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by gerald
Wed Mar 13, 2024 8:33 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Sulphur chips as slow release substrate acidifier?
Replies: 6
Views: 449

Re: Sulphur chips as slow release substrate acidifier?

Maybe not locally but there are many types of peat-free pH4 ericaceous composts available online
by gerald
Fri Mar 08, 2024 1:32 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Sulphur chips as slow release substrate acidifier?
Replies: 6
Views: 449

Re: Sulphur chips as slow release substrate acidifier?

It will work - over time - but why not just ensure your potting mix is the correct pH to start with?
by gerald
Fri Mar 08, 2024 1:29 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Can anyone explain this columnar lophophora?
Replies: 11
Views: 721

Re: Can anyone explain this columnar lophophora?

Are they grafted? I really like them :mrgreen:
by gerald
Sun Feb 11, 2024 8:09 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Look what these caught.2023 trawl.
Replies: 11
Views: 836

Re: Look what these caught.2023 trawl.

Can someone please explain the point of catching and killing harmless insects?

Mealy bugs maybe so, but all others - no.

We should be helping them thrive, not killing them.

https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/202 ... years.html
by gerald
Sat Feb 03, 2024 9:01 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Cacti Without Soil
Replies: 9
Views: 1285

Re: Cacti Without Soil

I'd be interested to hear if anyone has tried growing in coco coir
by gerald
Sat Jan 13, 2024 10:14 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Website broken links
Replies: 13
Views: 1390

Website broken links

Not sure if this has been brought up before and I would contact the relevant person but none of the links on the contact page work:

https://bcss.org.uk/contacts/

Same with several others including the 'Contact the Shows Chairman' link here:

https://bcss.org.uk/bcss-national-plant-fair/
by gerald
Mon Jun 26, 2023 11:56 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Not a welcome visitor
Replies: 8
Views: 910

Re: Not a welcome visitor

My greenhouse door & vents have an insect-proof mesh across them at all times

No unwelcome visitors (tu)
by gerald
Thu Nov 24, 2022 12:41 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Using a dessicant dehumidifier in the greenhouse
Replies: 16
Views: 1161

Re: Using a dessicant dehumidifier in the greenhouse

el48tel wrote: Mon Nov 21, 2022 8:33 am Running at upto 30 pence per hour to operate .... 24/7
Source?
by gerald
Sun Nov 20, 2022 8:38 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Using a dessicant dehumidifier in the greenhouse
Replies: 16
Views: 1161

Re: Using a dessicant dehumidifier in the greenhouse

I've had a Meaco Junior 8 for several years and it works fine. But you MUST remember to clean the grille every month or two or it will get clogged up and cause the machine to stop working; it might even overload it and damage it. Use a flexible to pipe to run the water outside to the drain, and you ...
by gerald
Tue Jul 19, 2022 2:56 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: How are you preventing scorch during the next few days?
Replies: 12
Views: 1195

Re: How are you preventing scorch during the next few days?

I've had my E horizonthalonius for years and it's always been very healthy, flowers etc but today I notice it's been badly scorched :sad:

I thought it was a 'full sun' cactus? Perhaps not