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[colser]

Thank you very much for all the pointers Astro.

[iann]

I've found that Lithops seed generally germinates slowly and erratically until around January or February after the capsules are ripe. After that, they germinate quickly and fairly completely within about 2 weeks, provided the temperatures are sensible. Before that, some expert growers have described ways to force good germination but I've not managed it. So I sow now at a temperature I know works, and have good-sized seedlings to go out at the end of winter.

[Astro]

I've found that Lithops seed generally germinates slowly and erratically until around January or February after the capsules are ripe. After that, they germinate quickly and fairly completely within about 2 weeks, provided the temperatures are sensible. Before that, some expert growers have described ways to force good germination but I've not managed it. So I sow now at a temperature I know works, and have good-sized seedlings to go out at the end of winter.

What Iann said. I don't usually sow Lithops seed until the Fall after I buy them, so they're more than a year old and the 'too fresh' problem doesn't present itself. Same for seeds from my own plants, I try to wait at least 6 months after harvesting before planting them. In the pictures above, only the L. dorotheae are from seed less than a year old (6 months). They germinated better than expected, actually.