Cherish Our Earth

OK, so I finaly got round to taking some pics of inside my cactus germination growbox today. I’m not very good with the camera so forgive the quality of the images. My dad is going to come round soon and photograph everything in detail so until that happens you will have to put up with my snaps.

So here is the box: -

I bought the following seeds on eBay recently: -

Carnegia Gigantea Saguaro
Oreocereus
Cereus
Haageocereus
Coryphantha
Ferocacus
Melocactus
Rebutia
Echinocactus
Cleistocactus
Echinocereus
Notocactus
Parodia
Blossfeldia
Gymnocalycium
Mamillaria

Here are some close up’s of Cereus, Haageocereus and Coryphantha seeds germinating nicely: -

I also bought a pack of 1000 mixed seeds, here is a picture of them germinating: -

The humidity in the box is very high and as I also have a soil warmer in the grow box I expect high germination results.

Having recently bought 1000’s of Cactus seeds on eBay I realised that I needed somewhere to germinate them. Having researched the topic of Cacti germination on the internet I knew that I had to build a germination box.

The box is 4ft x 2ft x 2ft and has around 2 inches of heated sand on which I will place the seed trays. The box is almost completely sealed to ensure a very high humidity.

Here it is in all it’s glory. I will post again soon with pictures of the inside. 

Here is a picture of my Greenhouse: -

It is 16×6 foot and has 2 roof vents, a sliding door at each end, this provides excellent ventelation on those hot summer days which we don’t seem to get anymore.

My Greenhouse is actualy 2 Greenhouses joined together. I bought the first one from B&Q in May 2007 and bought another in May 2008. I joined them together using 4 inch wide wood, screws and lots of no more nails.