Twelve Volumes
This article provides a detailed explanation of the knowledge about the succulent plant known as Twelve Volumes (Haworthia), the sowing method of Twelve Volumes (Haworthia) - Phoenix Edition, and will introduce it to everyone.
It is rare to see articles about sowing Twelve Volumes online, and my methods are all self-explored. If you have better methods, I hope to exchange more with you all. Let's get to the point.
I. Seeds
I've noticed many friends say that the shelf life of Twelve Volumes seeds is very short and should be sown immediately after harvesting. However, my experience is that Twelve Volumes seeds can be stored for at least 1 year, and I haven't tried longer. My seeds are all harvested in spring and summer and stored until autumn to be sown because only a small part of the seeds harvested and sown will germinate immediately, while most of the sown seeds will wait until autumn to germinate, so I always store the seeds until autumn before sowing.
II. Patience
After sowing the Twelve Volumes seeds, it's a test of patience. I've seen many friends throw away the seeds that haven't germinated after a couple of weeks, considering them ineffective. However, some Twelve Volumes seeds germinate quickly after sowing, but many others take a long time to do so, and I'm not sure why. I've encountered situations where seeds that I've sown for half a year suddenly爆发 after a heavy rain in autumn (I'm still puzzled, it might be related to climate change in the native region, but it's not specifically investigated). Therefore, I usually keep the seeds in the seedling trays for more than a year, during which time I only water the pots and occasionally spray a little water to ventilate.
III. Seedlings
Many people say that it's not easy to manage the young plants of Twelve Volumes as they tend to rot easily, but my feeling is the opposite. I think the seedlings of Twelve Volumes are incredibly strong. The management of my seeds after they sprout is as mentioned in the previous section, keeping them in the seedling trays. As long as the soil in the pot doesn't feel dry, I don't pay much attention to it. Sometimes I don't even look at it for a long time until the seedling tray is full before opening it and transplanting the seedlings.
IV. Environment
1. Light: My Twelve Volumes seedlings have been placed in a location with sunlight since the beginning of sowing, of course, with some shading. When sowing at home, they are placed on the window sill of a closed balcony, with direct sunlight passing through two layers of glass until the seedlings are transplanted by opening the seedling box.
2. Moisture Retention: There's not much to say about this, just keep it moist all the time.
3. Temperature: I estimate that most friends' homes won't be below 0 degrees Celsius in winter?
V. Process
1. Prepare a sowing pot and place a layer of newspaper at the bottom.
2. Lay soil, the most ordinary thing, the kind of leafy soil bought at the flower market for 1 dollar a pack, mixed with some sieved vermiculite and a little insecticide.
3. Then lay a layer of small pebbles, about 5mm in size, and then soak the entire pot in water.
4. The most important seeds, with no treatment.
5. Sow the seeds, cover with glass, place in the sun to start the long process of germination, don't forget to spray with metalaxyl or carbendazim to prevent fungi.
6. The first sprout after two days.
7. Sparse seedlings after half a month, many seeds are still not moving, keep them covered.
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