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- Fri Apr 16, 2021 12:57 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Shading cover
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1231
Re: Shading cover
Dear friends, I am writing to you for your help with a dilemma I have to solve. I have a new greenhouse where I only grow cacti and I have to choose the shading and anti-hail cover. The roof is made of polycarbonate. I am facing south and my problem is sunburn and excessive temperature. Do you thin...
- Tue Mar 30, 2021 4:07 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: A little Conophytum mystery...
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1096
Re: A little Conophytum mystery...
I agree. Look very like ratum, except bottom left which might be fraternum.
- Mon Mar 08, 2021 3:26 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: An ageing society
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2537
Re: An ageing society
There is a thriving community of young people interested in growing succulent plants of all kinds. There are many groups on FaceBook which have many enthusiastic posts and excellent advice being given. One soon gets to see which are the best ones to follow and there is always the private message opt...
- Sat Feb 20, 2021 2:34 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Terry Smale
- Replies: 43
- Views: 11959
Re: Terry Smale
Terrible news. He was a good friend to me and I shall greatly miss our chats. He was gentle, generous, patient and willing to share his immense knowledge. My heart goes out to Jennifer.
- Wed Feb 03, 2021 3:18 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: A little winter cheer
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2667
Re: A little winter cheer
Always good to see a flower in the middle of winter. Lithops optica needs a bit more sun, I think, but still something to see occasionally. Titanopsis calcarea. Any flowers that don't open early in autumn tend to linger until the sun comes back. calcarea-0202.jpg Gymnocalycium schickendantzii flowe...
- Wed Feb 03, 2021 3:17 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Possible poorly Pachypodium horombense?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2162
- Wed Feb 03, 2021 3:15 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Growth in ~4 years
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1191
Re: Growth in ~4 years
Now that the brouhaha concerning my pictures of Aztekium valdezii (discovered 2011) has died down perhaps Mr Hldyard could explain when the policy changed to allow pictures of Mammillaria bertholdii(discovered 2013) to be shown and commented on in the Forum. After all he locked the post in Septembe...
- Tue Feb 02, 2021 12:05 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: A bit of a surprise
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1543
Re: A bit of a surprise
I have an Huernia x pendurata and a sudanica that haven’t stopped flowering since last summer. A Stapelia variegata has several buds as well now. All at a minimum of 9C.
Your Stapelia is lovely, Mike.
Your Stapelia is lovely, Mike.
- Mon Feb 01, 2021 4:50 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Photo rotates randomly when posting from phone
- Replies: 39
- Views: 5911
- Mon Feb 01, 2021 4:43 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Photo rotates randomly when posting from phone
- Replies: 39
- Views: 5911