Red spider mites are devils due to their persistence. I drown them every day but if I go even one day without spraying the plants with water they come back. Scale insects seem to have so many life stages that they're a nightmare to identify and keep up with. Their hard shells protect some of the lit...

Thank you for the responses, I'll give it a go outside next year. After doing further research I think it has been a victim of scale insect. There are spots of brown residue which I've learned are probably the females with their protective shell in their egg laying stage. The patches of black are po...

Hi One of my Crassula Ovata plants has started developing dark patches on the leaves, which has resulted in some of the leaves shrivelling up and dropping off. Just wondering whether any of you might know what the problem is. It is kept in a very warm conservatory which has recently had an outbreak ...

Haha, this is brilliant. I love Jim!

Thank you for the responses, here are some photos of the young plants that were propagated from the parent: http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c44/alicekonash/a7a5f7be-dfa8-4575-8e2c-49a2db434c04_zpsp82n5cwl.jpg http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c44/alicekonash/cccc838a-7d83-4e46-bd85-062d57362850_zp...

Hi all I wonder whether you could offer me some advice please. Last year one of my schlumbergera plants developed brown scales at the joints between each leaf segment and the leaves started wilting. I thought maybe it was a victim of water deprivation/too much heat (I used to be ignorant about schlu...

How beautiful, I love it.

Yay! My first ever little lithops are just popping through now too and look just like yours, it's so exciting. I'm on holiday at the moment and won't be back until next Wednesday; it's killing me being away from them!

Oooh wow, you're doing exactly what I'd love to do eventually. Well done, looks great.