But will they stop the mealy bug problem?

I always sow in March and usual batches of Rebutia, Echinocereus and the like come through ok without watering as the greenhouse is kept frost free and the seed bed about 5 degC. No noticeable losses. However I've also tried more difficult types like Ariocarpus in the past and they just aren't well ...

Worth waiting for.....

Age could be a factor. I had some old Brother labels that peeled off after a few weeks. I had to scrap the lot.

In fairness they could have been 10-15 years old.

Is it just me - or do other people think Sharpie pens are not as good as they used to be? Labels written with them seem to fade quite quickly these days, and I think they used to last better. Or is it just "good old days" syndrome at work? Can anyone recommend a brand of pen which produce...

Once you have the heater itself turned down to it's lowest temperature setting it will be turned on and off by the temperature controller. No need to modify the heater. I wouldn't go messing with it anyway as most heaters have over temperature protection and you might short out the wrong thing. If ...

Most people on here including myself use a BioGreen or an InkBird. Both are accurate at lower temperatures to about 1 deg C. If I'm reading the specs right the standard units are rated as follows: InkBird ITC-308 is rated at 2Kw or about 10 Amps. https://www.ink-bird.com/products-temperature-control...

It looks very nice. And quite big. How big is it in size? It's about 18.5 foot long by 19 foot wide. So it's actually wider than long pushing 11 foot high at the ridge. I think I mentioned before that it was originally four sections long, but a tree had fallen on it in a past life so it suited me t...

juster wrote: ↑Wed Sep 23, 2020 9:38 pm It looks great! Definitely you deserve congratulations, whether you want them or not well done, and yes, look forward to seeing it full of plants.

Thanks, next job is some budget staging. Plenty of bits of Aluminium left over and the polycarbonate arrived on a fine big wooden pallet.

Well finally this is it, more or less finished. I need staging, maybe some gutters ..... You forgot the important bit. You need to fill it with plants :grin: Yes, my other greenhouse that you can just about see in the background is almost full at the moment. I lost most of my collection about 10 ye...