Maybe because you have to give nutrients to your plants so much oftener if there is no compost.I´m using a totally compostfree substrate for all my plants because almost any compost you could buy here in Sweden have a large proportion of peat in it,which i dislike for a number of reasons. My plants ...

It depends on what species they are,but most cati and other succulents benefit from a light sprinkling now and then when in room temperature. Just to keep the roots alive so they don´t dry up.

Planted in the ground it could take almost anything , but in a pot ? I´m not sure.

Lowest recorded temp outside: -23,8C inside the GH +0,8C. A bit on the low side,since the thermostat is set at+4C but on the other hand-it rose to +11C at midday in full sun! It seems that the heater is a bit slow to start when it´s really cold outside. But as long as it don´t drop below zero inside...

A beautiful travelogue! Interesting photos especially of two very goodlooking Echinocactus horizonthalonius!

Welcome John!We were all beginners once and I´m certain that you`ll get caught by spines or" weeds" once you start browsing the forum

No chance for me even to order seeds since Cactus World hasn´t arrived here in Sweden yet

Very welcome back,Cristi !

A good start for this year. Very nice plants and good photos too!

Hi Munki! I don´t know what kind of succulents you have but there are two likely explanations for what has happend. First,succulents, including cacti ,need to have some water all year when kept in room temperature.If they have been kept dry for some time,it might take a long time to wake them up aga...