In the Netherlands we had quite a sunny November, and very moderate temperatures. But the last few days. On the whole the weather this year was nice; relatively a lot of sun, no extraordinary cold days and nights in winter, no scorching warm days but a few in summer. I don't mind it being like this ...

Anything weird looking or gigantic.

Weird: warts and squareness of Pseudolithos cubiformis, twirling leaves of Albuca spiralis, Pachypodium brevicaule.

Gigantic: full grown Carnegiae gigantea, full grown Ferocactus platyacanthus, old Baobab tree.

Ah, 'turning leaf' means it is shedding it's leaves? I thought you meant it was just growing the leaves.

I'd rather not think about the greenhouse space that will take up...

And also ADBLPS has updated the seed list. Relatively a lot of bulbs in the succulent section, I noticed. Unfortunately no Yavia cryptocarpa this year, but another oddity is on the list: Escobaria abdita.

Just got into leaf? That's late. Mine are dropping their leaves as I type and heading for dormancy...

No problem keeping the seeds a few months. I do. And distribute them for free on my seed list for up to a year or so. From responses I got previously the seeds yielded a (close to) 100% germination rate. I harvest the seeds in autumn and most people sow in spring or summer. Personally I doubt if the...

ralphrmartin wrote:My Tylecodons go down to 5C (or lower if nearer the glass), and they are kept wet all winter, from about October to May. They are very tough.

But not when it comes to light freezing, I now from experience...

The seed list of Ludwig Bercht has been updated: www.bercht-cactus.nl/bl.php?a=index&l=en.
Main focus of this seed list is on South American cacti.

Yes, certainly has all the hallmarks of pustulata. Flowers look a little crumpled, I'm surprised they are not expanded. Have the bulbs been watered sufficiently previous to this? I test to see if the leaf is rigid or slightly limp before deciding whether to water or not. I will also add that my pus...