Oh! I forgot to mention I have a Bio heater/fan set at 7c over winter maybe it needs to be higher but its fine at moment!

Diane, I think damp and cold does really have an effect on my smaller Gymno's, the bigger older ones seem to come through damp cold winters ok, and all my spiny ones ok, maybe keep them in propagator over winter! I grow a lot of genera and only ones have trouble with is these smaller Gymno's! And no...

This is Gymno damsii with fungus/mould, and I've had many plants go and replace with another! Just again thought damsii was liable to burning but not the case! All my larger Gymno's are perfectly ok, maybe i should water them with fungicide in season! I look forward to your help!

Thank you Diane and Mark! This is my first picture posted on Forum EVER!! Took me awhile to fathom it but I succeeded! I'd isolated(another use of this word at moment!)the four Gymno's but they're back on greenhouse floor, but i have watered them with a fungicide! This one is a gorgeous Gymno baldia...

17.4.20, 11.16, Paul Siebold many thanks… Hello all Cactophiles in glorious isolation! I hope you’re all enjoying your cacti despite no contact with the outside world! I have a collection of about 140 cacti in my Halls 6 x 10ft greenhouse, Mammillaria, Rebutia, and lots of others all growing perfect...

Thank you one and all! I have been TRYING to get on the Forum for ages! Its so SIMPLE! Many thanks to Tony Roberts and Juster for their help! It's a good start for me! I have been ling by trial and error, common sense, and yes I have ENJOYED the flowers, many I never thought I'd see! I have been a B...

I am Teversham Paul, I have a Halls 6x12ft greenhouse! I bought in August a lot of cacti in 6cm pots, should I water them now or let them dry off for winter? Thanks!