Things have brightened up a bit now anyway

I'm not usually an optimist- I don't know what came over me.
The flip side of the argument is that if common pests are difficult to control then how are
new pests that are a biosecurity risk going to be controlled? The control measures used are generally the same.

I hope that Plant Passports will become a sign that plants for sale have actually been very carefully checked for all pests and diseases. Even common pests like Mealy bug, RSM and similar can be a real pain to manage, especially given the pesticides we now have available. I'd certainly pay more for ...

I'm also having access problems- very slow and lots of timeouts.

Second sunny day in a row, neither of which were predicted by the 10 day weather forecast....
Still the plants look happier.

Simon

I was not expecting flowering just yet. I was planning to repot and top dress with shells this year and perhaps
add limestone chips to the compost to see if I could boost the growth a bit. I think I'll hold off on this now.

Thanks for the comments and also for the info on camera lenses from el48tel...

Epithelantha micromeris L737. This plant was from seed sown two and a half years ago- seed was from ADBLPS. The spines change as the plant matures. I think this plant still shows mostly immature spines - except for the longer ones at the top of the plant. The flower is 4mm across- the plant 2.5cm ac...

Nice!
But don't you trigger flowering in these plants with colder nights?
Should be no problem this year...

It looks like a neaty arranged plate of samosa to me!