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by MalcolmP2
Sat Aug 08, 2020 8:34 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Tonight's the night !
Replies: 7
Views: 1578

Re: Tonight's the night !

And in the cold light of day (well actually the warm sunshine!) a spent flower was dissected in the interests of science :) Been playing with my microscope : Looks like there was lots of pollen available but either no moths, not a surprise (!) or not self-fertile(?) as they have never set seed. Mayb...
by MalcolmP2
Fri Aug 07, 2020 11:13 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Tonight's the night !
Replies: 7
Views: 1578

Re: Tonight's the night !

Me neither, it took me a while to remember where I had posted :) but it seemed better to mock our Mad Paliamentarians than answer your "what is it" with a "I dunno !" :) and I am not even sure if @anttisep was sure either, considering the tentative "?" used. so all thou...
by MalcolmP2
Thu Aug 06, 2020 10:47 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Tonight's the night !
Replies: 7
Views: 1578

Re: Tonight's the night !

Good questions, 6" long & about 4" wide. I ref. hon. member to a post I made earlier :) as they say in another place, , in which I requested ID, and @anttisepp suggested "Cereus jamacaru? " https://forum.bcss.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=168137&p=277285#p277323 and the ...
by MalcolmP2
Thu Aug 06, 2020 1:31 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Tonight's the night !
Replies: 7
Views: 1578

Tonight's the night !

Waited all year for this ! ;)
maybe tomorrow night as well ?
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by MalcolmP2
Wed Jul 01, 2020 11:44 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Rooting an Opuntia Pad
Replies: 6
Views: 1310

Re: Rooting an Opuntia Pad

danl wrote: Wed Jul 01, 2020 8:25 pm I buried the 2 seedling leaves (cotyledons?)
Good idea, I will try that with some of mine, I have several still surviving from the same fruit. See if it gives them a boost !
by MalcolmP2
Wed Jul 01, 2020 9:09 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Some little questions- Small Opuntia
Replies: 10
Views: 2215

Re: Some little questions- Small Opuntia

PS, one thing about being locked away for 4months with only swmbo, one knows exactly who to blame for the accident , , ,
I couldnt possibly tell y'all
:)
by MalcolmP2
Wed Jul 01, 2020 8:37 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Some little questions- Small Opuntia
Replies: 10
Views: 2215

Re: Some little questions- Small Opuntia

Thanks Eric, Noted on callousing, I have always left cuttings to callous, but never been sure about how long after to give it ! Lengths of string I suppose haha ! Good idea about a spray, never thought of that, usually I just give a little squirt at the base from a syringe from time to time and keep...
by MalcolmP2
Wed Jul 01, 2020 8:21 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Cacti Economics and the 20th century dream
Replies: 29
Views: 6261

Re: Cacti Economics and the 20th century dream

Yes, not a lot of humour was there ! I tried to do my bit :- Tue Jun 30, 2020 12:15 am >Flayzerflay wrote: ↑ Mon Jun 29, 2020 3:01 pm 1. You are retired with no outgoings. >> MalcolmP2 wrote: When you are retired everything seems to be going out. but FZF was so deep in the red mist that the doubleni...
by MalcolmP2
Wed Jul 01, 2020 4:25 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Some little questions- Small Opuntia
Replies: 10
Views: 2215

Re: Tears!- Small Opuntia

amazing429s.jpg amazing148s.jpg Oh the trials and tribulations ! It was doing so well ,,,and then :- The bit on the right was supposed to be still on the top of the G. on the left, oh woe ! Accident1220479s.jpg that was a couple of weeks ago, however, the good news is that a new sprout has appeared...
by MalcolmP2
Wed Jul 01, 2020 1:39 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Rooting an Opuntia Pad
Replies: 6
Views: 1310

Re: Rooting an Opuntia Pad

, but this year it has added a rather nice pad. Hi Dan, that is very interesting to see (to see what mine will eventually do perhaps !) How long since you sowed the seed, is this maybe its 3rd year ? I have also been experimenting with Opuntia seeds and was uncertain what to expect. The good people...