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- Wed Mar 06, 2024 6:00 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Idetification help please
- Replies: 7
- Views: 488
Re: Idetification help please
Yes, absolutely agree with Diane. This species needs a winter minimum of 10 degrees C but otherwise is easy in cultivation.
- Sat Sep 09, 2023 9:32 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Sad news - John Pilbeam
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2605
Re: Sad news - John Pilbeam
Heart breaking news. I have known JP since the late 1970s, and travelled to Mexico with him , Bill Weightman and Derek Bowdery on several occasions. John, Derek and I also went to Holland and Belgium together many times. All three of these close friends are now gone, and I will never forget the good...
- Mon Feb 27, 2023 3:27 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Aloe Erinacea flowering
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2315
Re: Aloe Erinacea flowering
I have found that A. melanacantha is easier to flower than A. erinacea, despite some authorities viewing them as forms of the same species. But I have never managed to set seed on either of them! Aloe longistyla is easy to pollinate if you have 2 plants from different sources, but I have never manag...
- Mon Feb 27, 2023 3:18 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Didymaotus lapidiformis
- Replies: 6
- Views: 462
Re: Didymaotus lapidiformis
They are definitely very difficult and challenging in cultivation in the UK, and I wish you luck in the next couple of years. I find them easiest from seed in the first year or 18 months, but thereafter they seem to become more difficult. Hope you have better long term luck than I have achieved over...
- Mon Feb 13, 2023 1:22 am
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Succulent 🆔 please.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 731
Re: Succulent 🆔 please.
Agreed
Without even any given detail on pot diameter it is difficult to assess or to determine.
Without even any given detail on pot diameter it is difficult to assess or to determine.
- Sun Feb 12, 2023 8:00 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Nothing last for ever!!
- Replies: 31
- Views: 1583
Re: Nothing last for ever!!
Any of us who have used these bef pots for decades know that this is the eventual demise of the pots, but they still last for FAR longer than any others we have ever been able to obtain.
- Sun May 15, 2022 4:44 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Tonight’s the night
- Replies: 14
- Views: 798
Re: Tonight’s the night
Undoubtedly agree that all of these flowers are spectacular.. .
but also agree that I have generally risen my slumbers far too late to enjoy their full display,!!
but also agree that I have generally risen my slumbers far too late to enjoy their full display,!!
- Mon May 09, 2022 8:53 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Potting on hold
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1581
Re: Potting on hold
Next in the list of fledgling murderers is definitely Sparrowhawks, which are common here. They frequently kill and pluck numerous small birds and finches even on domestic gardens and lawns in my area, and then either consume or feed any gains to their nested offspring!, Frequently plucking their pr...
- Mon May 09, 2022 8:37 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Potting on hold
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1581
Re: Potting on hold
Yes fledgling mortality is depressing high here in Hampshire! Pet cats, magpies and jays are the 3 main culprits in our experience. But we have also found fledglings drowned in fishponds, buckets, and virtually any other water containers you can imagine over the years. Fledglings are definitely not ...
- Sun May 08, 2022 6:12 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Havering Cactus Mart
- Replies: 5
- Views: 733
Re: Havering Cactus Mart
It's a relief to see it publicised at last!! This has traditionally been one of the most popular cactus and succulent sales events in the south-eastern area of the UK in recent decades. I am pleased to see it promoted at the last minute by local enthusiasts!! I look forward to meeting many people th...