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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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