Hello
My Faucaria felina flowered for the first time last week after being in large bud for almost 6 weeks. Is it normal for a felina to be in large bud for that length of time. The plant is situated in a glass roofed south east facing porch and gets the morning sun.

Scotland I know the reply is a few years late. I obtained Antimima dualis seeds from Silverhill seeds in South Africa in 2020. I tried sowing them in the spring and summer without success. I sowed 10 from the same seed packet at the end of September and 8 came through and are doing well. I also took...

I am looking to purchase one or more Lapidaria plants, from the UK, not seeds.

Suggestions gratefully received.

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A most helpful new book with good line drawings and excellent pics.

I found the month by month calendar for growing Lithops and other Mesembs helpful too.

Thank you to everyone for your comments.

Thank you all for your comments. I will also bear the paper over the holes in mind. Thank you kohinoor for the YouTube video link below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ego2FkuQwxc I also found the article below from a Master Gardener in the USA. "Plants like good drainage, especially those in ...

Terry, thanks for the advice.

I currently use a plastic mesh at the bottom of the pot which stops soil coming through and enables free drainage. ( I just bought 5 x A4 sheets of plastic mesh for £3.50 on Ebay. Much less expensive than others on offer as it comes from China.)

Hello I read that putting stones, pebbles, cracked pots, etc, in the bottom of a container actually worsens the drainage, rather than aids it. Two universities in the USA have also suggested that putting stones or cracked terra pots at the bottom of containers does actually worsen the drainage as it...

Thanks to everyone for their advice/suggestions.

I will now start re-potting and will also do a couple of tests and see how things work out this year.

Many thanks Terry for the advice. I will put it to good use.