hey guys, i have a couple small questions about my little babies if anyone has some free time to read this
first off, my cacti are about 2-3 months old. they are actually growing quite fast, every single one that popped has hairs coming off of them and is getting noticably fatter every week. i have them under indirect light from a 400W MH, with reflector, in some high quality potting soil about 3" deep. i kept them germinating in a tin baking tray with plastic wrap on top, lightly spraying every week with water. out of 75-85 seeds 72 germinated and are looking somewhat healthy.
okay, now for the first question. about half of these cacti have a dark green coming off the tops and have a mild yellow/brown colour to the base of the cacti, but are still a green colour. i will probably have to take a picture of them to show you what i mean. the tray i have them growing in does not have the plastic wrap on anymore, and has been off for about 2-3 weeks. i spray them a few times every other day, or possibly every day if the soil is dry. (i usually wait untill the soil is completely dry untill spraying again) since the soil im using doesnt have very good drainage i dont completely drench it, and usually just get the top nice and moist. could these possibly be getting not enough water? or too much light, or not enough? not too sure. a friend of mine who i gave some seeds to started his a week later then mine, his cacti are about half the size, if not a bit smaller then mine at the moment.
okay, well i guess there was really only one question.. so any advice would be appreciated! thanks guys.
btw, sorry i havent been around in a while!