Normally I'm not very fond of this species' spindly tubercles, but the tubercles on yours are a good width and the plants are more full and compact. Yes you are correct. Own-rooted agavoides have spindly tubercles and tend to damage tip of tubercles. If you are a skillful cactus grower, you can mai...

I did, while wondering how many collectors this would upset. I dont mind admitting laughing a little on the inside as cactus taxonomy seems like a neverending unfolding drama. I dont really know enough about Mammillaria or Cochemia to have much more to comment other than that though. The back issues...

Thank you.

Beginning to get old and wise

Gorgeous plant and exquisite buds <3

Update: tasted a small drop, v sticky and maintained its shape on my finger. Even a small amount was very nice and sweet, warmish flavour somewhat like light honey.

Noticed this the other day thanks to evening sun. Seem to be located within or just under areoles, nearly tried some myself but not this time lol. Also some Rhombophyllum flowers for flavour 🙂. IMG_20210530_182841_copy_768x1024.jpg IMG_20210530_182906_copy_768x1024.jpg IMG_20210530_182919_copy_768x1...

That orange is truly dazzling

This would have been cordoned off for later science if I had found at work lol. Hopefully you may get the chance to observe its progress?

This was bothering me a bit too. You can use the way back machine to access alot of it though.

https://web.archive.org/web/20210111031 ... lifle.com/

Hope can help some

Thank you guys

Yeah things are getting better, more thinking for next year lol

Hello all, I am currently growing with a greenhouse-less setup about 120 ish plants, many of them year round growing (for me) eches, pachyphytum, lots of senecio and alot of small euphorbia which slow down a bit in winter but don't stop completely. I have about 26 cacti which I love but which get co...

Lool somthing like that, probably residual trauma from mandatory parish council meetings as a child

Yes, lol. Is it weird that me being British makes joining a British society less appetising? Not sure but experience tells me we can get pretttty, yeah....in large groups