heated with gas stove or cigarette lighter. Cheap soldering iron is another way

[@fizzplease6742]

oh the takeout dish!!! God we have like 8 of those exact shape jammed in the tupperware drawer. I'm glad I clicked onthis vid, I would not have thought of it

[@RachelRaeism]

Those baby cacti are precious!.. why are most tiny things the best? It'll be fun to watch the progression over time! I hope you're having an awesome day my sweet friend! :)

[@OrdinaryPlantGirl]

I'm not a Cacti person but those are super cute and I can't wait to see how this goes!

[@LittleGardenandMore]

Thank you for sharing the tips. Fun to watch 💕

[@HeartShapedLeaves]

Baby cacti have got to be the cutest things ever.... THE LITTLE PINK ONE😭😭😭

[@PamsPrettyPlants]

I can’t even stand that one.

[@Banano91f]

I did not know that was so easy! Thank you for sharing!

[@wildedibles819]

Woot Woot I love growing cacti from seed they are so cute popping up like tiny cacti... You can get many kinds :)

[@PamsPrettyPlants]

So I’m learning 😭💸

[@wildedibles819]

@@PamsPrettyPlants when I started mine I got some of that bird sand but humidity is tuff with just sand.... I use salad trays clear plastic... I mix a sand... Tiny bit of clay... Forest sand... No peat moss And microwave my soil mix b4 using it 10 mins x 2 or 3 times... Kills everything so no rott issues or bugs etc...

[@wildedibles819]

In the desert cacti do well under brush plants more humidity...

[@Lady_T]

They're so Itty bitty and cute! Can't wait to see them grow over time!

[@PamsPrettyPlants]

Me too! It takes a long time but they change so much in that time it's really fun to check on them every morning! ..and afternoon ..I check on them a lot lol

[@Lady_T]

@@PamsPrettyPlants it is fun! Are you doing a veggie garden too? Or was that someone else.. I just started the seeds for mine and it's so exciting especially when they start to pop up through the soil! It's the little things in life that excite me lol 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@terryplum7959]

I like using a soldering tool to make holes in containers 😉

[@PamsPrettyPlants]

I don’t like the smell of burning plastic but I’m sure that works awesome!

[@bobsmith2705]

Interesting I’ve never used drainage holes in my container for growing seeding also I sterilize the soil never had an issue with fungus or root rot. I usually just graft them after 2-4 months way to impatient to wait a year got about 500 seedlings growing now. Lol about to do at least 200 grafts in a month when there ready not looking forward to that used to growing a 100 seeds at a time but trying to get into selling seedings and cutting

[@jennifermurphy8750]

This was fascinating!!! Thank you so much!!

[@ninahesslau4351]

So stinking cute can’t wait for updates

[@tfibby14]

Can’t wait for the update on these little cuties 🌵

[@johntowner1893]

Love your style 😇

[@gtaoniemis]

Great video and info

[@billyhemingway73]

Your not alone with the black and gold i swear thats where my infestation came from once i got rid of all the gnats and went back to espoma i havent seen a gnst since

[@DrunkenHomemaker]

Like obviously I knew you could grow cacti from seed, but I didn't KNOW, ya know? This is amazing and I definitely don't need another project but I will definitely be trying this.

[@Alisha8596]

Cutest little spikes ever!

[@PamsPrettyPlants]

Cute but stabby...can relate! lol

[@ThicPotter]

Love it! I’m finally about to plant my seeds!

[@Theholyone999]

Omg why are they so adorable😍

[@elizabethgreco-nieves3667]

Thanks so much for this, I want to, definitely going to try this😉 I’m a big fan of Desert of Avalon and she also has a video on cacti props from seeds 🤗

[@Aki_s_Place]

oh wow this is so cool!! I will have to try this!! Thanks for sharing!!

[@hollysmith6469]

Thanks so much for your tips on sprouting cactus from seeds. Your techniques worked very well and within a week I had lots of baby sprouts. My question is now how do I keep them alive. Some of them are turning brown, and clear and are no longer green. I don’t know whether I’m watering them too much, not enough, or if a fungus is involved. Thanks for any suggestions and I’ll be happy to send you a photo if that is helpful. Have a great day!

[@PamsPrettyPlants]

That sounds like overwatering to me, are they squishy? I would let them dry out for a bit now that they’re sprouted!

[@Ray47nl]

Next time heat the tool you make holes with in a fire and you make very pretty clean holes.

[@John-yt4tb]

Great information pam thanks for sharing 🌵🌵🌵

[@markdale278]

Great video

[@RVBadlands2015]

Put the container right side up then poke holes. Add sand/grit to the soil you won’t have the gnats.

[@marcic3451]

This video was so cool 🌵they are so cute!

[@kriskrischi7571]

This was very helpful! My mom bought the same pack if seeds and was talking about planting them soon, but has no lights, lol. So it wouldn't be feasible for her to do it now as temps are in the 50s this week. I've shared this video with her so maybe she'll get some tips from you!

[@paulortiz2035]

You wouldn't need that heating pad if you lived in Arizona! 🤗🤗🤗 Was rather surprised at the thorns on some of them. At such an early stage. Are they soft or dangerous?

[@gregvanderwal2396]

You’re awesome 👏 thangs for making this!

[@ryanmercurio5230]

Hi Pam! Thanks for the vid. Btw, where do you buy your cactus seeds?

[@PamsPrettyPlants]

I got the ones in this video from a hardware store but the ones I’ve got since came from ZellaJake Gardens on Etsy!

[@itsluci8016]

I liked this video a lot and looking forward to the update 😍🙈

[@lanotlasumitra271]

Awesome video!💚

[@belovedsummerdays]

thats so cool!

[@TheBadMinimalist]

Can confirm Black Gold has a fungus gnat problem. :( Also I love a good recycled planter. Can’t wait to see what happens with these little guys.

[@PamsPrettyPlants]

I knew I wasn’t crazy!

[@PamsPrettyPlants]

I mean... for that reason anyway lol

[@donnaknowels2931]

Hi Pam. I like watching your new video's and older one's also. How could I get some cactus seeds to do for myself? I hope you may help me

[@PamsPrettyPlants]

Hi Donna! Thank you so much! ZellaJake Farms on Etsy has a good mixed pack of cactus seed for cheap and I’ve also found them at hardware stores with the flower seeds.

[@plantwithroos]

these are sooooo cuuutteeeeee!! damn I think I need some cacti and I don't think I've ever even thought that :D

[@scholarsforcambodia1163]

Thanks for your video. Anyway, i have some questions. Don't we have to water it during germination? Can we keep it under direct sunlight?

[@PamsPrettyPlants]

Hi! It does need to stay moist, I just didn’t happen to have to add any water because my container stayed nice and moist with the lid on. I’m sure direct sunlight would be sufficient, it just might take a little longer than mine did. I’ve noticed LED lights and heating mats just generally speed most things up and get high germination rates. But that doesn’t mean you NEED them. Hope this is helpful! I’m going to do a part two to this video with some of the questions I’ve gotten so thanks for yours!

[@EnchantedwithPoodles]

Love those fat little babies. Good luck with them. I look forward to seeing how they progress.

[@joselynrosario5265]

Hello, I loved it. Where is the second part?

[@PamsPrettyPlants]

I did an update on a live stream once but I’m not sure if I ever did a “part 2” They grow really, really slow so they’re about the size of a dime or nickel now. I potted them up after a year and a half I believe, just into a small clay pot with cactus soil and they’re doing great.

[@joselynrosario5265]

@@PamsPrettyPlants Thank you! Well the seeds are growing and they have little thorns or I don't know how to call it but I'm worried about the transplant to a bigger pot and the soil. Thanks again. I really enjoyed this video.

[@PamsPrettyPlants]

@joselynrosario5265 they’re pretty resilient, don’t stress too much! I picked out the biggest ones, some just never really grew while others did, so I tossed the stalled out ones and kept the winners. I waited until they were about pea sized and used tweezers to make a little hole in dampened cactus soil and then to gently move them. Diluted fertilizer here and there helps too in bulking them up some. I’m a chronic under waterer and they’re held up great so just don’t over water and you should be just fine! Good luck!

[@nadiapatnode9369]

Oh great... now I’m going to have to try this! Thanks 😂😂😂😫✌🏼✌🏼✌🏼✌🏼✌🏼✌🏼✌🏼

[@paulortiz2035]

So in the desert they sprout and then may not get any more moisture for many months. Meanwhile it is 110 degrees in the afternoon! How can any of them survive? Esp with things looking for a moisture, tasty meal! Yup, cacti have the odds going against them, that's for sure.

[@MyCleanLeaves]

Ok THAT was cool.

[@PamsPrettyPlants]

It’s so fun and ADDICTING

[@dianepicard6198]

Hi Pam yes every time I buy soils I get gnats what I do is I followed Lynne from Avalon advise cook the soil for 3 minutes in a microwave. It will kill all pest that can harm your seeds and baby cacti. Where did you purchased your seeds, here were I live they don’t have them.

[@paulortiz2035]

How long before you don't need to maintain the high moisture soil levels? So they can go a week-10 days between drinks? Thanks

[@emilyplantsmusic]

# DirtSnob for life 😛 Ok for whatever reason I did not know you can grow cacti from seeds and that they have cotyledon leaves 🙈 This video blew my mind haha. Love reusing food containers! Like all of my orchids are in tall reused food containers 🙃

[@PamsPrettyPlants]

That was also mind-blowing information for me to learn!

[@stephenradclifff614]

Do you basically keep the lid on during the whole duration of the entire year!? Thanks. Great video.

[@PamsPrettyPlants]

No, I’d say I kept it on for about a month until I felt like all the seeds that were gonna germinate had, and they all had some little spikes. Then I started to leave the lid ajar more and more over the course of a week or two to acclimate them before leaving it off entirely.

[@stephenradclifff614]

@@PamsPrettyPlants Wow! Thank you! I was going to assume when they hit the lid in growth! Like the acclimate part. Great tip! Mine are planted. Subscribed!

[@andrzejpotoniec5902]

Hi, you can plant one by one, i.e. one hole one seed is approx

[@merlysfarm4800]

It is okay we’re gonna use garden soil to germinate cactus?

[@myataylor4807]

Lol I save the containers as well.🤓

[@heathersplants5708]

💚💚💚

[@PopleBackyardFarm]

This was informative . New friend Ruthie

[@markdale278]

how long will you leave the lid on after they appear ?

[@jennifer_loves_8766]

That the same mixed pack of cactus seeds I just bought

[@PamsPrettyPlants]

Worked out well for me!

[@meganmacquarrie1491]

So, mine look similar but have white stuff growing on the soil. I am not sure what this is, so if you know, please get back to me :)

[@happylittlebush9541]

Oh thank goodness! I just started mine! I was looking for some help and found your photo! Haha!

[@PamsPrettyPlants]

We are on the level!!

[@merlysfarm4800]

It’s not direct to the sun while germinating?

[@jennifer_loves_8766]

Can you give an update on the seedlings 🌱 cactus 🌵 🙏

[@PamsPrettyPlants]

Repot With Me | Ecuagenera Plants, Baby Cacti kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5XChaWdi9FjeZI There’s a time stamp in the description so you can skip to that part (long video)

[@jennifer_loves_8766]

@@PamsPrettyPlants thank you

[@צילהחסוי]

Thanks, question Planting substrate needs to be sterilized in microwave or the oven first?

[@PamsPrettyPlants]

I use boiling water to sterilize my soils but I didn’t sterilize the soil for these I don’t think.

[@צילהחסוי]

@@PamsPrettyPlants thank you

[@drezdogge]

Did the variegated saguaro survive?

[@cuthbut1]

I've not long bought a kit myself, got a few pots going in a tank with a heating mat. I'm just wondering how often i should spray them. the tank is keeping in a lot of water so its very humid.

[@ThicPotter]

How often do you moisten the soil for these guys? Do you mist it or water it like an adult plant?

[@PamsPrettyPlants]

I kept the lid on for the first month and I don’t even think I had to water it until I started taking the lid of here and there to acclimate them, now I use a turkey baster to water them cause I broke my spray bottle and that’s how I water my seed trays without getting leaves wet when I let them dry out too much to bottom water, which is always. Happy planting!!! I’m excited for you

[@randallthornsberry4068]

Is it okay to use potting mix if i dont have cactus mix?

[@xvanilladropzxful]

Cinnamon on top of soil gets rid of nats

[@AmandaSteward-e3r]

Do you continue the 12 hrs light on 12 off the entire year. Do you use the warning mats the entire year too. I’m just now getting into planting succulents from seeds and am having lots of trial and error stuff going on. I am trying brain cactus’s and it is tough!!! Any help would be appreciated.

[@PamsPrettyPlants]

Sorry I missed your comment, sometimes I find more on the computer than I do on my phone! I don't get very fussy with light times but generally its 12/12 during germination and 10 (on)/14(off) is another go-to for maintenance but sometimes I dont feel like resetting my timer and stuff stays on 12/12 for ages. I haven't noticed much difference. As for the warming mat, that's only for germination, it tends to dry out the soil quickly and it's not really necessary. You might find it useful after germination if you have your plants in a very cold room but overall I just use mine for germination.

[@elphyy328]

Can I use regular soil?