I'm sure that I read somewhere that Croston Cactus were open over the four days of Easter, but I can't find the reference. Anyone know if its right and what time they open?

Tony

Sure looks like it, the rocks match up too.

Grown a bit, hasn't it!:)

Tony

Having just sown a bunch of Rebutia and others, soaking the compost in chinosol and spreaying after sowing, I read in a BCSS posting (Surrey I think) that chinosol inhibited germination. I've just seen the same thing in a book by Tony Mace. So does it? After a week, I have some cleistocactus jujuyen...

Unfortunately not Colin

Tony

First two days were lovely, and Monacoc was nice and warm (19C). Then it went off a bit, down to 15C and cloudy. That was the weekend it went really cold here (16 - 21 March).

Tony

And a mamillaria in the rocks
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This one wasn't labelled, any ideas?
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and how about this for offsetting? Grusoni again, and BIG.
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I was in Nice last week and took the opportunity to visit the Jardin Exotique in Monaco. Lots of Cactii, Euphorbias and others. Some pics follow. This fellow was about a foot across:
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