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by Flayzerflay
Tue Jun 02, 2020 12:36 pm
Forum: Introduce Yourself
Topic: New membership clarification.
Replies: 11
Views: 2896

Re: New membership clarification.

Hi Mark did you get your pack? I have been wondering what is a Registered Guest anyway?, is it a manual moderator action to turn it so it says BCSS Member in ones profile? something to do with joining a usergroup once paid up?. I have noticed that i can't reply to some posts and the only ones who do...
by Flayzerflay
Mon Jun 01, 2020 9:16 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Cactus and Succulent Review
Replies: 8
Views: 1653

Re: Cactus and Succulent Review

A good read thanks (tu)
by Flayzerflay
Mon Jun 01, 2020 8:16 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: June eNews
Replies: 16
Views: 2781

Re: June eNews

Good read (tu)
by Flayzerflay
Sat May 30, 2020 8:11 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Pelecyphora
Replies: 9
Views: 1294

Re: Pelecyphora

6cm pot still young i guess, should it be buried deeper?.
by Flayzerflay
Sat May 30, 2020 6:29 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Pelecyphora
Replies: 9
Views: 1294

Re: Pelecyphora

Very nice, hope mine flowers one day, it's about the size of my thumb, and the other from Nick_G that arrived today is many years from flowering lol.
How old are they?
by Flayzerflay
Fri May 29, 2020 9:37 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Tap Water
Replies: 25
Views: 3885

Re: Tap Water

Reminds me of those high street tv challenges where they say i bet you can't tell which one is bottled water and which one is tap water.... i say try my water it tastes like bleach, ask me if i can tell the difference between swimming pool water and tap water i would struggle.
by Flayzerflay
Fri May 29, 2020 8:31 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Tap Water
Replies: 25
Views: 3885

Re: Tap Water

All mine are empty each week, i just fill them up with tap water from a hose then leave the lid off a bit, usually within a few hours the water just smells like warm waterbutts anyway. If you don't keep a flow through your butts the water turns into something else, either the ph goes wild or you jus...
by Flayzerflay
Fri May 29, 2020 8:23 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: UK weather
Replies: 4
Views: 1049

Re: UK weather

Indeed everything seems to be growing well, a lot less powdery mildew compared to last year, fewer rusts.
Offtopic my onions and cucumbers are the best i have ever seen them :)
by Flayzerflay
Tue May 26, 2020 8:44 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Potting level for taprooted cacti - an idea?
Replies: 4
Views: 1045

Re: Potting level for taprooted cacti - an idea?

Having the tap rot raised prevents the pups and new corking from swallowing grit and stones, also helps prevent the pups from pressing against the pot lip and creating a lifelong ( smiley dent.
by Flayzerflay
Sun May 24, 2020 6:06 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Why do plants go cristate suddenly?
Replies: 5
Views: 913

Re: Why do plants go cristate suddenly?

It has been said it happens when the growing tip gets damaged in ways like frost, rot, burn or even eaten. It has also been mentioned that lightning strikes, radiation, animal urine, toxins from chewing pests can cause this but in reality nobody as far as i am aware is able to make them crest and th...