Thanks all for the input, much appreciated. I Googled the book mentioned by Ralph, and as best I recall it is the only time I have ever done such a search and received no results whatsoever! So I think you were lucky to get a copy ianstrutt, well done! I doubt a letter to Santa is going to help me ...

Try to find a copy of Cultivation Table for Succulents by Frans Noltee It's hard to come by, but gives a very comprehensive list of what needs watering when, as well as other useful cultivation information. This sounds like exactly what I need. I hope I've just managed to purchase a copy through Ab...

Thanks Aiko. I've given a very, very light watering but will now keep dry from now on. You can still splash every now and then when the soil is dry and the weather nice (enough). Maybe even well through December, if they are in a greenhouse and there is hardly any frost and still some sunshine on a...

Phil_SK wrote: ↑Sun Nov 19, 2023 9:02 am https://www.sukulenty-sps.cz/clanky/nab ... -2024.html

Some interesting bits and pieces there. I wasn't going to order any more seeds but had to at least try for some of those tylecodons.

Thanks Aiko. I've given a very, very light watering but will now keep dry from now on.

Hi all, I’ve recently procured this old pleiospilos bolusii from a seller on eBay. Not a genus I’ve ever grown before so I was hoping to get a bit of advice. I’m happy with growing conos and assume this will require similar watering but just wanted to check I’m not doing anything egregiously wrong. ...

Lovely, Ralph.

I’ve been so close to throwing away the othonna tuberosa I got from you over the last couple of months because I was convinced it was dead. It’s just come into leaf in the last week or so. Glad I forgot about it!

Only ordered from ADBLPS so far: Acharagma aguirreanum Acharagma huasteca [JS/12] Acharagma roseanum v. robustior [JM/08] Austrocactus coxii SAR_3201 > Malleo/Neuquén/Argentine [Pz_330616] Austrocactus aonikenkensis RH_2313b > Lago Viedma 400m/Lago Argentino/Santa Cruz/Argentine [RH/08] Austrocactus...

Thanks everyone for your replies - looks like ventricosus is the best guess. I have a stenocaulis in bud at the moment- much later than most other flowers. The only other one at the moment in bud is labelled sinus-alexandri (from you Ralph I believe?). Llifle tells me that’s synonymous with schaefer...

I’ll get my order sorted soon. Had a real mixed bag of results last year due to being a complete novice, but will have another go this year and if I can do any better.