I confess, I am a Steven Hammer fangirl. This man just amazes me with his incredible knowledge (firsthand) of growing mesembs of all kinds. Back in 1995, he published one of the most thorough articles on growing Mesembs, with a particular emphasis on Lithops and Conophytum, in the US-based
Cactus and Succulent Journal. It's now online thanks to NYU, and I have been reading it in sections (and trying hard to apply the knowledge therein) for over a year. I hope you all take a look, if you haven't already done so....
https://files.nyu.edu/ms689/public/AGM.html#sec12
And now, a few mesembs photos from my increasingly organized archive:
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| Clockwise from top- Argyroderma, Crassula, Faucaria, and the Inevitable Blooming Babytoes |
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| Blooming Lithops Basking in the Sun |
And here's the man himself:
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| Steven Hammer, Mesembs Expert |
Happy gardening, everyone!
