Hello all,when speaking of propagation of Fenestraria using divison, does this mean dividing up the plant, plus roots or do they mean the leaves. Thanking you Eric williams.South Wales Branch.

Hi all,thanks for all the great info regarding Pereskiopsis and grafting seedlings. I read many years ago that grafting seedlings on longer lengths of Peres.gave better results.In the past I have seen graftings on 2foot lengths,but did not see any smaller lengths to compare. Has anyone had any exper...

Hi All.it's not the correct time of the year for pereskiopsis cuttings, graftings etc, but thinking of next growing season already,could you answer this question please. If I cut up a long length of Peresk.stock into 3or4 inch pieces,would they root, as they have no growing point, and if they do, wo...

Hi all, A good bit of luck. I was given about 15 square metres of large bubble insulation. Installed same, set thermostat on heater to about 12C, and we had the first frost on the same night. Thats what I call lucky. Cheers, Eric Williams

Hi all, thanks for all the usefull info regarding g/h insulation.It seems the general opinion is to insulate anyway.Another way of looking at it is to acertain the value of the plants we are going to keep warm for a few months, and compare with the electricity used. I am sure there are very many val...

Ian,ok,there is a bit of a differance ,depending on what books we read,so I will give it a yes, and go for about 30% which seems quite an amount to me,and seems it is worth doing. Back to my digital thermostat(not thermometer).As my electric heaters are using the old fashioned bi-metalic strip,there...

Hi all,this question has probably come up many times I am sure,so it really is not a new topic. Can any one give me a factual answer to the following. What percentage of heat can be saved by using bubble wrap,as the saving might be smaller than the cost of the insulation. Thanking you, PS would a go...