When you register on the Forum, your account requires to be approved by an admin before you will be able to post.
In order to try and keep the Forum a safe place for BCSS Members and other cacti and succulent enthusiasts of all ages, everyone who registers is checked. If you are a BCSS Member and include your membership number, this is easy, because we can just look you up in the database. If you are not a BCSS Member, then we rely on the data you provide. If we can't find any traces by a brief online search, your account will be placed "on hold" until you get in touch with us by email and ask for Forum account approval.
If you registered a while back and still haven't been approved, please drop an email to forum@bcss(etc) using the same email account you put in your Forum registration, giving your name, the Forum username you selected, and a sentence about your interest in cacti and succulents.
I thought I might post these pictures as I regard it a success story, in thanks I believe to the advice from members on this forum.
In Feb 2024 I asked advice on my first Haworthia hybrid which had bad RMB damage. I followed advice and split the plant and placed the pieces in a soil free medium. I removed it from this yesterday and was very pleased with the results.
All potted up now in my standard gritty mix.
Thanks to Tony R, Diane and others who offered advice
Tony Roberts
Treasurer, Haworthia Society
Chairman, Tephrocactus Study Group
Moderator, BCSS Forum
Kent
(Gasteria, Mammillaria, small Opuntia, Cleistocactus and Sempervivum are my current special interests)
It might seem a bit backward Ralph but I'm unhappy with the clay component (spill granules) of my all mineral mix. I noticed it tends to clump when wet and gets quite solid when dry. I don't like it but most things potted in it seem to do well.
Looking for improvement I'm trying some plants in my high grit 60-70% mixture and some in pure pumice.
I'll see how they get on
EdMcKenna wrote: ↑Tue Aug 27, 2024 1:23 pm
It might seem a bit backward Ralph but I'm unhappy with the clay component (spill granules) of my all mineral mix. I noticed it tends to clump when wet and gets quite solid when dry. [...]
This doesn't sound like the correct clay granules, miler clay should not change much whether dry or wet (I am using them in my mineral mix for carnivorous plants, so they are constantly moist and stay solid).
EdMcKenna wrote: ↑Tue Aug 27, 2024 1:23 pm
It might seem a bit backward Ralph but I'm unhappy with the clay component (spill granules) of my all mineral mix. I noticed it tends to clump when wet and gets quite solid when dry. I don't like it but most things potted in it seem to do well.
I agree with Mat. The baked moler clay shouldn't clump and go solid, other that when held together by roots. Using pure clay granules for rooting leaves or cuttings, it retains it's texture for years.
I did read on FB that one brand has changed from molar clay to something else. I believe New Safety Tread still contains molar clay, so maybe Ed’s brand is different?
