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"Twin" lophophora alberto-vojtechii seed. :D
« on: January 12, 2014, 12:52:39 AM »

So, i planted 50 more l. alberto seeds and the first one to germinate had twins! Two seedlings in one little shell. 

Here are some pictures!  What do you think of this. Awesome right?
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Re: "Twin" lophophora alberto-vojtechii seed. :D
« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2014, 05:53:17 AM »

NW, that's awesome!

Maybe you'll get a 105% germination rate?  :o

What medium are you using? Its awesome that you can see each individual seed.



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Re: "Twin" lophophora alberto-vojtechii seed. :D
« Reply #2 on: January 12, 2014, 06:43:55 AM »

I use 80/20 fine sand/worm castings, but I put a thin layer of white sand on top that is a little coarser than the fine sand for looks and stability of the seedlings.
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Re: "Twin" lophophora alberto-vojtechii seed. :D
« Reply #3 on: January 13, 2014, 03:12:36 AM »

They're standing up now. :)  Trying to think of names for them.  I was thinking like Terrance and Phillip or Alberto and Vojtech.  I need to think it over.
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Re: "Twin" lophophora alberto-vojtechii seed. :D
« Reply #4 on: January 13, 2014, 04:55:35 AM »

They will be named Jabba and Hutt.  :D
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Re: "Twin" lophophora alberto-vojtechii seed. :D
« Reply #5 on: January 13, 2014, 05:09:49 AM »

I was gonna say castor and pollux  :)
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Re: "Twin" lophophora alberto-vojtechii seed. :D
« Reply #6 on: January 13, 2014, 06:09:50 AM »

Somebody else recommended that as well! Lol!
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Re: "Twin" lophophora alberto-vojtechii seed. :D
« Reply #7 on: January 13, 2014, 06:10:41 AM »

So, i planted 50 more l. alberto seeds and the first one to germinate had twins! Two seedlings in one little shell. 

Here are some pictures!  What do you think of this. Awesome right?

Awesome indeed. I've seen a couple of seeds give 2 plants before. [not cacti]

Info on inducing this phenomenon:  http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-06/uoc--lbv061812.php and http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0039147 and http://www.agron.missouri.edu/mnl/69/114singh.html

When I saw the plant twins, I had not used any vitamin C on my seeds.
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Re: "Twin" lophophora alberto-vojtechii seed. :D
« Reply #8 on: January 13, 2014, 10:05:38 AM »

Yeah, I bought these seeds, but I don't think the person used vit c to induce this. The seeds were all very fat and healthy looking though. 
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Re: "Twin" lophophora alberto-vojtechii seed. :D
« Reply #9 on: January 13, 2014, 11:03:58 AM »

Are they conjoined twins?(Legit question)
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Re: "Twin" lophophora alberto-vojtechii seed. :D
« Reply #10 on: January 13, 2014, 08:11:46 PM »

It almost looks like they share 1 root system, but I think they're just way tangled up. Too tangled to pull apart.
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Re: "Twin" lophophora alberto-vojtechii seed. :D
« Reply #11 on: January 19, 2014, 09:44:42 AM »

Turns out they are just twins, not conjoined.  I changed their names to Castor and Pollux like nobody and a few others recommended.
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Re: "Twin" lophophora alberto-vojtechii seed. :D
« Reply #12 on: January 25, 2014, 06:46:58 AM »

Well, the twins killed each other. I think the roots grew into each other and caused rot one to rot. Then the rot spread to the other one and killed it.  So, Castor killed Pollux and Pollux's rotting body caused Castor's body to rot.  Pretty brutal death for them.
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Re: "Twin" lophophora alberto-vojtechii seed. :D
« Reply #13 on: January 25, 2014, 01:18:37 PM »

Sounds like twins!!

Hehe

That sucks that they died though  :(
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Re: "Twin" lophophora alberto-vojtechii seed. :D
« Reply #14 on: January 25, 2014, 10:21:10 PM »

Yeah. Well I know now that next time I have to separate them when they first pop out before the roots get super tangled up.
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