Hi, my name is Toby Jin and welcome to the channel. I grow a range of plants which include cacti, succulents, trees, bonsai and many more. My videos almost always contain some sort of process and the result in the same video. This saves the viewer from waiting for updates on the plants that I have grown, and instead, they can watch the entire process in the same video.
In the future, I am planning on also showing you guys the amazing flora we have in eastern Australia by recording plants in habitat.
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What about common sense? Pretend the seeds pods fall in the ground in the wild! There's no boiling water There's no sand paper and still new trees will grow naturally in the wild I believe sowing the seeds for more time in water may be couple days will do better.
Many Acacias in Australia grow in environments prone to fires. They are a group of plants that can persist through fire using a geosporous seed bank, that is the seeds will stay dormant in the ground for many years (sometimes decades) without germinating. Dormancy is broken after a fire or disturbance event which 'breaks' the seed coat, allowing water to reach the inside of the seed and stimulating it to germinate. Hence, in this video, I was showing how the seed coat can be broken to induce the seeds to germinate. In terms of trees in the wild, occasional seedlings do pop up even if there is no fire, but after a fire, you can expect a large amount of Acacias and other plants that use this survival strategy to germinate. Hope that information helps you understand why I grow my Acacias like this.
@@TobyJin yes,they go dormant for many years. I just did an experiment! You know Ants never die in water in rainy days because they also have a hard shell in the body but if Ants get washed with soap that hard shell deteriorated and the water goes thru killing them. So i did wash 10 seeds tonight with soap dish for about 5 minutes, I rinse them and leave it water .let's see if my seeds germinate better without boiling water.
Thank you for this video! I planted Albuca spiralis seeds a couple weeks ago and about half have germinated. They are small and look like grass, and I wasn't sure if that was how they were supposed to look. This video is very helpful to show me how the seedlings progress and what to expect and when.
Hi, I am not familiar with Euphorbia's, but you make me more interested to get to know these plants and maybe care for them in the future. Thanks for the info. New fan here
Can it be planted now at this time? Someone told me that it is not recommended to plant now at this time, but only in the spring. How will the tree not form well if I plant it now?
If you have heat mats and equipment that can provide adequate conditions for the seeds to germinate and for the seedlings to grow, you can sow anytime, but I prefer to sow in spring or early summer so the seedlings can get large enough by winter.
@@TobyJin So you advise me not to start sowing now? I don't have heating mats, in the room where we sit it's so hot in winter, but I don't have heating mats and enough light. Although I have that glass bell in which I could store seeds.
found one at the department store. i had to buy it. caught my was a few dollars for about half the size of yours(noflowers). normally i just get cacti and not these type of succulents.
Not sure, but I have purchased a smaller one that is grown from seed, once they seem to get to the thickness of your finger, they seem to grow quite quickly.
I have two that have Germinated. What do I do now plant in the ground or keep them in the pot . Do I always keep the bean above the ground . ? We also live in the UK 🇬🇧 are they Hardy or should I keep them as indoor plants.?
I would keep them in the pot. The beans usually fall off when the plants have used all the nutrients within them. Considering where you live, I would not try and plant it in the ground as it is not that frost tolerant, so your best bet is to keep it as an indoor pot plant. Make sure to give it plenty of light.
Thank you for all the info! I was given 3 plants a couple of years ago without knowing what they were and for the first time I have 1 big pink flower! Can the canes produce flowers as well or do you cut them to grow new plants?
Interesting video, I have red ones but they haven’t bloomed yet, lots pot growth since I planted them 1 and 1/2 years ago. Do you know if they bloom in spring, because it’s summer now.
They can usually bloom anytime from spring to summer. By the sounds of it, they seem to be doing well and you probably will get blooms in the coming year or so.
Thank u for sharing!! I appreciate progression videos, it shows dedication and also if ur method is viable or not, which it clearly is. Deshojos are stunning and one of my favorite maple cultivars for bonsai. Thumbs up, bro! 👍
I got cuttings to root in water. Now hoping they will grow well. My original plant has slender long growth spikes. Also has old growth leaves that have a woody coverage but then green healthy growth. I assume the woody looking leaves were stressed by sun or water. Not sure what to do with those leaves. It has bloomed every year but not this year. Can it be placed in sun? How often to water? Enjoyed video… thank you!
Ideally you don't want these to be under full sun as they can get burnt quite easily. The woody stems may be from either damage or from old age. When it is actively growing in spring and summer, watering it around twice a week should be sufficient for the plant.
Love the video very great!! Keep up the good work would love to see more updates! Also what do you use to fertilize them and how often do you do it? Also what kind of soil mix do you use for your monkey tails?
I don't fertilise my cacti and succulents, I just mix a bit of osmocote cacti and succulent fertiliser into the soil I use for them and that is enough. The soil I use can be seen in this video: ru-vid.combNTBQeAPtR4
Thank you so much for this video, Toby!! It has been immensely helpful to me and addressed my concerns in an easy to understand format, I especially appreciate how you gave visuals of all of the growth stages so that we have those site cues to use when assessing our own Albuca spiralis plants. Your dedication to actually following through with Ring and actually doing show to capture video of your plant in each of its growth stages over the course of a full year is a testament to your dedication to our shared beloved hobby of raising plants. Your video was so informative and easy to understand that it has actually given me the courage to attempt to pollinate and capture seeds from my spiralis this year, something I have never even attempted to do because I have always cut the flower stalk off as soon as it was tall enough to do so because I didn’t want my curly leaves to die back. Fingers crossed that my seed capture is as bountiful as yours in this video, I had no idea that they produce so many seeds per pod and was also surprised to see how large the seeds are as I had presumed that they would be very small given that a lot of cacti and succulent seeds are usually somewhere around the the small-to-tiny range! Thanks again, I immediately subscribed and clicked the bell solely based upon how impressed I was after watching only one of your videos, keep up the great work!!
We were gifted this tree more than 10 years ago so I'm not sure about the variety, but I'm guessing R2E2. If you keep your pruning compact, it will resprout branches from older growth that you can cut back to, so by doing this every year, I've managed to keep it small.
Wow, I should have watched this before I planted my seeds. I soaked them for 24 hours then put them in a little tray with 50% peralite 50% soil never thought about sterilizing it. Then stuck the little tray into a ziploc bag. I have some that have germinated..Now I'm worried they're going to get moldy. UGH....at least I found you. Thanks for all the information.
I am in the Colorado in the US. I have Bunya Bunya growing in my house in a indoor planter box. The home came with the tree so I am traying yo figure out how to take care of it. The planter box is 8'x4'x8' deep. The tree is 15' tall. Lots of nature light via a large sky light. Any suggestions?
I would say keep the tree outside, but that doesn't seem to be possible given the size of it. Keep the tree warm in winter (don't let it freeze) and give it plenty of water in summer. It doesn't need too much fertiliser (especially if you want to keep it at a managable size). I haven't grown them indoors before so I can't really say much more than that.
I’ve never had any results with any of the Mr fothergills bonsai kits. Their seeds are good but these kits are not good. I stay away from them unless they’re extremely on special. Cool to see you got results
Yeah, the seeds germinate although currently, they're not growing really well, I've had other pine seedlings that I grew from seeds I collected from planted trees and they seem to do much better.
How cold are your winters? I suspect that your plant isn't getting a good winter's rest. I find that with any cactus I grow, after withholding water throughout winter and letting them go dormant naturally over a period with colder temperature really helps with their development.
