Picking

[@russjohnstone2460]

Great photo by your son!

[@imbindiurini8675]

Ciao Ana, greetings from northern Italy. Nice video and interesting as always! Congratulations to your son on the beautiful photo. He shows great sensitivity and skill 👍. Thanks for sharing 🌵🌼🏝🌸

[@robertchall8576]

Congratulations to your son . he has a good teacher.

[@billgolightly7203]

Great video, Ana. I am going to be interested in watching the turf wars between you and your Son as you divide up your space that he wants half of.

[@CactusCaffeine]

Lol! As of now, everything is just play for him. He doesn't take the hobby seriously yet. 😉😉

[@morrisparkintheozarks6831]

About 4 years ago, Deb bought me a trichocereus grandiflores hybrid. We had a heavy rain one day and it didn't like it!! Rotted quickly!! But left behind a large fruit like the ones you showed. I set it aside on a pot that had soil in it and forgot about it. One day I noticed that the pot had about 7 seedlings growing in it!! Started all by them selves!! They are now about 4 inches tall at the tallest!! I've also spread seeds around the mother plants like you did and sometimes I'm very surprised!! Congrats on your sons photo!!!Thanks for sharing this great video Ana!!! From Morris Park in the Ozarks, have a wonderful week ahead!!! Peace, Love, Plants!!! ✌💖🌵🌺🌿🌻🪴🌹🏵🌳🌷🌴😃👍

[@CactusCaffeine]

Wow, good for you Clyde. Hope they grow well and fast so you can see them in flower soon.

[@paolina525]

your son made a great picture of a great plant! complimenti

[@ZiggySearchfieldCactus]

Congratulations to young Master Caffeine 🙂 Useful video Ana 😎 Mice usually have my seed pods away, if the slugs haven't had them first 😁😁

[@CactusCaffeine]

Oh yes, those mice! 🐭

[@CactusCove]

So many fruits and seeds 😄🌵☀️ Enjoyed the video, and it's wonderful to see the photography of your cactus, a beautiful shot of that double head Mammillaria, well done to your son on his prize 👏🎊😁

[@CactusCaffeine]

He was so thrilled! Thanks Claire.

[@v.mishrasart43]

Nice👍👏😊

[@jillianleblanc9370]

Thank you for sharing beautiful and amazing plants lovely cactus flowers

[@freyarobbins4201]

Congratulations to your son! What a fantastic achievement 🎊😎 great video, very very interesting. Xx

[@michellelottner8592]

Congratulations to your son!! Cool photo!

[@bhumphries1360]

Congratulations to your son! Photography is a fun hobby to get into. My daughter is doing it as well.

[@kimberlytabora4804]

Congratulations ate for winning the second price 😍 it's my first time too see a cactus that has split in too 2

[@MauComposer]

Congrats to your son! he made a great picture of the mammylaria! Lovely video as always, Ana!

[@CactusCaffeine]

Thank you. He was so excited. ☺️

[@kimberlytabora4804]

Omg I'm sorry ate, I'm late in watching your videos... I enjoy watching your videos a lot and it's so amazing to see a lot of buds😍❤️ it's really amazing ❤️ I hope I can get some seeds ❤️ please continue to be humble ate ❤️

[@CactusCaffeine]

Aww... thank you Kimberly for the reminder. I truly appreciate your comment.

[@carlosmartinez-ob9kr]

Congratulations , on your son's award . I believe the passion for cacti has become contagious in you family . An the pup does not fall far from the cactus mom nor the apple from the tree .

[@CactusCaffeine]

Haha. Very well said. Thank you! ☺️

[@lisaschaefer155]

First, Ana, congratulations to your son on his second place prize for his photo. Second, I wanted to share a story that came to mind when you spoke of the birds getting your cactus fruit. I have an Echinopsis/Trichocereus that has been forming a large fruit for months and I was patiently waiting for it to ripen so that I could harvest the seeds. It was changing to a nice yellow and I would check it every morning to see if it had started to split. A couple of days ago I came out to check my cactus and the fruit was gone! I looked all over the ground, under the plant stand and in the surrounding pots, but there was no sign of it. I started to widen my search when I happened to look over at my one year old goldendoodle puppy. She was clearly holding something in her mouth. You guessed it. It was the cactus fruit! She led me on a wild chase around the yard before I was able to convince her that a bouncing tennis ball was more interesting and she dropped the cactus fruit to grab the ball. (This took multiple attempts on my part and lots if pretending that the cactus fruit was much less important than the tennis ball.) In the end I was successful and the cactus fruit with most of it's seeds was still intact! I strained and cleaned the seeds according to your instructions and have sown them in pots in my house and am now awaiting germination (hopefully)! Thanks for your wonderful and instructive videos. They are such a help!

[@CactusCaffeine]

Oh my goodness! Your story is hilarious. Cactus fruit or tennis ball? Food or play. Tough decision! 🤣🐕🐶 Good luck on the seeds that you sowed. I hope you grow many new Trichocereus seedlings.

[@lisaschaefer155]

Ana, I'm so excited! I planted the seeds from this adventure and already I must have nearly 100 tiny seedlings after only a week! One pot has some white fungus in it, despite having sterilized the soil by microwaving and washed and sterilized the pot with alcohol. Two pots, treated exactly the same, planted at the same time. Suggestions on what to do about the white fluffy mold/fungus?

[@lisaschaefer155]

Another question for you. I purchased commercial cactus seed--saguaro and cactus mix. I sewed them according to your instructions and placed them in plastic bags. They sprouted and produced lots of seedings. I checked them again this morning and they had ALL disappeared! No small dying plants or even signs of dead plants. Help! I'd like to try again, but get different results. Any suggestions?

[@Cactimania]

Awesome video, Ana 😊 It can certainly be a time consuming job harvesting cactus seeds, I prefer the ones that come out dry and go straight into a bag too 😂 Many congratulations to your son for taking such an awesome photograph as well 😃 Thank you for sharing with us as always, Ana. Have a wonderful day from Edith & myself 🌵☀️🌼🌸🌺🏜☕️

[@CactusCaffeine]

Thought about tasting one of my fruits but nah, I remember what you did. Lol!

[@millieclark1085]

Thank you very good information on seeds, I will pay more attention ,I loved the picture your son took,so cute.

[@CactusCaffeine]

Thank you 😊

[@gardenofjoy9581]

Hi Ana, thanks for your great video very informative.

[@donabellahardeneravlogs790]

I always like succulents

[@kathybohland2862]

Congratulations!!! to your son....that is so cool !!!

[@CactusCaffeine]

He thought I was kidding at first. 😊

[@bhumphries1360]

I've found, in my short experience as a grower (about a year and a half), that microwaving your plant soil before sowing seeds kills off anything bad in the soil. So far, I've had zero fungus or bacterial issues. Also, sanitize absolutely everything with 90% isopropyl alcohol prior to use.

[@thedreamcatcher5856]

microwave the soil at the lowest setting of your microwave. Heat the soil to above 70C but below 100C. This temperature range kills the bad guys and keeps the good things in the soil ;)

[@bhumphries1360]

@@thedreamcatcher5856 Thank you for that bit of advice. I truly appreciate it!

[@liliromero4910]

Love your vids! I recently discovered your channel and have been steadily watching what you posted in the past. Congrats to your son!

[@CactusCaffeine]

Thank you so much. 🌵☕️

[@cecilbutac7157]

Congrats to you and to your son!👏👏👏

[@CactusCaffeine]

Thank you ☺️

[@cactusjoe]

Hi Ana, I love the picture (with a great title, LOL!!) that your son entered, congratulations to him! Clearly, another very talented young cactus enthusiast coming up quickly through the ranks there, Ana!!👍😎 Also, thanks so much for sharing this very interesting and instructive video about cactus seed collecting, love it! Best wishes, happy growing and have a great day!!🌵🌵🌵🪴🌱🏵🌼🌺

[@maureenswallow3054]

Most interesting thanks for the vid, Bill.

[@newmanmansell760]

This was very interesting to watch😆🙏💞Your cacti are tough getting through that heat👏When you sow do you bother with sterilization?

[@CactusCaffeine]

Yes, I sterilize my soil in the microwave. 😊😊🌵🌵

[@flowerszoneforever]

Congratulations to your son! 👏 Well Done as always with seeds! Greetings from Flowers Zone, Albania 🇦🇱

[@Strout1791]

This is so cool! I had no idea cacti had fruits!

[@CactusCaffeine]

I didn’t know either that I was eating a cactus fruit when I bought dragon fruits before. 😉

[@vanpham6211]

Love your videos. Do you have a link to the tweezer that you're using? Thanks.

[@CactusCaffeine]

Yes. It’s in the video description. 🙂

[@mercedesmartinezgarcia803]

Thank you very much for showing the way of harvesting, and all the shared information. 🤗 Congratulations for your son's reward!!👏👏

[@richardmarshall159]

Thank you 🌵🌞

[@gilles4176]

hiiii Ana, who plays that intro song? its the most British gardening theme over here! love it; greetings

[@CactusCaffeine]

Thank you. That is a classical piece entitled “Tambourin”. The flute is played by my young nephew who was born blind so it is very special to my family. ♥️

[@JIR2107]

👍🏼👍🏼🌵👍🏼👍🏼🌵👍🏼👍🏼

[@myrmeko]

I had no idea there were so many tipes of cactus fruits. Can you please tell me how the pepper-shaped ones taste? They look kinda juicy. Are they even edible? Wait... So... If i were to buy a cactus fruit right now from any store, the one with the white pulp and many seeds, i coulr actually plant the many seeds and possibly get myself a cactus like that?

[@CactusCaffeine]

I did not taste this pepper shaped fruit. And yes, those cactus fruits in the grocery, you can clean the seeds and plant them. 😊 You can check my How to Grow Cactus Seeds video for guidance. 😊

[@myrmeko]

@@CactusCaffeine Thanks. So they are edible. Nice. I've looked up online more and saw a similar one that supposedly tastes like strawberries and lime.

[@dipsarkar6598]

yay

[@BanjoCatfish]

I just picked some cactus fruits similar to those pink ones that look kinda like peppers and the seeds are yellow in coloration instead of black. Did I pick them too soon? I've got 2 fruits and I've only cut open one of them, should I leave the other one alone and let it mature?

[@CactusCaffeine]

The seeds are not all black. Some cactus fruits have yellow/brown color of seeds. As long as the fruit is ripe, it should be fine. A fruit that is unripe will have light colored seeds.

[@BanjoCatfish]

@@CactusCaffeine thank you

[@drezdogge]

My yellowjackets eat my cactus fruit and sow seeds I have a pot with an insane amount of subdenudata seedlings now

[@lidiajimenez2728]

👍😊🌵🌵

[@mohamedelwan9761]

拜托，我需要各种多肉植物和仙人掌的种子，你可以在你允许的情况下，通过马士基或任何航运公司将它们运送给我，我希望他们有一袋或两袋石头或土壤，但是他们种的石头不大，多肉植物和仙人掌都需要，价格上是好种子，会互相配合

[@mohamedelwan9761]

Please please I need seeds of all kinds of succulents and cacti, and you can, with your permission, ship them to me on Maersk or any shipping company, and I wish they had a bag or 2 stone bags, but the stone they planted in was not large. And anything you have, especially succulents and cacti seeds It is necessary and at its price, but it is good seeds and we will cooperate with each other