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Yes, it is cheaper to swap for seeds, but when no one steps forward to trade, you have to take other measures if you really want them. If you check the links I sent you, there is a fella on 'the other site' that grows them and trades seeds.

Rick - remember me? I sent you the White Sprite sinningias. Do you remember the type of soil that was used packing the tubers sent to you? That is what I grow my micro mini sins in, it is a fine grade germination mix from Fafard and sinningia do very well in it. Keep it simple, no need for exotic soil mixes to grow these guys. Use a fine textured soil mix - really don't think you need to go to the extent of chopped long fibered sphagnum, etc. You know that mini sins grow, bloom and then want to go dormant, right? Your plants may just need a rest, let them dry out and sit dry for a month or so, then spray them down with water to see if they will sprout and grow again. The dry foliage needs to be cleaned off during dormancy, sometimes they will signal you with green that they want to get back to growing after being dry and dormant for a period without first giving them H20 - it sounds from your description that your plants are going through their normal cycle and it isn't anything to be overly concerned about. Here is a picture of my S. pusilla growing in Fafard germination mix right out of the bag. I DIDN'T need to stand on my head and pee into my pocket to get these to grow well and neither should you. Good luck with your sinningias!

Although some of the micro mini sinnigias don't produce seed, you can still multiply your plants fairly quickly! You simply remove the top "green" plant from the tuber - put the top of the plant in another pot of soil, being sure that the dirt is pressed nicely against the little stem. After a few weeks, it will begin to grow it's own new tuber, while the original tuber will now be growing it's own new plant! From one plant - you now have 2! Many times, you can get several crowns from the top of one plant, which will help you multiply your little family even quicker! Below is a link to some of my plant pictures. I like to turn plastic soda bottles into little "free" greenhouses, where I grow lots of micro minis at one time. Recently, I took apart my plants (as described above), and multiplied those two little planters into over 40 new plants! I used a clear plastic candy box (after all of my Ferrero Rocher were gone ;) as my new propagation bed. Each little section made a new little cup area for each plant. Here is a link that might be useful: Micro Mini Sinningias