I forgot to explain that this collection came from my friend Ron Hodges in Eugene and they were grown in an unheated greenhouse. Some of the plants looked like they were possibly scared by frost damage but not sure. They have grown out of that condition.

Thank you. It's raining now in southern CA and so now I have both cold temperatures and rain to contend with. I'll try to put together a list of cacti I have been given and post it. I'll try the plastic sheeting to keep the rain off and put cotton sheets over the plants for frost protection. My plan...

I'm new to growing cacti and other succulents and live in Oak View, CA (Ventura County). A friend passed on and I was given his potted cacti and succulent collection. Most were labeled which helps. Our lows here in this inland valley can get down into the high teens, low twenties. My plan is to grow...