Hi Hob, I think seed growing is addictive

Hehe, sounds strange that the cactus industry should struggle in the face of drought. Sounds like an opportunity to me ;) I think there are probably more young people growing than we realise. But they aren't in the society, mostly (not at my branch anyway), and probably not as fanatical due to time ...

Take a step back, Julie, these will grow pretty fast! And they seem to be tough as nails, not one of those Mammillarias that rots off whenever you water it. Flowers around winter, or right through winter with a little warmth and water. Your's should easily produce flowers, and pups too, by the end o...

Pachycereus marginatus?

Could you explain a little about how the greenhouses are joined when you have time? I was looking last week at how to join two greenhouses. In my case they were different makes which would probably complicate things!

I'm going two out of three with Trevor, but for #3 I'll guess M. lasiacantha.

Ah_hah! I knew I'd get to some Haworthias eventually

Isn't beaurocracy great. It is illegal to spray this stuff on plants, even to keep it in your shed, but you can stick it on your kid's head

C. burgeri looks huge next to those babies!

I've never managed to get two Ophthalmophyllums flowering at the same time, but now I know what a capsule will look like if I ever do

As I said, I haven't got a tripod, hence my best shots are when the light is good.

Crassula namaquensis?