Sorry, missed the second part of your question earlier....busy with trick or treaters :) There are some good online germination guides - Clothiers is great, take time to read through the sowing articles too.....if you were looking for a book, Making More Plants by Ken Druse is very helpful Here is a link that might be useful: Clothiers Germination Database

Thank you! The way they were growing through the bamboo they appeared to be a vine. Appreciate your help!

It will be extremely difficult to patch floor in after wall is removed. You will see that it has been patched. Also, you will have to protect the floors from the extensive renovations you are planning.

No, I doubt it is a pinguicula. First of all, Home Depot would never get one or sell a pinguicula. Big Box stores buy from Altman or Costa Farms and they even grow those rare varieties. But also, it doesn't look like a pinguicula. It looks too big. I have a pinguicula that has delivered 4 pups, and each one of them is considerably smaller. Check out photos online for Sans ehrenbergii or Sans Blue Kew, or just stream through them and look for something that closely resembles yours. Pinterest is a good source for visual. So it Etsy. Here is a link to a collection of Sans on Flickr that you can use to identify. https://www.flickr.com/groups/1379516@N20/pool/ My recommendation is, leave the spots, unless you can absolutely determine it represents a fungus. I only see one spot and it looks to me like damage from -- who knows? Something mechanical. Don't cut leaves without a lot of thought and knowledge first. Every plant is going to have something a little unslightly. If it isn't a disease, don't reach for your scissors. You have a beautiful Sansevieria here. My advice is.....don't kill it with "kindness." Give it what a Sansevieria needs (fresh air, moderate light or even bright light, fast draining soil, no over-watering) and let it flourish by itself.