Looks like a great show.

Thanks so much for sharing the pics with us. Wish I could have gone too. Lots of plants there I have never seen. Amazing plants!

You may have spent a lot of money... But you made the right choices!

Omg you got that ariocarpus!? ;) it's beautiful.

I've got to say I was a bit disappointed. I went last year and feel that the selection was bigger last year. :(

(that doesn't mean I didn't get a few nice ones hehe)

Anything closer to NJ than Connecticut?

Nice haul, too. That pseudolithos is a good sized one.

Any tips on growing pseudolithos? I know they like heat and can rot easily. I've been wanting to try one, but the ones I've seen for sale have been way too pricey for me to experiment with. I figured that, for $15, I could give this one a shot. I wish I had taken a photo of the big one he had on display.

Definitely pumice, no soil (1/8-inch). I give it the pinch test before watering, even in summer. That means it wont have a schedule. Mine is on its second year now; it looks basically inert. Filtered light only.

I have pumice, chicken grit, should I add turface? How about bark? I have some 1/8" orchiata bark.

Good question. If I tend to over-water, I would add granite and ditch the turface. But I tend to underwater anyway so I only use pumice. Turface will only increase the water retention of the substrate so it isn't necessary. This blob needs somewhat regular watering but it can not be wet all the time. You want the substrate to drain and dry out quickly.

There is a lot of woowoo involving bark and frankly, I can't see its use for succulents. Once bark dehydrates, it needs to soak for quite a while before it can start absorbing and retaining water again. So in a pot of plants that you only water every two weeks, there's no point.

Also, I think the pot it is in right now is a good size for it. No need to pot up or down.

Yeah, I figured I'd leave it be for now. Just trying to plan ahead :)