Test seed germination in cactus pads and Alovera leaves.

I don't currently have any aloe or cactus pads here in Canada or any wheat or pea seeds. But I'm very inclined to know if a seed could germinate if injected (poked) into a thick wet leaf like cactus or Alovera. I should mention that specifically the opuntia cactus is the one that I grow and wish to utilize in the future.
  A clay ball coating on the injected seed?. If anyone can try this sooner than me I'd be very interested in the results.
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First you would need to know what chemical compounds make up the cacti interior, it is probable that there are compounds present that could be detrimental to seed sprouting.
The gel type interior of Aloe for instance would form a sticky coating on the  seed's coat and that can prevent coat split which is necessary for any seed to germinate and begin growing.
Aloe also has antibiotic properties (which is why we use it for treatment of burns) and those properties will inhibit many seeds ability to sprout.

Redhawk

I'm thinking a one inch round clay or soil seed ball around each seed. I thought about the suggested wheat test. But it wouldn't be worth seeding wheat that way, too much work. Peas might be worth the extra work. Or broad beans. Maybe corn and beans could be sown this way for an early start on the wet season. I have seen a video of squash planted just above some diced opuntia with about 1 inch of soil between the seed and the pads. I'm not sure if the seed would get enough moisture to sprout if the soil was dry to begin with. Another method could be to rip trenches for a seed/cactus pads slurry then cover with the next pass of the tractor.

Or make fermented Alovera/cactus juice. If rotin pads are laid flat over an area they seal moisture in the soil below . Each one is like a thin rotin bag of wet goo.

I'm confused. Exactly what are you trying to achieve? Interesting germination concept but cactii in Canada???

In anywhere with cacti and a dry season. On my farm in Mexico i want to try and make use of moisture in cacti. Maybe for germination of seeds to get a Jump on the rain season. This idea is not really economical for wheat but Mabe something else like peas

Necro-Posting but... kind of bummed no one has tried this yet, or at least they haven't shared their results!

I had the same idea about the root hormone and misgivings about antimicrobial effects on germination, but I have some aloe plants growing wild and a stash of heirloom okra seed that I have been naturalizing to my garden over several generations.

I am in Corpus Christi, TX so it is brutally hot and what little rain we get is slurped up by the heavy clay soil. Supplementing our garden with city water and all the chloramine, fluoride, and who knows what other contaminates, just doesn't seem to want to sprout the seeds like real rain does! Sprouting in a seed tray inside and they all die off while trying to harden-off prior to transplanting. I have black-eyed peas and okra that don't mind the heat and can still produce despite forgetful, hap-hazard, watering schedule, but getting them to sprout if you don't have real rain is tough. We got only a single rain band from Hurricane Beryl but was sure to take advantage by putting in a few more rows which have already jumped!

I was wondering if planting directly into an aloe pad could be a better method to sprout them, cutting the sprouted piece of pad, and planting both the aloe square and okra sprout directly into the prepped garden bed? I am on day 3 since putting 20 seeds into the pad. I will report back my results.

Thomas, I hope it works! I also have clay that gets dry and I have a lot of aloe. It didn't occur to me to try sprouting in aloe but next summer I will (right now down here it's winter and raining for weeks, as it does.)