Saguaro cactus seedling 3 year update!

There's nothing like growing plants from seed to truly notice the horrific quick passage of time. I felt like I started growing cactus from seed yesterday but here I am giving you all an update on my 3 year old Saguaro seedlings.... existential crisis kicked into full gear.
My first Saguaro video featuring my 1 year old seedlings:
• The mighty Saguaro cac...
Video featuring my 2 year old Saguaro seedlings:
• My Saguaro seedlings t...
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[@54Maria]

Great update! I’m glad they are doing good and I love seeing Cookie happy and healthy.

[@morningstar8187]

They are still pretty large for their age. They grow even slower in nature. Very nice saguaros. They look super healthy.

[@cookiescacti]

They're sooo slowwww in nature. It's an absolute miracle that any can even survive and turn into mature plants in habitat. An absolute miracle!

[@ErikAmon-ct3xx]

those mammillaria hipensus are getting so plump and adorable thank you for your videos! ive recently just got into succulents and cactus and your videos have all been so helpful! I just had my first little mexican giant cactus seedling sprout. A saguaro cactus with arms is one of my dream cacti so watching this video gives me hope of growing them from seeds too :D

[@azwelke2638]

Nice Saguaros!! They will take more water than nature gives them, that's for sure. Just pay attention to their ribs, once they're fully expanded, they're good for while.

[@cookiescacti]

This is a really good tip about the expanded ribs! Thank you!

[@azwelke2638]

Beautiful cactus!!

[@Hardworkandrealestateprofits]

Thanks for the update

[@UrbanHafner]

Very nice! I did some some this year and I how have 10 seedlings. Can't wait for them to grow up a bit more. They do look so cool!

[@ChopsticksDIYGarden]

Mammillaria is one of my favorites. Lots of nice looking cacti.

[@cookiescacti]

You and me both. I love Mammillaria!

[@shepardsinsequence]

It’s good to see the Saguaros are past their “Terrible twos”😜😝

[@cookiescacti]

😂😂😂 they finally stopped throwing tantrums but now I have to make them stop hitting each other

[@wiimshii]

🌵🌵🌵🌵🌵🌵🌵🌵🌵🌵🌵🌵🌵🌵🌵🌵

[@zcoanmcoan1534]

They look amazing! They grow so fasttt!! They should be around 15 feet in 20 yrs! Or even more!

[@azwelke2638]

At 3 inches tall, I would say if you put a good sized rock on the evening side, blocking the evening, Sun, you can plant them in the yard right now. They would probably take a little water every evening after the sun goes down if your yard drains well.

[@wimhance6541]

Congratulations. I think they're wonderful. Strange to think our plants may outlive us. Now I'm worried about who will look after mine when I'm gone. There's an endless variety of cactus trauma. Who knew?

[@ew4395]

Love the update. I have been growing 2 Saguaro cactus in pots for the last 4 years. This spring I planted a bunch of seeds, they are doing good on my patio so far, no mold or fungus yet.

[@cookiescacti]

That is so awesome! What part of the world/country are you at?

[@ew4395]

I am in Livermore,CA. Climate zone is 9b. In the 5 years I have never moved the Saguaros inside of covered in winter or summer. They started the size of a plum and they are now like a small watermelon.

[@davidkuo8779]

love your music at the end.

[@cookiescacti]

Cookie gets her own tunes. Thanks, Dad hehe

[@dcirate2]

Awesome

[@cookiescacti]

Thank you!

[@jodivanmeter6345]

Great video! Your babies are beautiful! I have some about 6 months old. I have been trying to figure out what shade cloth I need to move seedlings outside. You helped with that. Thank you!

[@azwelke2638]

I have grown them from 1 foot tall to 15 foot tall in 15 years in the backyard before. So they will start growing about 1 foot per year with evening shade, and a little extra water in the summer during the heat

[@Hardworkandrealestateprofits]

Wow that is impressive. I had no idea they would grow that fast if cared for.

[@HyrimBot]

❤🍪

[@cookiescacti]

💚😺🍪

[@KathyPerry-ht2mc]

I would be interested in purchasing seedlings too.

[@azwelke2638]

If your mom waters that broken one from about halfway up and back down, try not to get water on the broken part, it will grow a new arm faster

[@azwelke2638]

Javelinas will knock them over in nature to eat the roots.

[@azure012]

Did you cross polinate the Mammillarias or they self pollinate? Or some insect pollinate them?

[@cookiescacti]

I think some mammillaria are self fertile and others are not, but I don't know which are which. For the Mammillaria I grew from seeds off my own plant, the seed pods just showed up on their own, most likely done by insects. I did not explicitly pollinate for this batch.

[@plutoniumiscool]

I have 10 year old saguaro seedlings that are about the size of yours.

[@dcirate2]

How often do you water? Any fertilizer?

[@cookiescacti]

Which season and how old? At 3 years old I'm watering them every other week during the summer. Winter I let the rains take care of them. Spring and fall is always tricky, probably once every 3-4 weeks when the fall comes this time. When they were younger I watered more often. I do not fertilize regularly. I might have given them one watering with fert diluted down 10x this season.

[@dcirate2]

@@cookiescacti I’m set up in a grow tent. New grower from Illinois.

[@garygilliam1890]

Would you like to sell some of your seedlings

[@cookiescacti]

Shipping has been a barrier I haven't been able to overcome when it comes to selling plants. Let me think about it. If I sold a bundle of three seedlings like a Saguaro, an Astro, and a Mammillaria, would you be interested?

[@garygilliam1890]

@@cookiescacti yes I would