Hello from Wales
Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2020 6:33 pm
Hi everyone, I'm Chris from South Wales. I've been keeping cacti for quite a few years, but my passion has really exploded this year. I've gone from just a handful of cacti on 2 windowsills, to sharing half a 8x6 greenhouse over the spring and summer, and am just in the final stages of putting up a 6x6 greenhouse which will be just for my cacti.
Most of my collection consists of Gymnocalycium, but I also have Mammillaria, Parodia, Echinocereus, Echinocactus, Echinopsis and a recently purchased Denmoza. Next year I also plan to purchase some Acanthocalycium.
I have also been growing cacti from seed that i purchased from Ebay and sowed in a heated propagator back in February and March. I now have a mixture of Echinopsis, Mammillaria, Echinocereus, Rebutia and Gymnocalycium seedlings that are growing under a grow light. I also have some Sempervivum seedlings that are my first foray into succulents. I plan on sowing a lot more seeds next year gathered from my own plants that I pollinated in the spring and summer.
Although I have learnt quite a bit this year from trying things out really, I can't wait to get advice from much more knowledgeable people, that's why I joined the society and this forum and can't wait to chat to you guys.
Most of my collection consists of Gymnocalycium, but I also have Mammillaria, Parodia, Echinocereus, Echinocactus, Echinopsis and a recently purchased Denmoza. Next year I also plan to purchase some Acanthocalycium.
I have also been growing cacti from seed that i purchased from Ebay and sowed in a heated propagator back in February and March. I now have a mixture of Echinopsis, Mammillaria, Echinocereus, Rebutia and Gymnocalycium seedlings that are growing under a grow light. I also have some Sempervivum seedlings that are my first foray into succulents. I plan on sowing a lot more seeds next year gathered from my own plants that I pollinated in the spring and summer.
Although I have learnt quite a bit this year from trying things out really, I can't wait to get advice from much more knowledgeable people, that's why I joined the society and this forum and can't wait to chat to you guys.
