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by Ernie
Sat May 04, 2024 12:04 pm
Forum: Monthly Photo Competitions
Topic: May 2024 - pots matching plants, or plants matching pots
Replies: 17
Views: 487

Re: May 2024 - pots matching plants, or plants matching pots

Echeveria Bluebird (no need for comment)
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by Ernie
Sat May 04, 2024 11:33 am
Forum: Monthly Photo Competitions
Topic: May 2024 - pots matching plants, or plants matching pots
Replies: 17
Views: 487

Re: May 2024 - pots matching plants, or plants matching pots

Pachyveria Glacier (color co-ordination)
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by Ernie
Sat May 04, 2024 11:32 am
Forum: Monthly Photo Competitions
Topic: May 2024 - pots matching plants, or plants matching pots
Replies: 17
Views: 487

Re: May 2024 - pots matching plants, or plants matching pots

Crassula justi-corderoy (They like each other)
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by Ernie
Sat May 04, 2024 11:32 am
Forum: Monthly Photo Competitions
Topic: May 2024 - pots matching plants, or plants matching pots
Replies: 17
Views: 487

Re: May 2024 - pots matching plants, or plants matching pots

Crassula namaquensis (wide and shallow!)
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by Ernie
Sat Apr 27, 2024 2:26 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Barbie the Melo
Replies: 4
Views: 331

Re: Barbie the Melo

I have given up on Melos. Sold the lot. That's a fine specimen.
by Ernie
Mon Apr 15, 2024 4:47 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Composts again
Replies: 11
Views: 764

Re: Composts again

Just to be a little argumentative; Today I was at a well know national garden centre and noticed all the cacti and succulents recently added to stock are all looking well growing in a peat based compost with little or no drainage in plastic plots. A common practice by the Dutch growers who produce m...
by Ernie
Thu Apr 11, 2024 10:17 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Photologues cont. - Giza, Egypt
Replies: 6
Views: 440

Re: Photologues cont. - Giza, Egypt

Brilliant. One of the best informative threads for a good while.
by Ernie
Tue Apr 09, 2024 12:05 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: A slow start
Replies: 13
Views: 681

Re: A slow start

I live near Stockton on Tees. In Februar2023 I was getting a bit worried about all the dry weather because my water butts were getting a bit low. I wanted some rain, well I wish I had not asked for it because since then we had almost permanent sodden ground in the entire area. Its never dried out in...
by Ernie
Fri Mar 29, 2024 1:14 pm
Forum: Monthly Photo Competitions
Topic: March 2024 Marvellous Mesembs
Replies: 17
Views: 3266

Re: March 2024 Marvellous Mesembs

That's my lot, done my bit to pad out the entries a bit.