After reading this thread, I was doing some googling and found this set, https://amzn.eu/d/6ubfwuW Don't know whether these are decent or not but they look quite solid and come with a controller and wires. From reading about it this just needs a battery and then 12v fans to power. I was looking at ...

ianstrutt wrote: ↑Mon Jun 05, 2023 4:34 pm Echinocereus davisii is not a plant I'm familiar with - one to definitely look out for in the future.

A.k.a. Echinocereus viridiflorus ssp. davisii

Here's Escobaria minima living up to its name. The flowering seedling is about 11mm across. I don't think I've ever flowered a smaller cactus, although Echinocereus davisii (e.t.a. - and Pediocactus knowltonii -) must have come close. Sown 16/3/2019, so not going to outgrow the greenhouse any day so...

A. barbadensis is a synonym of A. vera. There is a wealth of nonsense talked on the internet about these plants. Advice to reproduce them from leaf cuttings, magical healing and dietary supplement properties, etc. A pedantic insistence on incorrect naming is the just one of many sins. According to h...

Rebutia fabrisii?

But see if anyone who actually knows about Rebutias posts before writing up a label!

I think bubble wrap is most use for heated greenhouses - it keeps the heat in rather than letting it escape - fast - through the glazing. For an unheated greenhouse, insulation is likely to be of only marginal help. Insulation laid over benches will keep plants a little bit warmer, for a little bit ...

Paul in Essex wrote: ↑Fri May 26, 2023 8:30 am That's very pretty. I must focus and sort myself out some of these!

Hoping for plenty of seed if you can wait a couple of years...

MatDz wrote: ↑Fri May 26, 2023 1:45 am Shape of the petals on this right one is splendid!

They open quite a bit wider than the photos show, but the necessary combination of sun and heat wasn't happening when I had a bit of time to take photos

Echinocereus dasyacanthus SB415. Sown Feb 2019, I've been hoping for flowers for the last 2 years and they've finally made it! With great timing, all 3 seedlings I kept were in flower yesterday. I think this species has nice spines too, plus it's cold hardy. I'm a fan. Echinocereus_dasyacanthus-7007...

Aiko wrote: ↑Wed May 17, 2023 10:48 am And quite hardy. I tested a few seed sown plants, and they could withstand multiple nights of -10C last winter.

Yes, it’s on my wants list for seed, a very appealing plant for a number of reasons