Well done Ray. I've still got too many things to still sow this year! Need to sort some magic space for them!!!

How interesting Mat! I can't wait to see it in person and spoil it. Will see about whether it needs planting more deeply to get it rooting at the base of the plantlet.

Ed

Tina wrote: ↑Sat Apr 13, 2024 9:44 pm Hi Ed,
None left now .
Thank you

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Only 1 left apparently Tina.

I haven't watered my cacti yet but would have done if I was at home this week. I agree it has been a dank and dingy start to the year, but at least mild.

What other rock types available in the UK might be worth trying? I'd really like to plant an aztekium vertically in some gypsum. Don't just worry about UK types - you can even get some fantastic stuff that's been imported. My local stone merchants (https://www.cedstone.co.uk/) once had some massive...

Find a local stone merchants - you can usually pop along and pick your own rocks.

Tufa is good for growing plants in directly as it allows water to percolate through. It’s used a lot in alpine gardening. There are some nice examples at Kew. If you can find some it would be worth experimenting with Tufa is very soft and alkaline though - not sure some of my plants would like that...

Tufa is good for growing plants in directly as it allows water to percolate through. It’s used a lot in alpine gardening. There are some nice examples at Kew. If you can find some it would be worth experimenting with Tufa is very soft and alkaline though - not sure some of my plants would like that...