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by ianstrutt
Thu Apr 25, 2024 9:12 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Well That's that job done
Replies: 9
Views: 501

Re: Well That's that job done

RayW wrote: Wed Apr 24, 2024 10:17 pm Ian that is so tempting early in spring :wink:
I got them sown just in time for the MSG seed list to be released today!
by ianstrutt
Sun Apr 21, 2024 9:23 am
Forum: Monthly Photo Competitions
Topic: April 2024 - Bursting out of the pot
Replies: 4
Views: 326

Re: April 2024 - Bursting out of the pot

A recent purchase for me… a very strangely growing turbinicarpus klinkerianus trying to push its way out of a 2 3/4 inch BEF pot.
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by ianstrutt
Tue Apr 16, 2024 7:00 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Well That's that job done
Replies: 9
Views: 501

Re: Well That's that job done

I thought I was done and then somehow convinced myself I needed more. I put in another order with adblps last night…
by ianstrutt
Wed Apr 10, 2024 9:12 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: A slow start
Replies: 13
Views: 586

Re: A slow start

Gave everything some water over the weekend during a pocket of warm late afternoon sunshine... and then it dropped to 4 °C overnight last night :???:
by ianstrutt
Tue Apr 09, 2024 4:37 pm
Forum: News & Events
Topic: BCSS Midlands Show - Saturday 27th July
Replies: 0
Views: 80

BCSS Midlands Show - Saturday 27th July

Posting on behalf of Nottingham branch, who are hosting the inaugural BCSS Midlands Show in July:
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by ianstrutt
Fri Apr 05, 2024 4:24 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: A few more early flowers
Replies: 3
Views: 215

Re: A few more early flowers

Very nice - your neoporteria senilis and t. valdezianus are a few days ahead of mine.
by ianstrutt
Fri Mar 29, 2024 9:22 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: does this count...
Replies: 3
Views: 282

Re: does this count...

Flowers are very thin on the ground in my greenhouse as well. Have you started watering yet?
by ianstrutt
Thu Mar 28, 2024 7:15 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Plant Labels
Replies: 9
Views: 488

Re: Plant Labels

A general question. Shouldnt we as a society discourage use of plastic labels or at least not be responsible for selling them? Is there a BCSS envonmental policy? Im not sure of the exact agument for and against but plastic doesnt last long and is known to cause pollution, wheras metal labels with ...
by ianstrutt
Thu Mar 28, 2024 6:16 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Plant Labels
Replies: 9
Views: 488

Re: Plant Labels

If this was just a one time thing and Assuming the price wasn’t too high, I’d buy 500-1000.
by ianstrutt
Mon Mar 25, 2024 10:34 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Variegated copiapoa
Replies: 3
Views: 221

Re: Variegated copiapoa

Tina wrote: Mon Mar 25, 2024 8:53 am Hi
Can't explain it but love the colouring.
I have a variegated gymnocalycium where the yellow grows at a faster rate, could it be some chimera properties
I have a small soehrensia that's partially variegated. The yellow seems to grow a bit quicker that the green for me as well.