Suzi - bummer on the desert king cuttings. My desert king cuttings (not from Bob, but from another member) grew like crazy! So hopefully, they'll kick in for you soon. The ones I bought off of eBay titled Red Sicilian are very slow growing for me. I had them planted in bags for a month, then moved them to Anderson band pots, and I just now have leaves after about 2.5 months.