I find this happens often with Lophophoras.MikeT wrote: ↑Fri Jul 30, 2021 1:09 pm Discussion so far has centered on sowing seed that's been in the packet for a long time. Sometimes seed that's sown doesn't germinate - how long should you keep the pot? With Opuntias I routinely keep for a few years, it often takes more than 1 year for germination. I don't usually keep other failed germination pots. Maybe I should. This Crassula coccinea was the sole seed to germinate when sown last year.
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If there had been good germination, it would probably have been transplanted by now. Recently I noticed something else in the pot.
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It's taken its time, but the overall germination rate has now doubled. Bit of catching up to do with its older sibling.
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Old seeds
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Re: Old seeds
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Turbinicarpus, Lophophora, Ariocarpus, Lobivia and Gymnocalycium
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Re: Old seeds
Well I can report that my 5 year old seed of Disocactus horstii has germinated!