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by Cidermanrolls
Mon Mar 06, 2023 9:05 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Moss in seed pots
Replies: 13
Views: 778

Moss in seed pots

We’ve probably all had this problem, moss colonising seed pots and swamping the seedlings, especially the slow growers which stay in the pot for a long time. I’m not aware of any product licensed for preventative or curative treatment. What we do know is that the main actives used for moss treatment...
by Cidermanrolls
Sun Mar 05, 2023 9:11 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Bubble-wrap insulation
Replies: 8
Views: 556

Re: Bubble-wrap insulation

I gave up on bubble wrap insulation years ago. I now use twin wall polycarbonate which I fit once and leave for years and years, and it insulates better as it’s so much easier to get a tight fit at joins. But, if you really want bubble wrap, the bigger bubble stuff will, usually, be thicker and so s...
by Cidermanrolls
Tue Feb 28, 2023 2:24 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Membership number
Replies: 3
Views: 328

Re: Membership number

It’s in your profile, top right of the screen.
Mine is, at least
by Cidermanrolls
Sat Feb 25, 2023 5:47 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Poor seed germination - what am I doing wrong? Solved
Replies: 22
Views: 1602

Re: Poor seed germination - what am I doing wrong? Solved

My experience over recent years is that BCSS and, to a lesser extent, Mammillaria society seeds show a lower viability than seed from commercial sources or ADBLPS. I’ve sown hundreds of packs of seed in recent years and think my findings are statistically reliable. The poor germination is particular...
by Cidermanrolls
Tue Feb 14, 2023 9:30 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Things I learned today
Replies: 21
Views: 1586

Re: Things I learned today

I learnt today that I was dead right resisting the temptation to mist my greenhouses. It’s been cold and foggy all day today.
False springs are so tempting… resist, resist, resist.
by Cidermanrolls
Wed Feb 08, 2023 9:54 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Nothing last for ever!!
Replies: 31
Views: 1583

Re: Nothing last for ever!!

I have to discard a few like this every year, but they do date back to my teens, over forty years ago.
by Cidermanrolls
Sat Feb 04, 2023 5:43 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: 2022 seed list
Replies: 70
Views: 4945

Re: 2022 seed list

Paul D wrote: Thu Feb 02, 2023 3:37 pm I am told there are still a great many packets of seed available. It's not too late to order!
Please send in your order if you would still like some.
Any chance of the pdf on the website being updated to show those still available? (Or has it already? I’m lazy and haven’t looked)
by Cidermanrolls
Sat Jan 28, 2023 6:57 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: A peek under the covers.
Replies: 21
Views: 1163

Re: A peek under the covers.

I’ve detected a large amount of misunderstanding about frost protection on social media this winter. Fleece covering of plants will protect them from ‘ground frost’ but it will not insulate plants from long periods of ‘air frost’. The internet is full of better explanations of the difference than I ...
by Cidermanrolls
Sat Jan 14, 2023 5:18 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Pterbocharged Pterocactus seed
Replies: 2
Views: 255

Re: Pterbocharged Pterocactus seed

Congrats!. I will be sowing mine in a couple of weeks. With regards pricking out. Last year I pricked out the early germinators from my sowings of australis and gonjanii and returned the pots to the propagator. In both cases another seedling popped up and I left this one in the seed pot undisturbed...