Thank you Lithos,Paul and Rod for your comments. My wife will be pleased as cucumbers are her favourite salad veg. and she wasn't at all happy when I indicated that in future the greenhouse will be a cucumber free zone. I will be growing my tomatoes outside so the only other candidate for greenhouse...

Has anyone been successful in growing cucumbers in a greenhouse housing cacti and if so how? Cucumbers prefer a more humid environment which is the opposite requirement for cacti.

John

Thanks for your comments. Yes, as they are indoors the amount of light they get at this time of year will be key. I am getting a bit obsessive about this and spend an inordinate amount of time moving them from window to window to maximise their light exposure. Hopefully I will remember where I left ...

Hi Ragamala,

I have provided the images of my September sown seedlings - the prominent one on the left edge of the tray is just over 10mm - I didn't want to poke about too much in case I disturbed the roots Thanks for taking the time to respond.

John

Thanks Chris and Brian - I will stick with it.

I just thought I would give it a go in September to see what transpired - I have a few packets of seeds that I am keeping until spring.

John

Thanks Habanerocat, It was on the temperature basis that I decided to keep them in the house as the temperature variation is between 18C and 22C - I suppose my concern is whether they are getting enough light. Although I have heating in my greenhouse it is set to keep the temperature above 5C so the...

I planted mixed variety cacti seeds (about 50) on the 10th September and I am pleased the the germination rate has been quite good at greater than 50%. They were sown in cactus compost in a little perspex covered propagator which I keep on a window sill (I thought that the greenhouse would be to coo...

Not at all Liz. The IDs from you and ESP have pointed me in the right direction and I can now utilize online resources to form a view. I am a complete novice and the help is very much appreciated. I am pleased to say my knowledge of genera (I am learning latin as well!!) is improving though species ...

Thank you very much ESP and Liz for taking the time to ID my plants - it is really helpful and much appreciated.

John

The plants in the images below are the last unidentified plants I have from my recently purchased batch. Can anyone help with their identification?
Many thanks,
John