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Julie
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Re: Propagator

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Aaah, it's much smaller and less of a migraine hazard now! :)
Happy carrier of Forby Disorder - an obsession with Euphorbia obesa.

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Re: Propagator

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Nice looking set up ! Hope it brings lots of happiness - I know mine does - best part of the hobby is watching the little guys sprout !

Are you intending to always use the baggie method or will you use the full cover at some stage ?

And like you say, time will tell on the lighting. In my own case my propagator was in a bright laundry and I supplemented that light with 3 x 18W flouro's but I'm still not happy with the light and see signs of etoliation, so I use that set up where I can best control temp, water, etc to germinate and once the seedlings are a week or so old I'm moving them into another propagator in the green house. This has better natural lighting, but is a bit harder to manage with water and temp.

Good luck with it all !
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Hi Julie

Sorry to hear you've lost some mesembs. It happens to all of us, from time to time. I remember how I felt when I lost my first Lithops optica rubra (a newbie mistake)... but the best antidote is to get a replacement. Which one perished? Maybe I/others can help?

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Re: Propagator

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Lyndsey, thanks. :) But I have too many plants already, I think I have to cut down. I also feel I don't want another Nelii.

Rubra is really lovely. I don't dare get one yet! Let's see if I can keep the easy lithops for a couple of years first.
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