Some of you will recall that I posted pictures of my Rebutias in flower last year, well here they are again this year but five days later flowering. Hope you enjoy them:-

Unfortunately I do not have any children to help in my greenhouse or take an interest but I do have my other half who helps enormously. He is an Electrical Engineer so he installed all the electrics in my greenhouse so I have heating and lighting. He has also devised a method of watering my large co...

Hi Torbjorn - An excellent mail order source of Semps and Jovs is:
Howard and Sally Wills of Fernwood Nursery
Peters Marland
Devon. EX38 8QG
Website: www.fernwood-nursery.co.uk
I have bought many plants from them over the years - no worry of mealies.

I did wonder at the time Phil if anyone from Somerset was going, still perhaps we can meet up next year, it was the third time I had been.

I haven't found them a problem Lee just pot them on like most succulents but I always use a little more grit than usual in the potting medium.

Sylvia in Somerset

I was there too at the Convention Phil and saw them and confess I bought one as well although I have 4 already a bit greedy really but I do like them. I also have a few from seed coming along.

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Mine finally flowered too at the weekend Christer, I think it is worth the wait.

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What a difficult decision to make but I think my two would be Mammillaria saboae and Haworthia cooperi v venusta I love the latter and ashamed to say I have six in their various forms).

Sylvia in Somerset

Welcome to the forum Christian and Francoise,

Thank you for sharing your plants with us, they are beautiful.

Sylvia in Somerset

I bought a Vitapod some two years ago, the double one, and it has proved most efficient and does distribute the heat evenly across the base of the propagator so you don't get "hot spots". I have had several makes over the years but this Vitopod so far has proved a good purchase. Sylvia in ...