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Delosperma's radical pruning (13 pics)
Brace yourselves! This is not for faint-hearted!I have grown two Delosperma cooperi plants from seed in 2012 and when they were big enough the opportunity presented itself to grow them as little bonsai...
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Sunday flowers to lighten the mood (7 pics)
I wanted to post something on Crassula cuttings but in the end decided in favor of a flower post. Just some light Sunday afternoon entertainment :)Lithops gracilidelineata I grew from seed has opened...
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Flowers in August (12 pics)
It's been too long! I've been mostly ignoring my plants this past month and consequently the blog. But I was still taking photos of the flowers whenever I could catch them. They are a rarity on the...
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Other news (8 pics)
So what else was going on on my windowsill in August?Well, the most amazing and surprising thing was the awakening of Monilaria scutata seedlings! I couldn't believe they are alive after all this time....
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Focusing on the positive (8 pics)
It's been a while. I'm still here, just trying to sort some things out in my life and get a clearer view on it. It's not easy.What else is not easy? Growing plants bug-free and healthy in an...
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Random winterly observations (7 pics)
My windowsill is so depressing in winter.I mean it. Forget the conophytums - even winter-growers look weak and sad, as if they had given up and decided to go back to sleep right after waking up. And it...
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Other developments (12 pics)
There are other things I noticed on the windowsill recently.For example, I was very surprised to find a seed pod on my Argyroderma crateriforme. The plant flowered out of two heads this year: one...
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Happy New Year!
Happy New Year everybody!! I have just looked at my resolutions for 2017 and, weeeell, I could say I pulled some things through (it's a stretch). I went down 7 kilos last year (5 of which I've put on...
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Spring is on its way, they feel it (9 pics)
Finally, after months of darkness, we've had 2 weeks of sun (and temperatures below freezing). It is amazing how only 2 sunny weeks can transform lithops and give other plants a boost. After all the...
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Anacampseros tray (14 pics)
I can not believe it's been 2 years since I had my big sowing of Anacampseros. Around the same time I got the majority of the adult plants, even though I've been growing several Anacampseros and...
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Adromischus marianiae: Part 1 (12 pics)
These days I have been feeding my three (relatively) new succulent passions. The first one is Anacampseros that was reported on in the last post. The second is Avonia, of which I've recently bought...
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Adromischus marianiae: Part 2 (17 pics)
Over the last weeks I was trying to put together a small collection of Adromischus marianiae plants, to be specific the bumpy warty types. Even though I, of course, can not afford those cool looking...
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Growing Lithops, year after year (9 pics)
Those of you who have tried growing adult Lithops know that the first year or two are crucial. The plant you bought might have been either too small and too weak, or too big, overfed and stretched or...
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Lithops, my old friends (10 pics)
After yesterday's lithops post I've been feeling nostalgic, browsing through old photos and blog entries. Since I was talking about plants I've had for years I got curious and wanted to see what I...
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Lithops portraits 2018 (15 pics)
In case you haven't noticed I'm on vacation :)Which means finally time to take care of my (mostly plant related) hobbies. And I don't have to tell you how much I enjoy the company of my cat. All of it...
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Adromischus propagation (13 pics)
It's not easy to find information on Adromischus propagation in general. Actually, there is basically no information at all. These days I have been trying to figure it out on my own.I have to say,...
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Avonia flowering (22 pics)
It's that time of the year again! No, not the cherry blossoms time. It's Avonia quinaria time!But before we get to that, there's more Avonia news I'm probably even more excited about. This year, for...
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Lithops cultivation on a windowsill (16 pics)
Recently I realized that after almost 10 years of writing about growing lithops and other succulents under less than ideal windowsill conditions I do not have a single post here that would summarize...
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Adromischus marianiae cultivation tips (23 pics)
I have been growing several Adromischus plants since 2014 but this is the first year I can watch many different types grow and develop. It's exciting and full of discoveries. Having watched them grow...
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The gift that keeps on giving: A Haworthia story (23 pics)
Winter is over! Warm and sunny days are coming and I can't wait to watch the plants grow. The weather is still being funky - we've had snow and -2°C on Sunday and +15°C with some sun/rain combination...
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Here come caudiciforms! (26 pics)
If you happen to follow me on Twitter you're already aware of and hopefully not too annoyed by my current obsession with caudiciforms. Same as with Adromischus last year and Anacampseros/Avonia the...
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What to do with those Haworthia offsets? (19 pics)
When I said "Haworthias are next" in my last entry, I meant it literally 😄I've grown several Haworthias before but wanted to expand the "collection" a bit these couple of years to have a more or less...
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Transplanting Adromischus (7 pics)
The longer I grow Adromischus the more obvious it gets that they really don't like summer heat that much. The intense light isn't beneficial to them either when it's hot. I tend to ignore them in...
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Adromischus trouble-shooting (23 pics)
In general, Adromischus are not difficult to grow on the windowsill. Good light is beneficial but some types enjoy a shadier spot. I have a big and beautiful Adromischus cristatus growing on my kitchen...
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Check out my Twitter Account
Hi guys,You might have noticed that I don't post all that much here. I'll still be posting in the future but in the meanwhile, please feel free to browse my Twitter account (you don't have to be a...
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