Titanopsis primosii

Tanquana prismatica

Rhombophyllum dolabriforme (seed from my plant)

Lithops leslei C28

Lithops broomfieldii 'Straussberg'

Jensenobotrya lossowiana

Glottiphyllum pygmaeum (seed from my plant)

Glottiphyllum nelii (with burnt noses)

Cheiridopsis peculiaris

Argyroderma fissum

Anacampseros rufescens (seed from my plant, 6 months old)

Aloinopsis orpenii

Thanks for stopping by!

Your nurturing is paying off - have you considered llamas?

Jeff,

I'm more of an alpaca guy, myself. They come in different colors.

Matthew,

I did a bunch of research in the months leading up to sowing. The best info I can recommend is from Steven Hammer which I will link below. I also watched some Youtube videos showing people planting seeds, not in English.
My soil mix contains a high quality seed-starter mix, lots of volcanic pumice, coco peat, bagged cactus soil and loamy topsoil from the side of my house.
In the end, I mixed my soil by instinct. I know people are against peat but I think it's ok for germination. When I transplant, my mix will change. I had limited time so I skipped the sterilization, which I regret. Lots of grass seeds also germinated along with quite a few worm eggs. I had to use an insecticide. I also kept the pots a little too moist and algae developed so I've now used fungicide and algaecide on everything. Luckily, they all made it through. Maybe you can learn from these mistakes.
When sowing, after I filled the pot and lightly tamped the soil flat, I just spread out the seeds on top and covered them with horticultural sand.

I happen to live in a prime location for these plants so I don't have to worry about cold weather. My greenhouse is 40% shade with full airflow.

Sharon,

Good luck with those seeds, it's been a great experience so far. Mr Brack at Mesa told me the ideal time for planting is early September for most Mesembs. If you're growing indoors, that may not matter.

thanks,
Ryan

Josh

Titanopsis primosii

Tanquana prismatica

Rhombophyllum dolabriforme

Lithops leslei C28

Lithops broomfieldii Straussberg - It looks like I lost a few of these, probably during my struggles with algae and grubs.

Jensenobotrya lossowiana

Glottiphyllum pygmaeum

Glottiphyllum neilii

Cheiridopsis peculiaris

Argyroderma fissum

Anacampseros rufescens grown in sun

Anacampseros rufescens grown in partial sun

Aloinopsis orpenii

Well, it's progress but not all of it is a prime example. I had many learning experiences/setbacks in my first year. The Jensenobotrya, however, is a vigorous, thirsty, fun plant to grow. I'm thinking they'll do fine as an outdoor semi-shade plant. The only problem is, they don't ship well.
Thanks for bringing this thread back, Reggie:)

Thanks Reggie, I did sow lots of Conos my first year. I was largely unsuccessful. Out of... let me get out the old seed list... out of 57 species/varieties sown including Ophthalmophyllum... let me consult the plant list... I have 36 species that made it. 21 of those only produced 1 or 2 plants, not enough for a good comparison or good breeding. 15 of them are in fair numbers but only about 5/57 are a real success. I had even worse results with Dinteranthus. Out of 600 seeds sown I only have 2 seedlings to show for it. Oh well. I expect to have better results with them this year. I'll try to post something about Cono seedlings later this week if I can.

Do you sell these, Ryan? I'd love to buy a couple of those!

Hi Sugi, I'm glad you are interested. That's what we do here, we get each other excited about plants. Garden Web has a strict policy about using the forums for sales, it's not allowed. It's an easy thing to overlook so I'm just letting you know. Many of us on this site can be reached through private email, just click a username to see their profile.