Hi all,

Of the 50 seeds I bought, only 1 turned into a full cactus. Problem is, the sad little guy has barely grown at all in the last year. It's about 1/4 inch tall.

Temperature? Fertilizer?

Also, is there a way to multiply it, if ever it does get a bit bigger?

Thanks!

Peyote growing ask patience.
It will grow bigger if it is in good condition, but the beginning is slow, don't worry.
it it grows big you can cut the top and it will makes like 4 new starts.

Mine is two years old, about twice the size. What I'm doing at the moment is watering from below (placing the pot in a shallow dish of nutrient rich water for about an hour) every two weeks or so. You'll notice a visible swelling afterwards. I've found that using this method I can kinda tell when he needs watering just from the external appearance. Apparently they should get a fair amount of sun as well, during summer, and a lot less water during winter.

The warning of course is, that after the amount of years you spend together you might never want to eat the little dude

My advice would be to get more seed (buy them or use STS). Grow more from seed and use gibberellic acid to get better germination results (more peyote plants) [Calculating Parts Per Million (PPM)].

Germination of Lophophora Williamsii, Germination of Lophophora and trichocereus seeds, Propagation of Lophophora, and Gibberellic Acid Germination Results Thread.

You could always graft them onto a trichocereus. That will make them grow fast and big but alkaloid production will suffer. Also peyote loves a lime rich soil. As in garden lime. If you have problem with mites. Use Neem oil. It's a natural miticide that comes from a plant in India. Good luck.

oils and soaps not recommended for cacti