I am quite excited today because i have some Austrocactus patagonicus showing signs of life...



I have never grown them before so i may well end up killing them, but it's always fun to try something new

I have no idea how i managed to miss that sub-forum, sorry about that!

Perhaps a mod can move this thread over?

Thanks! Do you mean Tesco cat litter? It's similar but it's a horticultural grade diatomaceous earth without the perfume added. Some seedlings are in pure diatomite, others have some fine coir mixed in and some have pumice too. I am tending more towards using pure diatomite for most seedlings now th...

I posted this thread over on the BCSS forum, but i thought i would post it here as well in case anyone is interested. I just finished pricking out a few Lophophora williamsii var. caespitosa seedlings and i thought i would take a few pictures of some of the other things i have coming along too, sinc...

Thanks!

And i would just like to say great work on the website here, God only knows how many hours i have spent browsing the plant directory!

Hi daiv, no offence taken at all! I can remove the link if it's considered bad form for the site, i certainly don't mean to spam the forums. I have been posting over on the BCSS forum for a few years now with the name 'RK' (my initials) but i will be happy to put some pictures up here soon. I have a...

Hello everybody, my name is Richard and i'm a cactus grower in the south of England. This website has been immensely helpful to me over the last few years so i thought it was about time to sign up on the forums. My main interests at the moment are Brazilian cacti, particularly Uebelmannia and Coleoc...