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by srboisvert
Mon Oct 27, 2014 1:20 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: 2014 North West Mesemb Show - updated.
Replies: 5
Views: 1832

Re: 2014 North West Mesemb Show - updated.

Flickr is now free (has been for a while) and provides lots of space with no bandwidth caps if you want an alternative (though they do some processing on the photos they display). They have by far the best tools for tagging, organizing and editing. Though they are owned by Yahoo so perhaps they migh...
by srboisvert
Tue Oct 14, 2014 12:08 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Aloe variegata
Replies: 10
Views: 3697

Re: Aloe variegata

Cool photo weibe. I like seeing similar species placed near each other where you can see the similarities and differences. Now I want a Aloe sladenia!
by srboisvert
Mon Sep 08, 2014 6:24 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Photoset showing the variability of Gasteria bicolor
Replies: 1
Views: 1102

Photoset showing the variability of Gasteria bicolor

Cok Grootscholten posted this photoset of his collection of Gasteria bicolor (facebook link). The variability is pretty amazing to see on one easy to view page: https://www.facebook.com/CokGrootscholt ... 928&type=1
by srboisvert
Wed Aug 20, 2014 7:30 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Rooting succulents
Replies: 13
Views: 4337

Re: Rooting succulents

Interesting. I vaguely recall reading somewhere that the rooting is caused by something like the lack of upwards traveling hormones and beheading cuts off some downward traveling hormones. I think the idea is that the plant 'wants' to grow new roots and new heads all the time but is stopped from doi...
by srboisvert
Sat Aug 09, 2014 2:15 am
Forum: Genus Of The Month
Topic: August 2014 - Genus of the Month - Adromischus
Replies: 28
Views: 12540

Re: August 2014 - Genus of the Month - Adromischus

https://farm7.staticflickr.com/6059/6230197447_39f3362466.jpg adromischus schuldtianus by srboisvert , on Flickr https://farm7.staticflickr.com/6170/6226593607_f35a2e1717.jpg Adromischus Schuldtianus - birmingham branch bcss autumn show by srboisvert , on Flickr https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5261/...
by srboisvert
Thu Aug 07, 2014 4:03 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Haworthia help
Replies: 10
Views: 3918

Re: Haworthia help

I never rested haworthia while I was in the UK because it never got hot enough for summer dormancy to be a big issue.

If you bought them bare root give them a week or two to settle in before watering. If you bought them already potted up - repot them in a mix you control and then wait a week or two.
by srboisvert
Tue Jul 22, 2014 2:09 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Central Coast Cactus & Succulent Society, 2014 photoset
Replies: 1
Views: 1042

Central Coast Cactus & Succulent Society, 2014 photoset

Central Coast Cactus & Succulent Society, 8th Annual Show - May 2014
http://dgimages.smugmug.com/Shows-Tours ... &k=wgknN6X

Best viewed as a slideshow - nicely done with good captions.
by srboisvert
Sun Jul 20, 2014 2:11 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: CSSA 2014 Show facebook photoset
Replies: 10
Views: 2552

CSSA 2014 Show facebook photoset

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set ... 657&type=1

CSSA 2014 Show - Cactus
· Taken at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
by srboisvert
Wed Jul 02, 2014 3:09 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Price range!
Replies: 24
Views: 8488

Re: Price range!

My main reason for disliking perlite is that it helps mealies hide because of the similar colour, size and shape. The Tesco Cat Litter is great because it is a different colour (and floats less). Unfortunately for me, now that I am in America the only molar clay I can find is NAPA auto parts floor d...
by srboisvert
Thu Jun 12, 2014 2:51 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Silly accident stories?
Replies: 15
Views: 3546

Re: Silly accident stories?

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4129/4963749815_ede3e11ed1_n.jpg Succulent Growing hard lesson #2 by srboisvert , on Flickr I assumed just some weight from clay pots was enough to anchor this. https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3500/5803523353_8ce8b18139.jpg Salvage Greenhouse 2.0 by srboisvert , on Fli...