I’ve been growing cacti and succulents for about five years now. I started off with a mediocre collection on my windowsill when I was student. I’ve now got a conservatory bursting at the seams and bought my very first greenhouse at the weekend!
(Any thoughts on whether I should move my collection to my GH this winter or wait until spring?)
I’ve attached a few of my favourites from my conservatory
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Most Echeverias are frost hardy down to a few deg C below 0 so should be fine in the greenhouse, also many Graptopetalums etc.
Certainly if you have a bursting conservatory and want to make more room, move spares of potentially hardy plants into the greenhouse.
Hi you are not that far from me. I am a member of Nottingham Branch BCSS. Though I prefer cacti to Other Succulents,
You have a very active BCSS branch in Sheffield, one of the oldest in the UK. They also put on a cactus show every year at Sheffield Botanical Gardens around June.
Welcome!
Very neatly grown plants! I was actually in your city back in June for DocFest, got a chance to visit the botanical gardens. Some nice stuff going (and growing!) around your city!
A cactus and succulent collector who especially likes Ariocarpus. …Though I have a bit of everything! Want some pictures? See my flickr! I also do art and such.
gemhunter178 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 22, 2018 5:14 am
Welcome!
Very neatly grown plants! I was actually in your city back in June for DocFest, got a chance to visit the botanical gardens. Some nice stuff going (and growing!) around your city!
ooh cool! It is a fab city! I moved here in 2012 and never left!
DaveW wrote: ↑Wed Nov 21, 2018 6:02 pm
Hi you are not that far from me. I am a member of Nottingham Branch BCSS. Though I prefer cacti to Other Succulents,
You have a very active BCSS branch in Sheffield, one of the oldest in the UK. They also put on a cactus show every year at Sheffield Botanical Gardens around June.
Thank you I am actually a member of Sheffield BCSS I joined cactiguide as I'm still waiting to be approved onto the BCSS forum (2 weeks and counting!!! )
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