1% is suitable for use as a mouthwash so 3% isn't going to do you much harm if you splash it on (though I wouldn't want to breathe a mist of it). I can't say whether it's any good at killing mealies. Noted and thanks Phil. Good to know it is unlikely to harm me if I splash it on myself, but any ide...

1% is suitable for use as a mouthwash so 3% isn't going to do you much harm if you splash it on (though I wouldn't want to breathe a mist of it). I can't say whether it's any good at killing mealies. Noted and thanks Phil. Good to know it is unlikely to harm me if I splash it on myself, but any ide...

Interesting, thank you both. I have already cut out the feeding for the time being and will leave it out altogether now. As for H202, I confess I don't know what that is but it sounds worth investigating... Thanks. H2O2 is hydrogen peroxide. Apply with great care. Apply in a non enclosed environmen...

Interesting, thank you both. I have already cut out the feeding for the time being and will leave it out altogether now. As for H202, I confess I don't know what that is but it sounds worth investigating... Thanks.

Beautiful flowers, and it pretty much confirms that the Gymno I've had flowering recently isn't a Mihanovichii then..! G. mihanovichii, strictly, has rather strange yellow-green, sometimes brownish, flowers. For various reasons, the closely-related plants with pink or white flowers are strictly cal...

These generally grow quite cleanly, although this one is a little taller than ideal. It does look like something has had a go at eating it, then it has scarred over. And split in some of those scarred areas? Thanks Iann. The obvious cause would indeed be a pest but there is absolutely no sign of an...

Beautiful flowers, and it pretty much confirms that the Gymno I've had flowering recently isn't a Mihanovichii then..!

This is my Stenocactus (Multicostatus?). I call it Boris. I've had it a few years now, since it was the size of a conker, and it has always grown well and been very clean. P1000640.JPG Until this year... It has now developed a number of brown spots and patches, pretty much all on the top half of the...

Wow, the only thing I get from my plumber is bills..! Lovely plant.

Sadly it didn't last long, just an interlude between thunder storms..!