Thanks for the reply. I think I will see if I can help the bottom one a bit. I didn't realize that these two are among the harder kinds to grow! I went on Mesa Garden and picked species that had been collected in Arizona, since that's where I am located and am interested in growing local-ish cacti. ...

Hello, I'm trying out growing cactus from seeds for the first time. Two of the species have what looks, at least to my novice eyes, like unusual growth patterns so far. On some, the first root seems to be exposed and the fleshy part is tipped over. Is this typical? If not, would you recommend doing ...