An update, as some things are gone because I have sown them myself or they are reserved for someone. I have the following species available for free to everyone, experienced or inexperienced: - Albuca sp. - harvest of spring 2023 - Delosperma sp. (one portion left) - harvest of autumn 2022 (grows a ...

Do you have good sun light during your winters? If I would continue watering in winter, my plants for sure will etiolate. For many species I don't mind allowing them to dry for a month or 5 to 6. They do shrink very nicely and it is always a joy of seeing them plump up again after their first wateri...

Probably depends a bit on the genera. Melocactus will certainly germinate well enough still. And I bet the cryptocarpic Mammillarias too.

But even if they are Fraileas, which apparently lose viability fast, I would still give the seeds a try.

Just a small update. Note: I might be sowing some winter active species myself next week, if there are no takers for them. I have the following species available for free to everyone, experienced or inexperienced: - Albuca sp. - harvest of spring 2023 - Delosperma sp. (one portion left) - harvest of...

Nice Gymnocalyciums.

Will you be going to the ELK again, two weeks from now?

Bert Zaalberg from the Netherlands has updated his seed list.
See: https://massonia.com/contact for the most recent list. He offers mostly bulbs of species growing all over the world.

I don't think misting is doing them much good. I water mine every week, every few weeks through winter (but maybe I can increase both up a bit). Mine are about 6 years old. So I hope they will bloom anytime soon too.

Are we talking about a Pachypodium lamerei here, is that your Madagascar palm, or do you have a 'real' palm? What is droopy in this case? The leaves just bending down a bit, or are they turning brown? A Pachypodium sheds its leaves when it gets dormant / does not get water anymore. A normal thing to...

An occasional cold night is not a problem, but don't let them be too cold for long and too occasionally. A temperature of 10C/50F should be warm enough to be safe for them for a prolonged time. Some of my seedlings do have to endure a temperature close to freezing, or even freezing in the past two a...

Attracting flies using a Stapeliad as bait Has anyone actually tried attracting flies for pollination by putting some rotting flesh next to a flowering Stapeliad? But them all in a box, once there are flies on the flesh close the box up and let the flies do their munching and pollination for a day ...

Ceraria pygmaea is nice when it is a compact plant. But in cultivation it seems they always like to stretch out.

Time for an update! Note: I might be sowing some winter active species myself in a few weeks' time if there are not takers for them. I have the following species available for free to everyone, experienced or inexperienced: - Albuca sp. - harvest of spring 2023 - Delosperma sp. (one portion left) - ...

Don't get too hooked up on the numbers. Just water the plants when the soil is dry. And when in doubt to water, just skip it. Don't just water every two weeks no matter what, if that is what you do. So just have a look how dry the soil is after the most recent soaking. And water when the soil seems ...

The ELK 2023 is coming. Just five more weeks.
Anyone from here attending?

A few weeks is nothing. Growing succulents is about patience. Waiting for a succulent to root is just one reason of multiple reasons regarding patience. They are slow plants compared to other plants.