Johnsons SLWDB0KE-Y-1691 UK/JO/FL Cactus Superfine Mixed

I bought it on the 19th Oct 2020. Now it’s the 27th Oct (same year ;) )I put some cotton buds in a plastic takeaway box sprinkled some water, dirt and sand(only had blue one).I plopped it under the radiator and kept it closed.I checked on it today and you can see ... something... sprouting.If I can I’ll keep the review updated if and when I see some proper growth.It is exciting, so, so far worth the buy.30 March 2021:Finally something is happening with the seeds/sprouts.They all have developed tiny mounds with spikes on top.(photo3)So far I can safely say I have 32 of them and they all have spikes.I still think it was a great buy and worth every penny just... if you want to have a go at it arm yourself with lots of patience (or just plant and forget). It takes a while....

Bought these as a sort of experiment as I hadn't tried sowing cactus seeds before. I planted about 6 seeds as a trial run, in a small pot filled with cactus mix, covered by some transparent film that I'd punched through with aeration holes. I was surprised and pleased to find two seedlings (as I hadn't used a special incubator or propagator) after a couple of weeks. Having done a quick google search they are definitely genuine cactus seedlings too, so this is a great bargain considering the low price.Edit: I've since sown the rest of the seeds with similar success! Overall, there was about a 50% germination rate. Of the initial two seedlings, one died before reaching maturity but the other has grown a lot bigger. I've added some photos of some of the recent seedlings as well as the three year old cactus.

Followed instructions and only a handful took. Then little growth.

I mistook these for cactus soil (duh) but I'm very happy with ending up with cactus pups (after planting)

Fun to try but only one type of cacti germinated

I planted 20 seeds and 4 have grown. The 4 that have come through are looking healthy and have started to get some spines. Easy to follow instructions and it's been fun watching them grow

Even after googling instructions, I really didn't know if I was doing the right thing especially as you don't really know exactly what seeds you're getting so I tried my luck with 3 different tubs a week apart from each other. First tub 3 weeks ago (I was worried that the soil was too wet and may have pushed them in to deep) I've only got one shoot showing in there so far. Second tub 2 weeks ago and there's about 4 shoots. The third tub from just over a week ago and that one has seven shoots already! That tub was mostly the smaller black seeds so seems like they grow a bit quicker. I was unsure whether to take the plastic covers off but I've just asked the question on here and seems like people are leaving the covers on much longer (thanks for the replies). So I just need to leave them alone now and check every now and then to make sure they don't dry out too much.

It is my fist time growing any plant from seed. But if you do some research, it is actually pretty simple if you follow some rules and take care of them.They grow so fast. First picture was taken after a week and the second one after 3 months.