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by Phil_SK
Wed Mar 26, 2008 5:12 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: neochilenia saxifraja
Replies: 5
Views: 1277

Re: neochilenia saxifraja

There's a Pyrrhocactus saxifragus which is referred by some to Eriosyce iquiquensis. That's my best guess.
by Phil_SK
Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:53 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: BCSS SCHEDULE
Replies: 8
Views: 1177

Re: BCSS SCHEDULE

I would hope it'll be available on the website too, to save the society a bit on printing and postage. :shift:
by Phil_SK
Mon Mar 24, 2008 5:16 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: More on systemic insecticides
Replies: 5
Views: 1324

More on systemic insecticides

Provado's imidacloprid and thiacloprid have been discussed here many times before, the consensus being that imidacloprid is more effective against mealybug than thiacloprid. There are two other systemic insecticides that I've recently come across, and I wondered if anyone had any experience of using...
by Phil_SK
Sun Mar 23, 2008 9:18 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: 6cm .pots
Replies: 45
Views: 7417

Re: 6cm .pots

I agree with Ian. I want 8" square pots that are maybe 4" deep!

The larger deep pots must be available given the fact that most roses and climbers (clematis etc) in garden centres seem to be in these.
by Phil_SK
Sun Mar 23, 2008 5:29 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Kew
Replies: 24
Views: 5071

Re: Kew

I went for the day back in November 2000. If you're fairly fit you might just about be able to see it all if you get there when it opens and you stay until it shuts! It may have changed but back then the C&S stuff wasn't hugely impressive - it was some of the outside stuff and the likes of the p...
by Phil_SK
Sun Mar 23, 2008 5:09 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: BCSS photo gallery
Replies: 15
Views: 2517

Re: BCSS photo gallery

Some of the verification codes are a bit odd and it's hard to tell capitals from lower case letters. In addition, some are generated a second time and don't work even if you're correct. Keep clicking the image of the code until you get one that couldn't be anything else.
by Phil_SK
Sun Mar 23, 2008 4:54 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: BCSS photo gallery
Replies: 15
Views: 2517

Re: BCSS photo gallery

Well I seem to have made a bit of a blunder. I uploaded 14 pics this morning. I couldn't see an option to specify which folder/subcategory I wanted them in so assumed the moderator did that. They've all appeared in the top level cactus folder and I don't see how I can move them. I now realise that d...
by Phil_SK
Sun Mar 23, 2008 9:47 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Who said it was the start of growing season?
Replies: 24
Views: 3879

Re: Who said it was the start of growing season?

Slightly less snow here but still more than I've seen for many years. Had some company in the garden earlier, though.

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by Phil_SK
Sun Mar 23, 2008 7:58 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Caterpillar tracks
Replies: 23
Views: 5324

Re: Caterpillar tracks

Have you used Provado (probably imidacloprid version's best) enough for it to be taken in to the plant- maybe watered in - leading to systemic action? Or just tried it as a contact insecticide?
by Phil_SK
Sun Mar 23, 2008 6:24 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: All these names.....
Replies: 45
Views: 6491

Re: All these names.....

No, it lists [most] validly published names. To someone, somewhere, all names are current. The kind of list I think you're hoping for can't exist.