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title: "These seeds from my Curly Sue Cactus germinated in about 4 days. I…"
description: "These seeds from my Curly Sue Cactus germinated in about 4 days. I put them on a moist paper towel inside a sealed one gallon Ziploc bag to retain moisture.…"
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community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "Sunny"
published: "2025-10-14T14:41:16.049823Z"
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# These seeds from my Curly Sue Cactus germinated in about 4 days. I…

_Posted by Sunny on 2025-10-14_

These seeds from my Curly Sue Cactus germinated in about 4 days. I put them on a moist paper towel inside a sealed one gallon Ziploc bag to retain moisture. They are ready for starter pots. The black on the paper towel is from leftover bits of soil in the drainage tray that stained the towel. 🪴🍀

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## 3 comments

### Snowstorm commented on 2025-10-14

Not a cactus expert, but whenever I’ve germinated seeds on paper towel I’ve put them in soil when they get about an inch long so they don’t grow into the paper towel

### Sunny commented on 2025-10-14

Good to know. Thank you.

#### Snowstorm replied on 2025-10-14

No probs! My lavender was kinda a PITA digging out of the paper towel but those seemed delicate. These seeds look more robust so prob could go a bit longer should you choose.

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