Barrel Cactus from Seed
DoitYourself.com has instructions in growing barrel cactus from seed. It seems very complicated. And you need lot’s of tools. I wonder if we do all of this when we grow them from seed?
Grow a Barrel Cactus from a Seed
Tools and Materials Needed:
(long list deleted in this excerpt. click through for full info.)Step 1 – Collect Seeds
Step 2 – Remove the Seeds from the Pods
Step 3 – Soak the Seeds
Step 4 – Prepare the Potting Soil
Step 5 – Set the Seeds
Step 6 – Distribute the Seeds
Step 7 – Wait for Germination
Step 8 – Transfer to Pots
Step 9 – Final Positioning
Wow, that’s a lot to keep track of. I wonder how the plants do all that themselves in the wild?
Here’s a picture of a barrel cactus seed pods.
You can see the “seed pod,” also known as the fruit, in the back to the left behind the bloom. I was looking through all my ferocactus photos, and that’s the only one I can find with a fruit in the shot. I normally focus on the flowers or the spines.
