This is pretty much exactly why I stay away from Chollas.

Where you at in CT? Have you been to Logees in Killingly yet?

I have the same issue in CT. I emailed Hess pumice and they put me in contact with a distributor reasonably locally. You could try that.

Blendtec blends, but it won't crush gold ore.

I'll bet one of these would do just fine.

This is only sort of a joke.

In my experience growing up around bedding plant greenhouses, plants did much better off brook water than they did on well water. But our well water has a ton of calcium, so that's probably why.

Heh, I've been trying to kill a C. subulata for years now. Damned thing won't die.

KW is right. A big thick towel is a much better option than gloves (or better yet, both). Just watch out if you use this method on Opuntiads cause you'll spread glochids through the wash if you aren't very careful. Had similar issues with a Chamaelobivia . Maybe it's best just to not wash it normally.

Cacti collecting can most certainly become bad for your financial health.

KW, your posts always brighten my day. And with all that's going on in the world, that's welcomed. Thanks!

I live in New England, and the only place I can find pumice is ebay. Shipping in kind of ridiculous, but my only other option is nothing.

It seems that if you don't live in a volcanic region, pumice is pretty difficult to find.

Don't look now, but I think that squirrel is starving.

Beautiful photos, as usual, KW.

Which Titanopsis is that in pic 154379?

Does that also explain why I'm having issues from time to time with my browsers wanting to download the index instead of displaying it?

Has anyone ordered from mountain crest gardens? (http://mountaincrestgardens.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;) They seem to have a good variety of succulents, but since no one has talked about it, I am rather skeptical. I've seen a few posts on Reddit about them. Nothin...

Am I reading this right that Isopropyl isn't available readily in the UK? I can get 94% Iso at any pharmacy for less than $1.