Takeaway Tek - A Comprehensive Guide for Germinating Cacti Seedlings l Mallacht’s Plants
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Thanks for sharing this video, always like seeing them. Not sure the orgin either but they call it take away Tek because growers recycle their plastic take out containers for this grow method. I have had great success with this Tek and I am about to start the coke bottle Tek for my winter seed grow along side with more take away Tek. Happy growing everyone!
Origin is from 20 years ago, a dude called Reville S., an interesting fellow from Australia. Thank the rural Aussie hippies ;)
thanks for the vid. It gave me some things to think about. the system I've been working on uses a thin germination layer of about 1/4 inch over deep soil, with the intention to leave the cactus in place long term, instead of transplanting. I didn't do too well with natural light this year, it just seemed like too much heat for them in closed containers and opening them a little made it hard to control moisture levels. That was under shade cloth and a sheet of remay. I'll have to experiment more with natural light, but it really didn't seem to work out too well.
My take on redness so far is that it really doesn't seem to matter much. I will take seedlings from indoor to the greenhouse and almost all of them turn red immediately. Of course they would be exposed to strong light in natural conditions as well. It just seems to be a temporary stress response to various stressors that they grow out of when they start sizing up. It would take a controlled experiment to be sure, but it doesn't seem to slow them down much if at all, so I don't worry about it. I find that when they reach a certain size and have enough food and water, they green up. They will also do it if dried off as larger seedlings, even in good light.
Algae has been a big problem for me and managing moisutre level, but my system is not as well sealed as that. Once they have a few spines and starting to leave the very small juvenile phase, I'll take the lid off and throw them straight into the greenhouse without a gradual transition process (40% shade cloth over greenhouse though). They seem to do fine if kept well watered. Again though, that is ignoring reddening. Every year is an experiment though basically. there are a lot of wildcards in any gardening.
I keep mine close to the ground in natural light or they will overheat inside closed container, and I live in MS it is 100 degrees F plus!
Which soil grew better?
Your seeds were awsome! I grabbed some as a first time practice run before trying to gerinate some exspensive lophophora seed I bought and your seeds gerinated great for me. I used a baggie method with (presure cooker) sterilized soil and im on about week 2 baggies still sealed. 22 of 47 seeds germinated & almost all have their first spines which was far beyond my expectations considering I started with cacti like a month ago & know basically nothing xD
ps: your comment about benefitial bacteria has me now planning to try a earth worm casting tea after the seedlings are hardened off for a month or so.
Glad to have been a help to you on the composting tips. Compost is definitely one of the best things one can give plants, and imo, very fun and rewarding to make. I love my worm farms! So glad the seeds germinated to your liking. We only sell very fresh seed :)
I just pop some Saran Wrap over top of whatever container, poke a couple more holes every week or so until they are “hardened”.
Very similar idea to the one we use in our "Acclimating Plants From Humid to Arid Conditions" video. A great way to slowly harden them off :)
Yeah, it loos lie what I got. I think the quarter inch is synonymous with 6 mm. I also a little more recently ago got some 1/8th inch from ace is the place but it made it up to the rafters. Some day I'd like to take a crack at those sieve/sift/agitater boxes myself.
Sweet!
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Cool videos , many thanks.
Could you do one on how to deal with pests? Thrips especially 😂❤
Videos on IPM (Integrated Pest Management) are definitely on our list. For now, thrips = spinosad :)
Lol it's called takeaway tek because it was originally done with take-out containers, I guess called takeaway in Australia maybe?
For sure! 🙌 lol
Yeah that's correct
Thank you so much for this. I unfortunately bought some Copiapoa Cinerea seeds before I learned how difficult they are to actually germinate, and I've been scouring the internet for every scrap of info I can find.
One question I didn't see you address in the video is what your soil mix is actually comprised of, or the ratio I should aim for. What would you recommend for that?
It's listed on our website, here:
www.mallachtsplants.com/blogs/cactus-care-sheet/cactus-care-sheet
Now of course this mix is specifically for Trichocereus, but will work for most cacti. For planting seeds the large chunks need to be sifted out using a soil sieve, as I go over in the video. :) Hope this helps.
-Mallacht
I assumed its called takeaway tek because you could do it in take out containers. I've seen a few people use used blueberry/strawberry containers from the supermarket to do this. the containers you're using are about the same size and also plastic
Yep. Several people have already answered this but thanks! I guess it’s an Aussie thing to refer to what we call “leftovers” or a “doggie bag” as “takeaway” I didn’t know that until someone mentioned it on here, good to know :)
You are So Cal, which is a lot of microclimate' going on. I am in central valley, near Merced, and grow cactus inside. Nights in summer in 60s. 90s during day. Do you have any problems with germination outside? I use heat mat at 75. Great videos
Thanks for watching! I don't have problems with germination outside as long as the temps are right. Anything below 55 or so at night and seedlings really don't like it very much. Ideally a 24-hour temp range of 60-82 or so would be ideal for outdoor germination
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All of the shirts I wear in the videos are available in the Merch section of the website: www.mallachtsplants.com
Do you have globular on your site?
Occasionally, but probably not the ones you're looking for ;)
Nice seed video. What is your soil mix you sifted?
It is featured on our "Cactus Care Sheet" on the website, here:
www.mallachtsplants.com/blogs/cactus-care-sheet/cactus-care-sheet
Sorry for the late reply
Do you have an update on these seeds?
We will do an update soon!
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@@lourdehouse6080 We posted an update video weeks ago.
lol good tap water
Yep, the tap water here comes from wells
Thanks for the video, do you ship to Canada? seeds and cuttings?
No international shipping, sorry
I can’t get my seeds to germinate 😞
Email me more details of your method: MallachtsPlants@gmail.com
Take away tek because to go containers are used.
Yep, a bunch of ppl already said this. Thanks though!
Peroxide kills everything, not just the baddies. Shake cinnamon powder generously over the seeds, even mix it in a little before sowing the seeds. I write everything on the sides of the seed boxes, including the quantity and date. This way, if you take more than one lid off, you won't mix them up.
A mild peroxide solution will only kill the surface pathogens and fungi, I’m relatively certain of this. Unless of course the person soaks the soil through with it. I was mostly providing this info as an alternative to those that like to microwave their soils to kill literally everything, which I highly disagree with as a practice. Unless the container was sealed directly after, or worked with in a glove box like with mushroom jars, upon opening the container to sow the seeds, pathogens are going to land on the soil surface anyway as they are everywhere in the air. Cinnamon powder is kind of a silly old thing my friend, that many people have moved past long ago. There are far better options for fungicides, sulfur is what is mostly used commercially in horticulture. Also, in the video I clearly label each container with the genus, species name, date sown, and soil used. I explain this thoroughly, especially since I was doing a side by side and comparing quite a few different soils. One of which being a small particulate (sieved) version of my custom Tricho mix that I use for most columnar cacti, including Trichocereus. I also put a label inside of each container so there’s no need to worry about mixing up lids. Although I’m usually very careful about setting each lid directly next to each container as I work so they don’t get mixed up. Thanks for watching!
If it doesn't kill something, it ain't killing anything. Cinnamon is a placebo