Read that magazine on xerophylia. Ro it will explain but the basics is that cacti are unlike most plants in that they don't need the organics found in most dirt, there are some exceptions as always but most will grow like moss on rock and be healthy while eliminating issues like drainage, bacteria ...

While these soil mixes you see are good its better to taylor you soil to your circumstances. I live in wales so we will get quite similar cold wet and dark weather with intermittent heat and sun during the summer. So I collect my ingredients from nature for free. Streams are good for grit and sands...

Crostoncactus.co.uk do online orders. I have bought a few plants off John and Norma, very good quality plants and friendly and quick service. Also I have bought a few off plantlifecactus, solentguy and chilternhillscacti via ebay. I know the price then becomes variable but they do add new stock all...

Before i joined this site i thought cacti can live in any garden soil or in the soil they come in from the shop, but now i see how many mistakes i made, i saw a great article on how to make a cacti soil mix, but i don't have the requirements to do it. So does anyone have a soil similar to this one h...

Hi Dave, All flowering plants flower. However some have to be larger than others to do so. Whilst some cacti can flower at half an inch across and high, others like the Saguaro (Carnegia gigantea) need to be six to seven foot or more high before they start. The problem in buying from shops rather t...

Hi, do you guys know any nurseries in the UK that do online orders, i have been looking for one but can't find any and i dont want to buy cacti from ebay. If you know one please post a link, cheers

Hey guys, do all cacti flower? I have 10 cacti at the moment but none of them ever flowered? They are growing but not flowering, they are kept indoors.

Thanks guys. So these ones have been identified. I did research on them to see if they are the cactus i have and they are. 1. Austrocylindropuntia subulata 2.? 3. Austrocylindropuntia vestita cristata 4? 5? 6? 7. Etiolated Mammillaria M. Spinasissima 8. Ferocactus Emoryi 9? 10. Gasteraloe (Aloe X Ga...

Do i have to live in US to participate? I would really love to join in.

Hi guys, im new to cacti and succulents. I need help with identifying these plants. Im pretty sure they are all cacti, sorry if not. 1. http://i57.tinypic.com/k9ic90.jpg 2. http://i60.tinypic.com/2qxnsm1.jpg 3.White puffy, 4. Tall one, 5. Dark one http://i60.tinypic.com/t7c26b.jpg 6. http://i62.tiny...

adetheproducer wrote:Hello there Dave, nice to have more fellow Celts on the sight.

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Hi guys, my name is Dave and i live in Scotland. I have had cacti and succulents for over a year but always treated them as "flowers" but just recently i got an interest in them. Nice to meet all of you