Sunlight in summer in here is too strong for any cactus seedlings. Since max temperature of outside reaches to 45 C' in smmer, I use shadecloth to maitain within 50 C' in greenhouse. I started repotting of Ariocarpus seedlings last week and would continue quite while. The attached photo is one of p...

I am another Aussie that cant wait for spring to get here. Last month or so has been so cold my pere's have stopped growing and the are in my shed under lights :? I did write a reply the other day but lost it when I went to post it. The Aussie bonsai forum has heaps of info on what is available to u...

Thanks for the welcome I have really enjoyed my time so far with my small collection from starting out with big the columns and then to the smaller slow growing varieties. I think I will always run some shelves under lights as I gives me a reason to nick off to the shed to look after the plants and ...

Thanks for the welcome I new you all would understand my addiction. My wife and kids think I have lost the plot but you get that sometimes. I did stumble into the members topic section yesterday and only got as far as Craig Fry's thread :shock: that took me a fair bit of the day to look through I ca...

Hi :) I just joined the other day so I thought I should say hello. I started collecting a few Trichocereus about three years ago and that developed quickly into a collection of fifty plus plants. I then started collecting and sowing seeds again mainly Trich's and a few Lophophora and some Ariocarpus...

I have only recently joined here so I haven't officially said hello ( I will do soon ) . I just had to say that this would have to be the most epic thread that I have seen. I have just found it this morning and I am supposed to be working instead I have looked through the first 28 pages and DAM what...