Cactus seed soil battle! | Episode 7: 30 week update! (A lizard makes a surprise cameo)

It is time for the 30 week update of the Astrophytum and Ariocarpus seedlings that we sowed in this Cactus Seed Soil Battle series back in November 2023. In this video, we look at seedling progress in the different types of soils from tray #1. We also look at the progress of the seedlings in tray #2 which are 20 weeks old. It's interesting seeing the individual characteristics of the Astrophytum seedlings start to become more noticeable with each update. The Ariocarpus are certainly developing much slower than the Astrophytum, which is expected. I hope you enjoy seeing these progress videos!

0:00 Intro & Recap
3:12 Tray 1 Astrophytum update
10:48 Tray 1 Ariocarpus update
15:34 Lizard!
16:06 Tray 2 Astrophytum update
21:06 Tray 2 Ariocarpus update
25:08 Talking to Cookie about the lizard

Details on the soils in tray #1 are described in Episode 1 here:    • Cactus seed soil battle! | Episode 1:...  

Details on the soils in tray #2 are described in Episode 3 here:    • Cactus seed soil battle! | Episode 3:...  

Cactus Seed Soil Battle playlist:    • Cactus Seed Soil Battle  

Mesa Garden's video featuring Rob Romero and his soil mix:    • Soil update and Sowing Seeds!  

Connect with me on Instagram:   / cookiescacti  

Some of the growing supplies used for this experiment:

2.5" nursery pots:
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1020 Trays without holes:
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Tall clear dome for 1020 tray:
https://www.greenhousemegastore.com/c...

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Grow light without dimmer: SPIDER FARMER SF1000D (this is the one I use)
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Grow light with dimmer: SPIDER FARMER SF1000
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Succulent tools & transplanting kit
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Plant labels
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