First it was orchids, then, since c.2001, cacti and succulents. I'm into South African plants, mainly conos, lithops and haworthias, with a few cacti, especially 'posh' mamms, turbs and other smalls. Now it’s stapeliads as well... Pssst, has anyone mentioned Carnivorous plants to you? 😈 Yes, been t...

I do everything as Terry does and my seedlings germinate and grow well, provided I don’t do anything daft, no plastic bags to be seen!

ralphrmartin wrote: ↑Sun Jan 24, 2021 8:30 am I'd follow Phil, and call it Copiapoa tenuissima.

Me too.

Got mine around 7th Jan.

Get the best value lights you can, Chris, highest output and cheapest to run,and you’ll get some extra light benefit. At least you won’t have to line your garden with Bacofoil!...not a good look!

“Also how much has the society spent on the new website (the specialist IT company) that still isn't ready ?
I'm sure this should be in the public domain as we are members of the society”
Chris


Good point! I’d love to know.

ralphrmartin wrote: ↑Mon Dec 21, 2020 10:04 am Yes, E. pseudoglobosa. E. globosa actually tends to be less globose in my experience!

Mine is hardly globose at all! I’m with E. pseudoglobosa.

“ You have one option to nominate substitutes, one to have random substitutes or one to have a refund for out of stock items” I thought you got a credit note...I’ve never been refunded, just credited. No problem, but I always lose the credit notes. Can add up, though with a big order...It’s like a d...

I would just like to highlight how amazing it is for someone to receive a box with some cuttings in. I have been growing Mesembs for a few years now but is only over the last year or two that I have managed to get hold of an conophytums. Before I was generously given cuttings by certain members of ...

“ Members outside UK can pay via paypal, I believe. But only for abroad members? But to be honest, the ordering system for me is not the most member friendly one. I have been a member for a few years but have yet to order seeds from the BCSS. The main reason for me not to order is I need to provide ...