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Yesterday, I bought two small pots, ​each containing three cacti, ​at Lidl, a European grocery chain, for a total of 7 euros (3.50 + 3.50).

I repotted them in a well-draining mineral soil mix, though I usually​ compost on top of the soil afterwards and let water transport it down in the pot, ​until I achieve the right drainage speed.

Once they start growing, or next year I’ll need to move some of ​them into their own individual pots.

Some of the cactuses have black spots but now they have a well draining soil and my balcony have a roof that protects against direct rain.

It feels like I got a bargain.

For 100 years Norrköping in Sweden have had a cactus exhibition every summer. The cactuses are stored during the winter and the next year they are planted in a new unique formation. No year is the same.

I was there 2 weeks ago. It was a lot of cactuses, semperivivums, delospermas and some​ euphorbias too. Many of their very old columnars from earlier years have unfortunately died but the plantation is very impressive anyway.

Bought this citrus scent​ed Pelargonium 'citriodorum' 2 months ago ​and I love it!

Image 1: Midnight, two nights before the summer solstice in 2026. Image 2: Dawn, before the sun has risen.

My Royal Oak got its first flowers today. It is the first year I have this old cultivar.

Some say it smells like balm, others that it smells like a car repair shop! I would say it is a nice car repair shop scent with subtle notes of citrus, mint and resin.

I really like this clone and hope I can keep it the rest of my life!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelargonium_quercifolium

I have never seen a cactus like this but I the species and origin. Ideas?

I planted in leca, gravel, perlite and a small amount of compost.