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I live in the US and have received cacti (from the UK, not OZ) with no papers. They weren't trich cuts so the package was more inconspicuous. They were declared as "*edit*".

Don't just tease us. Follow up on your progress this time please!

You need to have holes in the bottom of whatever you are using if you plan on having them in there longer than just germinating them. You need drainage and to be able to bottom water. What I do is burn a lot of holes with a soldering iron, in straight lines, from the inside of the container so the plastic wisps are touching the soil. Bottom water to field capacity and let drain for a while. Electrical tape over the holes that you made in a straight line, from the outside of the container, sow seeds, and seal. Leave them sit for a few months, gradually punch some holes in the top until you can see the soil dry out, remove the tape, start bottom watering and remove the top. In regards to a fungicide or a microwave, I've never used them for soil. Only H2O2 after the container was opened. I've used a PC on a few batches of soil when I was having problems. The soil mix that I use is pretty simple. The majority of it is MG or Schultz cacti/succulent mix screened through 1/4" screen mixed 1:1 with coir for the bottom. The top 1/4" or so is 100% Schultz or MG cacti soil screened through 1/4" then finally through a fine window screen.

If I was gonna go bigger than the chinese food containers that I usually use. I would look into the rubbermaid bins that are made to fit under a bed and some automotive stuff called "collision wrap" for the lid. It is basically saran wrap with a really strong adhesive on one side. Body shops use it for covering broken windows/windshields. It's available up to 24" wide, and one roll would last you for a while.

I've had an outbreak like that after using some Safers soap on some nearby plants. Some overspray got on a couple of my pach's and tbm's and I got a real nasty weeping rot infection. It didn't spread too much, but it's still pretty fugly. Its been about two months now and the majority of it has scarred over now. I just kept them dry and let them go, no shading or nothing.

Cool, I've been waiting for a update for a while now too.

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Is this a color cover with b&w photos or full color?

Nice one Teo

Beautiful Ace, thanks for sharing.

I stole this from you Michael, I think. I can't have an attachment for some reason but here is the link if it works.

diatomaceous earth is another suggestion