Interesting you water it and say keep off the plants I have done the opposite, in that I make an emulsion in warm water (has to be warm or the oil can set solid before it disperses) Add a little liquid soap to help it disperse. Add about 5ml oil to 1 lt of water and a few drops of liquid saop Shake ...

Agreed great event yesterday well done to all the organising team

Martin

I guess under Free Journals We could list all the BCSS branches that publish a regular newsletter Ours from Oxford is at http://www.oxford.bcss.org.uk/oxotica/latest.pdf There are quite a few others around ....... Also as a National Collection holder like Ralph while not open to the public and I do ...

I am glad its not just me that got the pics orientation mixed up ! Well no additional snow overnight as was forecast but just started snowing again now, still very cold at around -2 currently. Greenhouse holding at around a min of 4deg :grin: But I guess plants next to the glass may be a bit colder M

So Northern Hampshire we have about 3 inches of snow as of 3pm Thursday afternoon and its just started snowing again. We are forecast the worst over this afternoon and into tomorrow Its currently -3 but with the wind feels more like -10. Greenhouse holding around 5deg. Also with a nice insulation of...

As an alternative lower cost option look at http://www.peritys.co.uk/page2.html I have their 20ft by 50ft been up now for 5 years and still looks like new. I did do the optional toughened glass and additional 10 year coating to the wood which has proved well worth the cost as not yet re treated it a...

Mine are flowering now, it may need a bit more sun during summer if its in the shade

I keep mine at 15 deg C and a little water during winter but they stay in the greenhouse in the propogator

A young echinocactus ingens ?

M

Even in a large pot they are slow I find Mine tends to wake up late in the summer and does not really start to grow until around July then you get a small set of new spines at the top then it stops again in August. I have tried keeping it wetter, dryer etc etc and can not find a combination that get...

The biogreens are good but expensive I have 2 of them but alsonow use 2 of these

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/clarke-d ... tric-fan-2

Just as good on an external thermostat