The answer is yes, Eric. I have those thin branches coming out of the caudex and cut them down to 1.5”. They usually sprout new branches within a month or so. In your case, as you seem to have a main stem, I would prune the branches back to 1.5” from the main stem. If you leave them they become heav...

Has Mrs MikeDom been informed of the misappropriation of otherwise cosmetic usage equipment ..... or are you now resident including sleeping in the GH? What she doesn't know won't harm her, a quick wipe of the tweezers and we're all good. Mind you, sleeping in a greenhouse at 10 Deg C is more accep...

I don't sterilise seedling soil and generally I don't have an issue with moss/algae, but occasionally a pot gets overrun by moss. I haven't looked in or opened this baggie having sown the seeds 2 months ago. I wasn't sure if there would be any plants below the moss. IMG_9386.jpg So I went and got th...

Most, but not all, of mine have done the same as yours Patrick, by unravelling the spiral. Mine are about the same size as yours. It has been very wet here all winter and mine live outside in pots, so it is not a lack of water. Instead I would suggest the flat appearance may be from lack of light i....

Surprised to find a 2 year old Thelocactus lausseri in flower, none of his siblings were tempted to do the same. The flower bud has been forming for 6 weeks and it finally took a splash of water for the flower to open. It's been growing unshaded in the apex of the greenhouse from a very young age as...

I am not complaining, by the way.

Rayc11 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 18, 2020 4:30 pm I emailed my order in on the 10th of March.

Same here, not heard a dicky.

Can I ask how succulent plants (or groups) are added to the Handbook of Shows as an eligible succulent please? I would guess I would find it hard to find a cactus species that I couldn't show, but when it comes to succulents, many are missing. Examples that are missing, all caudex forming which I'm ...

I am with Herts Mike on watering. Mine live in large pumice with coir and slow release fertiliser. They stand outside all year, for the past few months in torrential rain at times. I rarely water them at all. They have put on a lot of growth over the past few months. Get the free draining compost ri...

Cam across this article, just wondered if anyone had tried rooting using honey?

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/orname ... -honey.htm