So these are my conophytum seedlings I sowed in early October. Pictures are taking with magnifying glass, sorry for the quality, but I think the problem is obvious.
After rather successful germination, several weeks later my seedlings start to shrivel and slowly die. Disappearing one at a time.
This is not my first time sowing. My first try was a year earlier, only about four plants survived. I hoped for better results this time (and sowed more seeds) but I am not so sure about that.
I have been misting the seeds regularly (every day) and cca once a week I water the pots from below so the soil can get wet. As you can see, I use fine grit (fish tank substrate), each grain is ~2 mm in size (that’s about 0.078 inches).
Any advice or help would be appreciated.
Kilbane
I think maybe you need to add some finer substrate…coarse sand maybe? I don’t think what you have is fine enough for them to actually root.
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So these are my conophytum seedlings I sowed in early October. Pictures are taking with magnifying glass, sorry for the quality, but I think the problem is obvious.
After rather successful germination, several weeks later my seedlings start to shrivel and slowly die. Disappearing one at a time.
This is not my first time sowing. My first try was a year earlier, only about four plants survived. I hoped for better results this time (and sowed more seeds) but I am not so sure about that.
I have been misting the seeds regularly (every day) and cca once a week I water the pots from below so the soil can get wet. As you can see, I use fine grit (fish tank substrate), each grain is ~2 mm in size (that’s about 0.078 inches).
Any advice or help would be appreciated.
I think maybe you need to add some finer substrate…coarse sand maybe? I don’t think what you have is fine enough for them to actually root.