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by Phil_SK
Mon May 06, 2024 5:34 am
Forum: News & Events
Topic: North West Cactus Mart 2024 (Saturday 4th May)
Replies: 23
Views: 1490

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

Royston Hughes had the Maihueniopsis. The stall with Martin Lowry on was filled with plants from Maurice Williams' collection.
by Phil_SK
Sun May 05, 2024 2:49 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: To bin or not to bin, that is the question.
Replies: 3
Views: 174

Re: To bin or not to bin, that is the question.

It doesn't look hollow. When they're completely rotten inside the roots tend to pull away with most of the innards at the same time. I'd give the stump a scratch with a fingernail or a brush with an old toothbrush to check for clean tissue. I suspect that would be all you'd need to do but you could ...
by Phil_SK
Thu Feb 08, 2024 6:43 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Offensive "Moderator" on Facebook.
Replies: 9
Views: 933

Re: Offensive "Moderator" on Facebook.

The group has several admins and I would recommend raising concerns like this with one or more of them in the first instance.
by Phil_SK
Sat Dec 23, 2023 9:20 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Handling opuntia
Replies: 35
Views: 2957

Re: Handling opuntia

A pair of the curved style of these can help to guide it upright again: crucible tongs
by Phil_SK
Sat Nov 25, 2023 7:46 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Cactus Shop
Replies: 15
Views: 4158

Re: Cactus Shop

I travelled to Cornwall in 1999 and took the opportunity to visit what was then Westfield Cacti when Ralph was based in Kennford. He was about to move out of the area and the business was closing - it was a mess, more-or-less abandoned. I remember feeling quite sad. It's pretty amazing that he manag...
by Phil_SK
Sat Nov 25, 2023 7:30 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Aloe dichotoma problems
Replies: 3
Views: 1743

Re: Aloe dichotoma problems

I would pick out every last crumb of peat (is it?) and all the dead material. Or blast it with a hose. I don't feel I can advise on what to do next due to lack of experience of your conditions but, in ignorance, I would want to reestablish a few roots in a pot before replanting - in the UK I'd be th...