Tim, both Les Stroud from "Survivorman" and Bear Grylls from "Man vs. Wild" have done episodes in that area!

Thanks! Yeah the germinating aloes look a lot different than the agaves. The aloes are basically one short fat leaf, where the agaves are 2 taller and...

I took a few new pics today.Welwitschia mirabilis:Aloe ecklonis:

Awesome job, Serj !!

Maihuenia poeppigii and Welwitschia mirabilis have now started to germinate as well :D

Great job, Serj!

I've now noticed that 1 Puya chilensis has germinated, along with some Phoenix loureiroi. Here's what P. chilensis looks like when mature:

Damir, I've been checking my needle palm seeds but haven't seen any roots emerging yet, hopefully they'll germinate soon!I hear that mesa garden has e...

And, my Trachys finaly poped out of the soil. Im going to have to move them into some light!! 3 of one type of fortunei, and 2 of another ( got mixe...

Here are some Callistemon pityoides seedlings. They're very small and hard to see, because their leaves are probably less than 1 mm from end to end:

Good work, Barb! Yeah, I knew that even if I couldn't find the location of the embryo on some seeds, using sandpaper on them would at least allow wate...

The best part is that it's supposed to be hardy to zone 7a !!

Along with the rest, Aloe ecklonis has now started to germinate. I can't wait to try this (hardy) one outdoors !

Here's one of the D. edules that have popped so far:

I just left them in water overnight, no salt.