"Au Cactus Francophone" is one of my favourites. It is an encyclopedia for succulents, but I have mainly used it for cacti. There are all kinds of information, such as descriptions and cultivation, both on genera and species. Not all species and genera are described and the amount of infor...

I like freebies. I don't know if this one is a freebie, not like Gimp or OpenOffice, but I think it is really good. It's a botanical dictionary. http://www.cactus-art.biz/note-book/Dictionary/Dictionary_A/dictionary_A.htm And then I just want to tell you that the link you posted below the text "...

Hi TimV, no my plant is still very much alive, but very much sleeping :) There are no signs at all that it's rotten. No soft or miscoloured spots and it is not possible to drag it out of the pot, so the roots are not rotten either. Brownish scars don't sound pretty, but they will probably become sma...

Well, I guess there is no reason to panic then :) My plan was to keep it dark, cold and thirsty for about one more month and I think I will do that. There is not enough daylight here yet. I'm curious though - when your plants crack when you start watering them Ian, how long time does it take before ...

Hi! I have kept my Ferocactus macrodiscus in a dark and cold place (about +5°C, 41°F ) for about 3 months now. I have not given any water during this period, and I did not give any water for 2 or 3 weeks before I placed it there. The other day I discovered that there are cracks between the ribs. I h...

The Cactus Reef. Or am I only dreaming?

I've heard Faucarias are easier mesembs, good for beginners, and I've read Gibbaeums are more difficult. That is why I try both of them :) My tiniest mesembs now are Frithia pulchra. The seeds were so small I could barely see them. I intended to sow 10 of them, but now I have 15 plants. Yesterday th...

Thank you very much for your quick answer. I will continue to turn the heat off at night. I wanted to test different species of mesembs, so I have sown 17 species from 15 genera. Some of them are Bijlia, Lithops, Titanopsis, Faucaria, Gibbaeum, and Cheiridopsis. The reputation of mesembs is they are...

Hi, I've just sown some mesembs. Since I live in Sweden I use artificial light and heat. It works just fine, the first three species germinated in three days :) I have the light on during days, about 14 hours. During nights I turn it off. I have turned the heat off during nights too. I have a heatin...