This week there are lots of cactus seeds starting to grow in flower pots and under shade cloth outdoors. The weather conditions have been great with lots of rain and temps. from the high 60s at night to above or close to 90 in the day. Humidity is high too so the growing mediums are staying wet enough for the seeds to grow.

There are mainly two kinds of set ups for the seedlings to grow in. Glazed flower pots with rocky growing medium, and these are sitting out in the open with no shade cloth. The seedlings begin to grow under the rocks and as they begin to mature they start to grow out of the cracks between the rocks. The second method is a sandy growing medium in black plastic seed starting trays and these are under 50% shade cloth.

Growing cactus seeds outdoors in Wisconsin is turning out to be much better than using artificial lights. I hope to write about these methods in more detail on this website when I've a better understanding of how well this is working. So far these seedlings are growing faster and healthier than anything I've ever grown under lights.