Hello cactophiles! How are you doing? The weather keeps giving us a hard time, lots of rain and days without sun, but nevertheless my cacti are showing signs of them being awake. Mammillarias are flowering, some astrophytum are making buds, some Ferocacti also. I can't wait to see them opening their...

Hello! The problem with keeping cacti in heated places plus watered, is the risk of etiolation. I overwintered some in my living room last winter, while the balcony was in the making, and noticed that the only ones that got etiolated were the two that had been watered in the nursery, obviously by pe...

I am by no means an experienced grower and I've never visited all these amazing plants in their habitats. But we, in Greece, have a known grower and collector, Andreas Laras, who has seen with his very own eyes species literally going extinct as time went by. He has visited (along with other noted m...

This is a very beautiful Mesemb! Congratulations and I hope it thrives under your care. I only have one, bought it to take a first feel of their cultivation, so I am just a beginner on those, I don't know if I will continue collecting them. They are somewhat finicky, trying to learn.

This is such a key issue, that all members should read/study carefully. I agree with most of the cactophiles that have already stated that wilderness is threatened to a point where there will be no real wilderness to speak of in some decades. It is not only the plants, those that are highly sought a...

Hello cactophiles! How are you doing? I hope you are healthy, happy and the same for your beloved cacti and other succulents! The weather has been difficult to cope with this winter, many days of rain and others with high humidity, but my cacti and other succulents are all in a good condition. Nothi...

After you wet it, which is not as easy as the packaging really says, but takes much longer usually, you will have to spread it on a surface to let it dry, and it would take some serious space for all the package. Maybe start with half of it, wet and then spread it, let dry and then continue with the...

Thank you for sharing! Great issue!

Welcome to the forum Theral! Lovely animals, that dog has the cutest eyes! You're off to a great start of being able to give your
cacti and other succs the care they deserve! Cheers!

Hey Pompom! I'm glad you are doing so great and that your beloved plants have slept for the winter, makes things so much easier! No, don't move them, since they won't get etiolated now, better wait till spring comes and they begin to show signs of them been woken up again. Perhaps move them in anoth...

My first and only Pleiospilos nelii is getting softer. I haven't watered it since I got it, since I read that it is to be treated like a cactus actually. Thus, no water in the winter. It is in a super draining mix, hasn't been exposed to rain and I give it enough sun. What could be the problem for t...

I have two Stetsonia coryne cacti and they are both doing great in a fast draining mix with plenty of organic inside, but of course it all depends on our specific microclimate and cultivating habits. I water once a week in the summer and leave dry in the winter. I would repot and add some organic, t...

This year seems to be very rainy here too unfortunately. However, rainy is the norm here. The past few years were irregularly dry-ish. Watch our for your sensitive plants to avoid excess humidity. Thanks for sharing photos of the show! My favorites were the pediocactus, the glandulicactus and that ...

spok wrote: ↑Sun Dec 16, 2018 12:42 pm Amazing plants! Thanks for the photos, I wish I could have been there.

Thank you spok! Indeed, the specimens were incredible, lots of rare and unusual cacti in cultivation as well as some awesome other succulents!

Thank you very much for the info Elie!