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Stush2019 said:I found that out on seedlings of Hechtia and Dyckia platyphylla seeds. They all germinated and filled the whole saucer tray. Very tiny green seedling. It took 4 months for them to get 1/8 inch high with two tiny leaves. Then one over watering and they all died by the next day. Went from hundreds to zero in less than a day. I was disappointed with how very slow they grew. It would take years just to get a plant 1 inch high.
If you plan on growing from seeds, you must be willing to spend a great deal of time with them with hardly no growth improvement. Enough water only to keep the soil evenly moist, not wet. Best to let the roots dig for the water and have a dry top. Takes skill to do that. Good luck.
Stush

Ive been growing Gymnocalycium Mihanovichii from seed, almost a year and they are just shy of 2 inches, they do well now but at first it was touch and go. I've been cross pollinating some colored ones and have seeds developing so I'm trying to see if anyone has the time and skill to grow some as they do take time LOL and it's not often I get viable seed it's a treat!