iann wrote:So flowers in June this year, instead of November?

Actually I had flowers in late February!

(on six of my optica 'Rubra's)

I keep asking for feedback but so few people bother that the results are not usable. I think we had five people respond last year, two of whom had bought almost identical items but where one had zero germination, the other had good results and vice-versa! If I am to ever make any kind of judgement o...

Are you sure all the bulbs are good? A bad bulb might prevent all from lighting.

Here's my shot of Class 71. It's a bit rough but you are welcome to the high quality original if wanted.

Same species but not the same cultivar.

Ventilation is probably a red herring. Cactus seeds don't want ventilation, they want warmth and humidity. Seal them under plastic and all ventilation does is cool things down. Lights alone will get your tank near a suitable temperature for seed starting, but if you ventilation too much then you'll...

Hi Justin,

It might help if you give a location.

I had BEF pots from around 20 years ago and these do not last as long as older/(newer?) BEF pots once exposed to the sun. It is noticeable that some pots from that time have a streaky colour and having questioned Philip Barker about this, it seems the manufacturer of the time (in High Wycombe) mixed...

The online copy of the email is here: http://mad.ly/0b0403?pact=11165632209&fe=1

I have a L. pseudotruncatella that's been in flower for weeks now. Most other Lithops wait until the Autumn.