[mickthecactus]

I'm really here for the fruit and veg but any questions - just ask.

[mickthecactus]

A few from this year-

[Goosegirl]

Oh - wow!!! How lovely and so nice to see a bit of bright colour too, especially the yellow ones - so cheerful in this "summer" - well done you!

[mickthecactus]

Thank you.

There's lots more if you want to see them.......

[Yorkie]

Go on then 

[Trillium]

The pink is such a nice hot shade. Can't remember if cacti are like sempervivems and the flowering section then dies off.

[chrissie B]

they are realy lovley i hace 2 that flower rockys cactus as we call it is like your first but ours is a lovley creamy white , flowers only last a day , the other has small pink ones , im hoping to get some more .
chrissie b

[grinling]

My 10 year old lad has said he would like a cactus, how easy/difficult are they? His bedroom only has sun late afternoon.

[rcf100]

Our Cacti thrive in late afternoon sun, however only a few flower.  I wouldn't recommend an opuntia very easy to rot, and I'm not usually keen on a lot the shops stock. I've found generally the quality and price of some of the bare rooted ones from eBay are ideal.

We have some really quite expensive ones, but some of the cheapo ones are good and get commented on a lot.  I love an aeonium but they may be a little girly.  Hubby loves haworthia.

There is one that we have that everyone loves and we can't kill no matter how much we neglect it though:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tephrocactus-articulatus-v-diadematus-/140781559851?pt=UK_HomeGarden_Garden_PlantsSeedsBulbs_JN&hash=item20c73c202b

Cuttings of this are really easy to take too - we let our "mother" plant grow a few heads and then snaped them off and potted them on and all of them took with no rot

[mickthecactus]

The pink is such a nice hot shade. Can't remember if cacti are like sempervivems and the flowering section then dies off.

Cacti don't but Agaves which are succulents do.

[mickthecactus]

My 10 year old lad has said he would like a cactus, how easy/difficult are they? His bedroom only has sun late afternoon.

Not difficult and it's hopw I started. They could do with more sun but that's better than nothing. Suggest Mammillaria or Rebutia rather than Opuntia though. Opuntias can be nasty to handle and may not flower until quite old (and big).

Give them a nice gritty compost, only water once they have dried out and give an occasional general feed. Keep them dry in winter.

[mickthecactus]

I'll post some more pics later in the week.

[mickthecactus]

Here's something different-

[Trillium]

Wow, I love the top one. Can I take it home?

[chrissie B]

never seen those ones , hubby works at hombase but they dnt have a massive collection i will see what i can get , did have a few more but had to leave them in greece .
chrissie b