I personally think it is good to have more control over the seedling environment, allow it to dry out periodically. Sounds like you’ve had some good results, well done

Thanks for sharing your ideas and thoughts everyone. Useful to hear what others are doing and thoughts about this. I agree there are benefits to the baggie method but perhaps need to be a specific remit around this so it does not potentially increase problems that are faced tether than mitigating th...

Hello all, Hope everyone is OK, I have started to experiment with alternatives to the baggie tek for seed raising lophophora. I am finding that seeds cope quite well in seed trays and have been exposing them to the elements from about 3months, allowing them to dry and have chance to build their defe...

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Have had a reread of Stone Eaters which has given a lot of the info I was after. Really informative and definitely recommend it https://xerophilia.ro/wp-content/upload ... Eaters.pdf

Hello all Hope you are all well. As a fan of hard grown plants with their more rugged and authentic appearance and ability to cope with adversity this is something that interests me and would like to hear your thoughts on this topic. What techniques do you have to strengthen your plants and how do y...

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Hope you are good, did you see this came out yesterday from Moravia?

Thought you may be interested,

Kind regards
Stuart

Great flowers! Out of curiosity, i thought the plants would need to be bigger to flower? Are they very old, and do you have any tips to encourage them to flower? Thanks

Hello Hope everyone is well, please can you tell me what are the best resources in terms of books and articles in terms of tephrocactus? Am also interested in cold hardy species and finding out more about this please. If anyone can share any helpful info that would be much appreciated. Thanks Stuart

Thank you Ralph - much appreciated. Have managed to pick up the book on ebay for £25 which I was surprised about for a first edition 1954 book so look forward to having a read. Useful to discuss and may well come back to discuss after having a read!

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Hello all thank you for such detailed and informative responses. This is really helpful, I had begun to consider the complexities of such a project but not quite to this extent! I suppose there is also the question of to what extent the seeds possess the ability to adjust to the environment and the ...