MatDz wrote: ↑Sat Sep 03, 2022 7:56 pm

el48tel wrote: ↑Sat Sep 03, 2022 7:26 pm Several at the National. Single and multi headed.

And all 3 in the class were NAS, quite a strange and unfortunate situation.


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(With the class sponsor in the foreground!)
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I missed that, why were they all NAS?

This has just been released on Netflix. https://www.netflix.com/ie/title/80229847 May not be everybody's cup of tea but the fourth episode deals with Mescaline, the psychoactive molecule in San Pedro and peyote cacti. Haven't seen it myself as I don't have Netflix. I thought that whole series was g...

This reminded of eriosyce napina v. duripulpa?

Lovely plant.

Phil_SK wrote: ↑Thu Aug 25, 2022 1:16 pm Yes, the fine detail probably isn't well resolved and their sampling wasn't very heavy in this area as it wasn't the focus of the study.
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Some real mouthfuls there, and that's coming from an organic chemist!

Mine certainly looks more similar to your plant, although yours looks slightly older than mine.

I came away from the most recent Nottingham branch meeting with a similarly slightly misshapen Parodia - I wonder if it too came from Ikea?

I was in Ikea on Saturday and didn't see anything worth buying unfortunately

I had good results with 3 weeks buried in/under diatomaceous earth and then regular applications of contact pesticides based on "fatty acids". Search for "RHS pesticides for gardeners" pdf. I’ve got some sb invigorator on the way. Will treat everything as I have another coryphan...

Mal L wrote: ↑Fri Aug 19, 2022 1:03 pm Probably red spider mites. Like mealy bugs they always seem to know which is the opposite side of the plant from the viewer, so that by the time you know they are there they have multiplied and the damage is done!

I was wondering if it could be that - what's the go-to treatment for them?

Hi all, I picked up this coryphantha andreae last night to check it and I was greeted on the side I couldn't see with this large amount of discolouration, including on one of the small offsets. This side has been reasonably close to the painted brick wall behind it for the past month or so - does an...

The grow light set up is one of those ‘indoor garden’ types and I find the heat generated by the fluorescent tubes and their gear is sufficient to keep it warm through the winter months - its located in a spare bedroom. I keep a 14/15 hour day length going continuously and feed and water as require...