Is that a hoodia in the background?

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on the bottom pic of RSM'd plant corking seems to be coming from the base, so I wouldn't rule it out

temperature-wise seedlings are absolutely fine in a heated propagator over winter. Your main problem is giving them enough light, as without that it isn't really even worth growing them over the winter in my opinion. I have grown quite a few different species sowing them around December time and for...

well, most of the plants photosynthetic tissue has died or gone corky, I think whatever the cause it's probably not all that worth saving unless it is a rare hybrid or something along those lines. My money is on RSM too, maybe they have all left :s

ELK was amazing (my first big plant fair) literally spent every Euro I had. Not that impressed with the lectures on offer, nothing for a dedicated succulent person. Fantastic plants, great experience. I spent all of saturday at the beach once I had all my plants!

In my experience they are dead easy to look after. Don't water when they aren't growing, put it in fairly free draining compost, and when you do water it give it a good soaking.

welcome! always good to have more youngsters. Fresh meat for the plants

the opuntia is Opuntia monocantha variegata. Euphorbia is most likely E. horrida (but it needs more light!)

best of luck

Tina if you don't find much luck,

I'm growing decaryia madagascariensis and could probably sort you out with a cutting

Can't remember where I heard it now but someone or other suggested putting a damp-proof membrane down in my greenhouse before I put some gravel down etc. Has anyone done this? I imagine it must help retain heat quite a bit. Wickes seem to sell a decent membrane for £1.50ish per square metre which se...