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Raziel · 07-23-08, 08:23

Hi folks, just thought I'd post to say I recently just got back from Amsterdam and I stumbled upon some great finds. I went over there to stock up on some seeds and other things, I spent the day looking in all the head/smart shops looking at what they had and comparing prices and decided to buy 10x san pedro and LWilliamii seed each for 12 euros both "seedsofthegods" brand. Thought it was abit much but bought them anay way and all the prices in all the shops were very simular, also saw live san pedro cactus for 20-30 euros but far too much and a L.Willliamii the size of my fist with 10-15 pups and was being sold for 210 euros! the price scared the sh!t out of me

So I had my 10x san pedro and L.williamii seeds so I was happy untill the last day I was there I found a flower market selling just standards flowers and seeds but a few stalls in my eyes nearly popped out of my head! There was a little old lady selling baby groups of san pedro about 2-3 inchs tall for 5 Euros !!! snapped one up right away then I saw she was also selling flowering L.Williamii 3-5 years old for 10 Euroes so snapped one up aswell. When I got back to where I was staying I noticed little black specks all over the top and instantly realised they were seeds

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In total I got about 40 seeds of one cactus which only cost 10 Euros so I was so happy and as soon as I got back to the UK I planted these seeds in one tray about 4-5 days ago and already there are about 5-7 seeds sprouting. I've had real problems trying to grow cactus from seed as they always seem to die due to cobweb but some people on here recommended covering the seeds with some fine soil and it seems to have done the trick as there is no mould yet and the seeds have sprouted sooner than I expected, the pedros are doing well aswell as out of 10 seeds 4 have sprouted sooner than I thought too.

My only regret was I should have bought more than one of each and shouldn't have bought the seeds packs but any one travalling to Amsterdam should visit this market and I might be able to give you directions if you want.

I will post some pics in a few hours of the cactus I bought, newly sprouted seedlings and a batch of seeds I started growing about 12 weeks agao as all seem to be doing very well

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Raziel I don't walk, I float Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 596	Great find in Amsterdam :) Hi folks, just thought I'd post to say I recently just got back from Amsterdam and I stumbled upon some great finds. I went over there to stock up on some seeds and other things, I spent the day looking in all the head/smart shops looking at what they had and comparing prices and decided to buy 10x san pedro and LWilliamii seed each for 12 euros both "seedsofthegods" brand. Thought it was abit much but bought them anay way and all the prices in all the shops were very simular, also saw live san pedro cactus for 20-30 euros but far too much and a L.Willliamii the size of my fist with 10-15 pups and was being sold for 210 euros! the price scared the sh!t out of me So I had my 10x san pedro and L.williamii seeds so I was happy untill the last day I was there I found a flower market selling just standards flowers and seeds but a few stalls in my eyes nearly popped out of my head! There was a little old lady selling baby groups of san pedro about 2-3 inchs tall for 5 Euros !!! snapped one up right away then I saw she was also selling flowering L.Williamii 3-5 years old for 10 Euroes so snapped one up aswell. When I got back to where I was staying I noticed little black specks all over the top and instantly realised they were seeds .... In total I got about 40 seeds of one cactus which only cost 10 Euros so I was so happy and as soon as I got back to the UK I planted these seeds in one tray about 4-5 days ago and already there are about 5-7 seeds sprouting. I've had real problems trying to grow cactus from seed as they always seem to die due to cobweb but some people on here recommended covering the seeds with some fine soil and it seems to have done the trick as there is no mould yet and the seeds have sprouted sooner than I expected, the pedros are doing well aswell as out of 10 seeds 4 have sprouted sooner than I thought too. My only regret was I should have bought more than one of each and shouldn't have bought the seeds packs but any one travalling to Amsterdam should visit this market and I might be able to give you directions if you want. I will post some pics in a few hours of the cactus I bought, newly sprouted seedlings and a batch of seeds I started growing about 12 weeks agao as all seem to be doing very well