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by agavemad
Sun Mar 22, 2020 8:01 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Colourful clone of Echeveria rosea.
Replies: 11
Views: 1903

Re: Colourful clone of Echeveria rosea.

I have some seeds of this germinated :)
by agavemad
Tue Mar 17, 2020 2:02 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Which seeds have you ordered this year?
Replies: 94
Views: 21271

Re: Which seeds have you ordered this year?

Tina wrote: Tue Mar 17, 2020 11:22 am
Why are you called Agavemad then?
Echie mad doesn't have the right sound to it, I'm sure he will get over this phase & come back to the 'agave side' (tu) :grin:
I am still mad about agave :) but becoming just a little obsessed with echeveria :oops:
by agavemad
Mon Mar 16, 2020 8:20 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Which seeds have you ordered this year?
Replies: 94
Views: 21271

Re: Which seeds have you ordered this year?

Some very attractive hybrids there, I especially like the last one. Thank you :) I like that cross so much I did it again last year, but they are still quite small. What I have noticed is a percentage look like the mother plant in this case Romeo, and a percentage look like the father, derenbergii,...
by agavemad
Mon Mar 16, 2020 8:18 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Which seeds have you ordered this year?
Replies: 94
Views: 21271

Re: Which seeds have you ordered this year?

Tina wrote: Mon Mar 16, 2020 6:18 pm Wow thats a lot of Echeveria, fingers crossed for good germination
Germination has been good on most I have 6 pots with no germination and 3 with low germination, :)
by agavemad
Mon Mar 16, 2020 8:16 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Which seeds have you ordered this year?
Replies: 94
Views: 21271

Re: Which seeds have you ordered this year?

Herts Mike wrote: Mon Mar 16, 2020 6:21 pm Why are you called Agavemad then? :lol:
I have way too many agave :) I had to clear quite a few this year to make space for re-potting :)
by agavemad
Mon Mar 16, 2020 7:14 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Which seeds have you ordered this year?
Replies: 94
Views: 21271

Re: Which seeds have you ordered this year?

I have sown echeveria seeds this year :) ECHEVERIA agavoides - v Ahualulco ECHEVERIA agavoides - v Ebony,Salitrera ECHEVERIA aurantiaca,Chilapa ECHEVERIA bifida, Boye, Queretaro ECHEVERIA calderoniae,Sant Barbara ECHEVERIA cerrograndensis,Cerro Grande ECHEVERIA colorata Atemajac ECHEVERIA cristallin...
by agavemad
Tue Mar 03, 2020 4:33 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: EU Plant Passport Scheme
Replies: 253
Views: 73854

Re: EU Plant Passport Scheme

Is the society planning on informing its members about the new legislation?
There are still quite a lot of people who think that plant passports are only for exports.
by agavemad
Thu Jan 23, 2020 6:48 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Aloe polyphylla germination
Replies: 157
Views: 27394

Re: Aloe polyphylla germination

I have done a few experiments with Aloe Polyphylla seeds and my best method that has the best germination is; 1) place the seeds of very fine sand paper and place your finger over them, pressing down and scratch them across the paper about half an inch 2) place a piece of kitchen roll in something l...
by agavemad
Sun Jan 19, 2020 8:06 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: EU Plant Passport Scheme
Replies: 253
Views: 73854

Re: EU Plant Passport Scheme

I thought the 'plant passport' had to show the name of the plant rather than a general family name. From what my 'label writer' has read, it has to show the plant name though it can be hand-written as long as in capitals. A small printed card with 'cactaceae' rather than individual plant names woul...
by agavemad
Sun Sep 01, 2019 6:21 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Oops I did it again- Agave
Replies: 12
Views: 2799

Re: Oops I did it again- Agave

OMG OMG :) I did look at a couple of mine this year with a view to doing some choppy choppy, but I am just not brave enough! Good luck, I hope you get some good results