I've been playing one game only. I have a chart that I altered from something I found here to keep track of all that I've discovered. So my goal is basically to fill in the chart, discover everything. Which in time will lead to all the magic plants (have 3 so far).

as for seeds, I don't keep any seeds that have two different parents showing in the heritage chart. I plant that and pollinate with itself, so every seed in my box is completely clear about what it will be. I started with keeping 2 of each and then 1 of each and now I'm getting to the point where I don't have space for each and I'm afraid of throwing away the wrong ones. which is why I'm trying to figure out what my Breeding Pattern will be. Need to plan better.

It took me a long time to get something spotted, think it was a mutation formula that finally did it. I'm pretty sure that spotted is one that you can't get from breeding but only from mutation/seeds. Which other types are only from mutation/seeds and not breeding? I asked about that on another thread but got a kind of vague answer. at this point, I'd like someone to spell it out. Once I know which ones I can't get by breeding, I'll know to keep those for sure.

I spent today just breeding expensive plants over and over again to get money up. I spend a lot on quick-grow potions since I'm impatient and only playing one game. I also like buying mutation formulas (particularly now that I know its not random... I use the chart (http://www.ldwforums.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/95769/page/1#Post95769 ) and look to see what possibilities I could get from mutation. So no more wasted money, I only mutate if the odds are in my favor for getting something brand new.

(and that is the chart I was directed to to see which things can't be made by breeding. it looks to me like spotted and tilia are it, but the person said there are 4, so I'm confused)

I'd love to hear more people chime in about your strategy. Everyone has different goals and different ideas about how to make it work so its neat to hear what people are doing.