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by Brian
Mon Jan 09, 2023 9:04 am
Forum: Aloes, Gasteria, Haworthia Etc (The Haworthia Society)
Topic: Gasteria armstrongii
Replies: 10
Views: 1139

Re: Gasteria armstrongii

:wink: Note you appear to have this in a shallow pot (or is it camera angle deception?). I am partial to a glazed shallow pot. Gasterias as well. However I have not tried a shallow pot with my gasteria because they usually have long roots and seem to need depth of pot. Looks a mature & healthy p...
by Brian
Wed Nov 16, 2022 7:41 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: forum and website
Replies: 20
Views: 1244

Re: forum and website

That’s impressive.

Well done Paul 😀
by Brian
Thu Sep 23, 2021 9:41 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Chelsea Flower show
Replies: 2
Views: 515

Re: Chelsea Flower show

Thanks that may we’ll be it, Fred, I have no way to re - wind where I am.

:grin:
by Brian
Thu Sep 23, 2021 6:57 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Chelsea Flower show
Replies: 2
Views: 515

Chelsea Flower show

Anybody know who the Chelsea Flower Show exhibitor of some lovely succulents shown on TV was today?
by Brian
Thu Jul 22, 2021 7:24 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Sempervivum Question.
Replies: 4
Views: 767

Re: Sempervivum Question.

(tu) good thinking Phil
by Brian
Wed Jul 21, 2021 10:21 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Sempervivum Question.
Replies: 4
Views: 767

Re: Sempervivum Question, to chop or not to chop?

15A864C7-4093-40CE-A1E5-7462D32F59D7.jpeg These two photographs show my point a bit better. Before the flower shot up, the whole plant was a lovely white webby clump. The effort of flowering seems to have drained the rest of the plant. Then all the new offsets almost seemed to appear overnight. To ...
by Brian
Wed Jul 21, 2021 10:07 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Sempervivum Question.
Replies: 4
Views: 767

Sempervivum Question.

60844634-0363-48B2-BD12-444598082997.jpeg 53200AE0-669E-4A4C-BE6D-61DEBFBD0051.jpeg D1789741-49A6-4577-AE2A-310C66FD11B3.jpeg 3C77176C-D4AE-43AA-8921-BDF7DF5C12A0.jpeg These semps are a must if you have a small greenhouse which is full up! When the rosette goes into full scale flowering mode it can...
by Brian
Mon Jul 19, 2021 12:00 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Copiapoa roots
Replies: 8
Views: 1402

Re: Copiapoa roots

When the roots grow to take up that much space I wonder where the soil goes.

Perhaps the roots eat the soil?

:grin: :lol:
by Brian
Mon Apr 12, 2021 7:41 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Crassula arborescens not looking well
Replies: 13
Views: 2082

Re: Crassula arborescens not looking well

Unpot it & look at the roots. There may be mealy bug, if so wash off all the soil together with the mealies. Fresh soil with grit, no need for a vastly bigger pot. Brush off dead roots, you can be quite brutal, this is hard to kill. Not sure of the compost you are using, but it requires fair dra...
by Brian
Fri Mar 05, 2021 6:31 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Grit
Replies: 15
Views: 2681

Re: Grit

Jondo do a very good range of grit of different sizes. OK if you can find a supplier locally to pick it up, perhaps an agricultural supplier. Delivery probably triples the price!

jondogrit.com

The four flint grits.