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by ralphrmartin
Sun Mar 17, 2024 6:54 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: First flower 2024
Replies: 6
Views: 213

Re: First flower 2024

Brightens up a dull day!
by ralphrmartin
Sun Mar 10, 2024 5:47 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Re-potting and itchy eyes
Replies: 6
Views: 367

Re: Re-potting and itchy eyes

Were you repotting Euphorbias? Just handling some Euphorbias then rubbing your eyes can cause intense eye irritation. Twice I had to have an eye bath at work after inadvertently touch the Euphorbias I was growing in my office, and then (I suppose)` rubbing my eyes. Fortunately my plants didn't get b...
by ralphrmartin
Fri Mar 08, 2024 5:52 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Tradescantia navicularia Solved
Replies: 18
Views: 1358

Re: Tradescantia navicularia Solved

tonyironscacti wrote: Thu Mar 07, 2024 9:52 pm .I guess its a bit tender coming from Somalia ?
Hi Tony,

No, its as tough as old boots. No problem in the unheated part of my greenhouse.

Ralph
by ralphrmartin
Thu Mar 07, 2024 8:07 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Tradescantia navicularia Solved
Replies: 18
Views: 1358

Re: Tradescantia navicularia Solved

Not quite what you are looking for, Tony, but I have plenty of Cyanotis somaliensis if that is of interest (it used to be classified as a tradescantia, with hairy leaves and blue flowers).
by ralphrmartin
Sat Mar 02, 2024 5:42 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Uncarina grandidieri
Replies: 4
Views: 315

Re: Uncarina grandidieri

thanks for the info
by ralphrmartin
Thu Feb 29, 2024 5:48 pm
Forum: Aloes, Gasteria, Haworthia Etc (The Haworthia Society)
Topic: Aloe flowers today
Replies: 9
Views: 1897

Re: Aloe flowers today

A good display of flowers there Mike!
by ralphrmartin
Thu Feb 29, 2024 5:45 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Uncarina grandidieri
Replies: 4
Views: 315

Re: Uncarina grandidieri

Great show! What temperature do you keep it at in winter, and when do you water it?
by ralphrmartin
Fri Feb 23, 2024 8:32 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: semi professional label printers
Replies: 9
Views: 573

Re: semi professional label printers

Tina, Something like this may be what he is looking for: https://www.labelzone.co.uk/products/labelstation-pro200-horticultural-labelling-bundle Kevin Bailey uses one for his plant sales and told me about it. You can design your own layouts, but be careful - the free version of the software that com...
by ralphrmartin
Wed Feb 21, 2024 7:38 pm
Forum: Aloes, Gasteria, Haworthia Etc (The Haworthia Society)
Topic: H. truncata root cutting propagation anyone?
Replies: 6
Views: 359

Re: H. truncata root cutting propagation anyone?

I once had a Maworthia 'Tarrington' grazed to soil level by a slug, and after a few years it has developed a new top, so this was effectively a root cutting...
by ralphrmartin
Wed Feb 21, 2024 7:36 pm
Forum: Aloes, Gasteria, Haworthia Etc (The Haworthia Society)
Topic: H. truncata root cutting propagation anyone?
Replies: 6
Views: 359

Re: H. truncata root cutting propagation anyone?

What exactly did you do? Slice through one of the roots at soil level, and wait for it to grow an offset? Or something else?

I find Haworthia roots tend to be deciduous in my growing conditions (i.e. plants often lose roots and grow new ones) - so how would a root cutting work in such a case?