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So for the future what I do to avoid dormancy, (which I don’t think cost all the much ~60 total) was bought a seedling heating pad and grow lights from (kihung LED T5 3ft 8-pack/$41 dollars) from Amazon! Put the light about 6-12 inches from the plant (my desert plants it’s ~6 inches ~8-9 for seedlings) and let me go!
Honestly, I just use an organic cactus mix with added perlite for all my plants because I'm lazy, and it seems to be working well so far! I've tried uploading pictures to Imgur for this thread, but for whatever reason it's not working. I'll just say that in the past month or so, my 3 desert roses have grown more than they have in the previous year, using the advice about treating them like tropical plants during the growing season. One of them finally grew leaves from the side, instead of just the top!
I’ve used these for the past two years (when I bring my plants in for the winter): Amazon link
I keep them 1-2 ft away from the plants, and use one of those metal dome enclosures that you can get at the hardware store to direct the light.
I’m planning on using T10 stoplights for seedlings this year though, I’ve heard great things.
I also use this (sorry, can’t get the link to work): GrowLED LED Indoor Garden, Herb Garden, Kitchen Garden, Height Adjustable, 20W Grow Light, Automatic Timer, Ideal for Plant Grow Novice Or Enthusiasts, Various Plants, DIY Decoration, White https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GQPFVPY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_A4CBHB3XESE30A9XM8Y4
I’m not sure about seedlings, but it’s worked well for my mature cacti and keeps strong variegation in my plants. I’ve had it for 2 years or so now.
Let's see if I can get this right, on mobile...
Here is the grow light. Right now I have it set to red and blue, 16 hours on, 8 hours off. It's maybe 10" above the seedlings and on med/high intensity.
I used the advice I saw on an instagram page: melelina_cattleya
She has tons of different types of growing setups (from water culture to terrariums) *she recommends only fertilizing the semi-hydro desert rose in the warmer months, but I live in southern California so.. there's not that much of a difference (and I also forgot about that detail until I just went to check her page again 😅)
Anyway lol I cleaned off the roots as well as I could (I might have also sprayed them with hydrogen peroxide as well) and then rinsed some leca and allowed the leca to sit overnight in the fertilizer solution (0.5 Tbsp of Hawiian Bud & Bloom per gallon of water) before potting the plant in the inner pot (with synthetic yarn poking into the reservoir like in this picture so that the roots can grow down into the water if they want, but they don't start off submerged. The yarn just helps keep the leca moist above the water level).
I've had these like this for about a year and haven't had any issues like mold or mildew yet and don't have to change the water too often (maybe once a month I add more water to the outer pot), so it's really nice for me! (as a person who mystically still manages to over and underwater plants to death in soil)
I started out using bonsai mix from Bonsai Supply. It works great! Now I have most of the ingredients in bulk and make my own.
Whatever you end up using just make sure it is very well draining and has a large portion of inorganic ruffage (e.g. clay, pumice, lava rock, sand, etc.) compared to the organics (sphagnum, pine bark, compost, potting soil, or whatever).
A plain white LED around 25-30 W (actual draw, not equivalent to incandescent) should be pretty cheap and should produce enough light for around a 1x1' growing area. You'd want to position it around 8-12" above your growing tray. That should also keep your tray pretty warm. Pretty much any temperature above 20 and below 35 C should be fine.
Something like this should do: https://www.amazon.com/GE-Lighting-93101232-Balanced-Spectrum/dp/B07NNT3G7J
Bonsai Soil All Purpose Mix | Fast Draining Pre Blend Plant | Pumice, Lava, Calcined Clay and Pine Bark ● Potting Pre Mixed Bonsai Plant Soil Mixture by The Bonsai Supply (2 Quart Bag) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07M68B4JG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_GyYvFbSAYBS69
This is what I bought but haven’t used yet
I'm in zone 5b (it lives outside in full sun unless it's below 60 degrees), and I used this mix from Amazon. It seems more like sand rather than potting soil though.
I thought that maybe the pot might be the culprit. It seems like it retains more water than my other pots. Thank you for the info though. This was really helpful.