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by Mike P
Sun Nov 26, 2023 7:29 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: What to do with extra time
Replies: 14
Views: 3297

Re: What to do with extra time

My second edition Borg came with these as bookmarks;
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by Mike P
Sun Nov 26, 2023 7:25 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: What to do with extra time
Replies: 14
Views: 3297

Re: What to do with extra time

My favourite of theirs is Edgar’s ‘Cactus-like succulents’. Black and white but worth it for the introduction alone which begins ‘I recently accepted a very pressing invitation…’ I’ve read thrillers with far less interesting starts!
Disagree about old books as I rather like them for their charm.
by Mike P
Sun Nov 26, 2023 3:16 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: What to do with extra time
Replies: 14
Views: 3297

What to do with extra time

Ive been making use of the colder weather to create spread sheets of books on various topics and have just finished Cacti and Succulents. Aside from discovering I had a few duplicates ( some where I have the hardback and a later paperback version some where I’ve simply bought a copy in better condit...
by Mike P
Sun Nov 26, 2023 11:42 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Kumara plicatilis
Replies: 4
Views: 1761

Re: Kumara plicatilis

Thanks all for the reassurance. Stuart - I tend to agree with the naming but I thought I’d better be up to date! It spends the summer outside and up until this year the winter in a barely heated greenhouse. What it will make of being in the house this year I don’t know….. Joan often moans that the g...
by Mike P
Sun Nov 26, 2023 7:57 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Kumara plicatilis
Replies: 4
Views: 1761

Kumara plicatilis

Back in the summer my Kumara plicatilis developed a lot of brown / IMG_3155.jpeg black marks on the leaves. It seems to be growing away nicely now and has had to move into the house for winter as it sadly won’t fit into either of the heated greenhouses. Any suggestions as to the cause of the marks? ...
by Mike P
Fri Nov 24, 2023 9:58 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Cactus Shop
Replies: 15
Views: 4161

Re: Cactus Shop

Oh that’s very sad news.
by Mike P
Tue Nov 14, 2023 11:11 am
Forum: Aloes, Gasteria, Haworthia Etc (The Haworthia Society)
Topic: Latest batch of seedlings
Replies: 5
Views: 3451

Latest batch of seedlings

Latest batch of seedlings from society seed. They do grow very well under the grow lights.
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by Mike P
Wed Nov 01, 2023 7:43 am
Forum: Monthly Photo Competitions
Topic: October: Mesembs other than Lithops
Replies: 26
Views: 7618

Re: October: Mesembs other than Lithops

For me the winner is Darren’s close up of a Trichodiadema.