I am told there are still a great many packets of seed available. It's not too late to order!
Please send in your order if you would still like some.

As this is a major event I've created a dedicated page for it. All the details are here:
https://bcss.org.uk/rhs-harlow-carr-aut ... lent-show/

I thought the idea was to trap airspace which acts as an insulating layer, cooling down more slowly after warming in sunlight, rather than the fleece itself insulating. The same principle as wearing lots of layers when winter hillwalking (or summer, up here)

I'd like to join please.

Variously known as Weingartia or Sulcorebutia , sometimes even Rebutia :wink: , hertusii , crispata , tarabucoensis , patriciae , and probably a few other names, one of my favourite plants. (For the record I call it Weingartia crispata v. hertusii ). Attached is a picture taken today, 16th January, ...

I wonder how well the aquarium-type silicone sealant would work on polycarbonate & aluminium? It's pretty tough, being designed to hold a lot of pressure when building aquaria, but designed for glass of course.

I put Brighton on this morning.

It's only males that are attracted to pheromones. Unfortunately most infestations in C&S collections are made up entirely, or almost entirely, of females, who multiply asexually.

Paypal is more expensive for the Society and more time consuming for the Membership Secretary and Treasurer. We want to encourage as many people as possible to use the Direct Debit option. It also means better retention of members. If we made Paypal a case of clicking a button, lots more people woul...

Jim, the problem I have is that when logged in I don't see the members area logo across the top. If I could see it I would click on it Mark, most likely the problem is that you are logging in with a dfferent email address from the one that is registered in the BCSS Membership database. I can check ...