Thanks for your advice. I have ended up with plants getting dripped on when it rains during the winter. The results have usually been shrinking of the plant, presumably dilution of stored nutrients and not surviving the spring start. This winter I did get a couple of seedlings actually grow from the...

Hi Ralph,

I don’t water during the winter, they never seem to absorb it, even on the sunniest days.

Hi folks,

Some photos of Cacti seedlings I have grown, from seed, over the last few years. I am looking forward to some flowers this summer!

Hi all,

Over the last few years I have tried raising some Mesembs from seed, some of the results can be seen in these photos.

Hi,

Over the last few years I have tried to germinated and grow some small Opuntia seed, the following photos show some of the results. Some are looking a bit shrivelled - dormancy and no nutrition since September, I also transplanted them mid growing season which contributed!

Hi,

Two Titanopsis with slowly growing flower buds:
T. schwantesii with two heads (from Doug & Vivi Rowland seed back in the early 90’s I think) T. calcarea seedling (2018 seed from Matts Winberg)

Andrew

Hi, In simple terms, can I still buy plants from Germany without any restrictions, extra paperwork and additional fees as I have done for years? Yes or no answer would be helpful. Thank you. No you can’t. There is extra paperwork and fees. So what would this mean for bringing plants back from ELK? Y...