Garambullo Blanco Seeds

Garambullo has its scientific name Myrtillocactus geometrizans and is a species belonging to the Cactaceae family.

Etymology:
Myrtillocactus: generic name that derives from Greek and refers to the shape of its fruit. Geometrizans: Latin epithet.

It is born in the cacti of the Tamaulipas Altiplano.

Classification and description

It is a fleshy perennial woody plant, armed with thorns. Arborescent cactus, erect, up to 2-7 m high, shaped like a "candelabra", highly branched near the base of a short trunk, the stems measure between 6-12 cm in diameter, with 6-8 ribs, bluish green, with whitish-brown balls of wool at the tips.

Flowers, axillary, up to 3.5 cm wide and 3 cm wide, yellowish-green to yellowish-white .

Fruits, dark red, purple or bluish at maturity, globose, 8-15 mm in diameter, sometimes with some weak spines.

Juicy purple pulp. Asymmetrical seed, oval, 1.2 to 1.7 mm long by 1 to 1.5 mm wide, black in color, with a rough appearance.​ Its flavor is similar to that of a prickly pear.

Habitat.
This species is characteristic of the arid and semi-arid areas of central Mexico. They are generally found in gypsum and limestone soils, often with high salt content, as is the case in the Tehuacán valley. The places where the species is distributed have a dry arid, semi-warm climate, with a marked rainy season in the summer. Its average temperature throughout the year is 21.2 °C.

Applications:
It is a multipurpose plant, since the flowers, stems and fruits have edible and medicinal uses, among others.

CACTUS GEMINATE IN GENERAL

A SUBSTRATE IS REQUIRED THAT HAS GOOD DRAINAGE, PREFERREDLY COMPOSED OF 40% BLACK EARTH AND THE REMAINING 60% OF TEPOJAL OR PERLITE OR TEZONTLE OR A COMBINATION OF THE LATTER, ONCE THE MIX IS MADE, PREFERABLY IT MUST BE STELLIZED, TO KILL ANY FUNGI, BACTERIA, UNDESIRABLE SEED ETC., IT CAN BE IN 2 WAYS, THE FIRST IS TO PUT IT IN THE MICROWAVE OVEN FOR 5 MINUTES OR PUT BOILING WATER ON THE SUBSTRATE.

ONCE THE SUBSTRATE IS STERILIZED, PUT IT IN A GERMINATOR, PREFERRED WITH A TRANSPARENT LID, IT CAN BE A CONTAINER OF THOSE WHERE THE CAKES OR BAG CAKES COME, VERY CLEAN, YOU JUST NEED TO MAKE A FEW SMALL HOLES IN THE BASE, SO THE WATER CAN DRAIN, THEN SPREAD OR PLACE OUR SEEDS ONLY ON TOP OF THE SUBSTRATE AND MOISTEN IT THINLY, ONCE MOISTENED, PUT THE LID ON

TRANSPARENT AND PLACE THE GERMINATOR IN A PLACE WHERE IT GIVES IT LIGHT, NOT IN DIRECT SUN, ONLY WHERE IT GIVES IT LIGHT, AND WELL UNCOVER EVERY THIRD DAY, JUST TO CHECK THAT THE SUTRATE IS MOIST, HERE THE IMPORTANT THING IS THAT THE SUBSTRATE IS ALWAYS MAINTAINED HUMID (NOT PONDED WATER), SO, IF NECESSARY, ALWAYS WATER THINLY, TRYING TO PREVENT THE SEEDS FROM FLOATING OR MOVING, I ADVISE TO USE A MANUAL SPRINKLER, AND WELL AS THE DAYS GO BY THEY WILL START TO GERMINATE DEPENDING ON THE SPECIES, IT IS IMPORTANT TO ALWAYS KEEP THE SUBSTRATE MOIST AND THE GERMINATOR COVERED UNTIL THE PLANTS GROW ONE OR TWO CENTIMETERS, START UNCOVERING FOR A FEW HOURS A DAY, UNTIL THEY ACCLIMATIZE. WHILE THEY ARE WITH THE LID, IN CASE YOU SEE FUNGI INSIDE THE GERMINATOR, SPRINKLE A LITTLE ACTIVATED CHARCOAL OR CHARCOAL USED TO GRILL MEAT, DO THIS TWICE A WEEK, ONLY FOR ONE WEEK AND WITH THAT THE FUNGUS.

IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WHILE THE SEEDINGS ARE IN THE GERMINATOR, AVOID THEM FROM DIRECT SUN, AND ONCE THEY REACH A SIZE OF ABOUT 3 CENTIMETERS OR HAVE PASSED ONE TO TWO MONTHS OF GERMINATION, THEY CAN BE TRANSPLANT TO AN INDIVIDUAL BAG OR POT AND ACCLIMATIZE THEM. LITTLE BY LITTLE IN THE SUN, STARTING WITH MORNING SUN ONE HOUR DAILY AND GOING INCREASE LITTLE BY LITTLE.

BASICALLY WITH THESE SUGGESTIONS, YOU CAN HAVE A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF GERMINATION.