greatnorthernexotic wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2024 6:14 pm Love those bonsai trees.

Here's an astrophytum capricorne to get things started.

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I wanted to put more focus on the little Saxifraga, but the trees were also amazing indeed

Thanks for a great start! Shame I do not have any fancy pots myself hah.

Thank you Aiko once again for nomination, after consulting this matter with Paul he gave me a green light to choose a topic, so here we are. I am aware this might be a little risky, but after seeing a few great examples recently (one being Tina's Euphorbia makeover here https://forum.bcss.org.uk/vie...

Thanks Aiko! Maybe there weren't many contenders, but they were all very solid!

I really should pass the nomination to Paul whose plants are on those photographs. I will check this with him and one of us will propose a new subject promptly.

edds wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2024 7:01 pm Great stuff. Can't wait to read it.

I know Amazon can cut your royalties for certain publishing deals so do you get more money if we buy direct from you or other book shops (if it will be sold anywhere else?)

This, and perhaps a wee discount code for members?

Thanks to how wide the spectrum of topics you cover here is, I always find one or two articles that I read immediately (here it's yes Ariocarpus one) and then come back to finish the rest later. Thanks for sharing!

Cact.us was a nursery that operated a couple of years ago in the UK, the website is down for a good few years now.

Mat; Full list of sales tables is on the Manchester branch Facebook page. :wink: In addition I will have 3 or 4 tables with plants from a passed member, bargains to be had :smile: I'd expect it to be on the website first, but thank you for pointing me in the right direction. Now I just need to find...

Noted, thanks MatDz. I had problems (entirely of my own making) last year using Chempak, so feeding is an issue for me... Use a quarter of what's recommended, and best to forget it from time to time anyway :mrgreen: I too overdid it a couple of times, can still see the odd leaves here and there on ...

This is less than a month away and I haven't seen a thread about it, so here's one. https://manchester.bcss.org.uk/extra-events/ No info of sellers yet but I'm keeping my eyes peeled. The website still gives "nurseries attending TBC", is there a list that can be updated on the website and...

Lechuza-pon "consists of high-quality zeolite, pumice and lava", so you can quite surely get the same results with moler clay, grit and pumice mix, or anything similar to that. I'd also prefer to control the fertilisation a bit better by using water soluble Chempak with desired NPK ratios.