Dare I say I'm still able to get compost containing peat?

Paul
I have a suspicion it may be the software which folk use ... camera ... cellphone .... post-process .... etc.
I have tried downsize on a previous part downsized image to find the forum does not accept it .... but an image fully downsized in one go .... was ok.

I’ve always been put off gymnos by those horrible coloured monstrosities you see grafted on hylocereus. I also think mihanovichii is pretty ugly. However, I picked up a couple of those plants last year (armatum and eytianum), which has got me a bit more interested. I’ve now got 10 or so, many of wh...

I can't disagree either. Todays: H picta hybrid X pictas Sorry no picture today. I have reduced it 4 times down to 70kb That's a pity. It's the highlight of my morning to see what you have to show us. With regards to the image "shrinking", the situation is not good. I use the downsize rou...

Thank you folks. That's interesting Terry, and of course makes sense - touches of red would surely make the flowers more attractive to pollinators than the mid grey my eyes see (though I have to confess I rather like the grey!). Jury is still out on the air traffic control marking theory though acc...

MatDz wrote: ↑Mon May 20, 2024 4:52 pm

el48tel wrote: ↑Mon May 20, 2024 3:08 pm That's fine looking plant.
You seem to have a preference for the ....
well textured
strongly marked
plump leaf
strongly coloured

Or have I read your preferences wrongly

Hard to disagree with your guesses and Allan's preferences!

Chuckle!

That's fine looking plant.
You seem to have a preference for the ....
well textured
strongly marked
plump leaf
strongly coloured

Or have I read your preferences wrongly

I’ve always been put off gymnos by those horrible coloured monstrosities you see grafted on hylocereus. I also think mihanovichii is pretty ugly. However, I picked up a couple of those plants last year (armatum and eytianum), which has got me a bit more interested. I’ve now got 10 or so, many of wh...

A few Gymnocalycium plants and you have a full season of flower interest.
As for "dark smudges", under UV light, they glow in shades of red. (Sorry to be scientifically boring). In IR light .... more interesting still .....