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by Chris L
Tue Apr 16, 2024 8:45 pm
Forum: News & Events
Topic: North West Cactus Mart 2024 (Saturday 4th May)
Replies: 14
Views: 347

Re: North West Cactus Mart 2024 (Saturday 4th May)

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.5375131,-2.1986228,521m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu Parking is available all the way along Mainway - best part of half a mile long - so the sooner you get there the nearer to the venue you'll be. The carpark is small and usually reserved for sellers who (rightfully) do...
by Chris L
Tue Apr 16, 2024 8:41 pm
Forum: News & Events
Topic: North West Cactus Mart 2024 (Saturday 4th May)
Replies: 14
Views: 347

Re: North West Cactus Mart 2024 (Saturday 4th May)

Slightly off topic, but what a poor idea to block simple right click copying from a website (was just going to check the exact location of the mart). I agree entirely. It shouldn't need to be blocked like that but I got fed up of finding pictures from the North West Mesemb Show all over Pinterest a...
by Chris L
Wed Apr 10, 2024 12:27 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: A slow start
Replies: 13
Views: 533

Re: A slow start

I've sprayed everything with the hose pipe once (the floor is full of rescued plants and I can't get in). I would normally have watered everything by now. Last year I started a new outside job on the 4th April. That day was wet and then we never had any wet days until the Summer School Holidays. No ...
by Chris L
Mon Apr 08, 2024 7:58 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Schwantesia herrei
Replies: 6
Views: 364

Re: Schwantesia herrei

el48tel wrote: Tue Apr 02, 2024 9:00 pmFrom seed
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by Chris L
Mon Apr 01, 2024 6:59 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Amazing what you find when Spring Cleaning - unusual hybrid
Replies: 10
Views: 463

Amazing what you find when Spring Cleaning - unusual hybrid

I'd forgotten I had this until I was Spring Cleaning yesterday. I can't remember who gave it to me but they said it was a rare hybrid between Ortegocactus macdougallii and Obregonia denegrii. Looks rather unusual and I am wondering what class it should go in for our next branch show. . . P2342453.JPG
by Chris L
Fri Mar 29, 2024 3:09 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: (Sowing) Where do you put the organic part in a pot: on top, in the middle or at the bottom?
Replies: 2
Views: 196

Re: (Sowing) Where do you put the organic part in a pot: on top, in the middle or at the bottom?

Hello, I am about to sow new cactus and haworthia seeds. I will use 80% inorganic part and 20% organic but I am hesitating about where to put the organic part in a pot: on top, in the middle or at the bottom? I think that in nature the "organic part" is at the top and I can reproduce it. ...
by Chris L
Sun Mar 24, 2024 6:18 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Seed raising compost
Replies: 10
Views: 499

Re: Seed raising compost

Eric Williams wrote: Sun Mar 24, 2024 2:22 pm Hi Simon thanks for reply. I go from page 1 to page 6 next page is 44 lol. Don’t know what’s going on. Cheers
Try the right arrow. The dots between 6 and 44 are sort of "hidden" pages. They are there, but the dots prevent a whole list of numbers appearing 1 to 44
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by Chris L
Sat Mar 09, 2024 1:55 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Re-potting and itchy eyes
Replies: 7
Views: 470

Re: Re-potting and itchy eyes

Most likely dust. Timely reminder that any form of airborn dust can be dangerous to ones health. Not nice, but I used to work with salvaged goods (smoke, fire, flood damage etc) and after any day spent with dusty items I was able to blow my nose and "it" usually came out with traces of bla...
by Chris L
Wed Feb 28, 2024 4:32 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: The first day of meteorological spring approaches
Replies: 8
Views: 476

Re: The first day of meteorological spring approaches

When the clocks change at the earliest.