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by peter831shaw
Mon Jun 05, 2023 1:20 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Ferocactus turing Orange
Replies: 4
Views: 338

Re: Ferocactus turing Orange

Too late for Ebay, straight to the bin.
Media was still wet, had not watered since fall, thought it was covered well enough but with the amount of rain and wind it must have been wet all winter and spring.
by peter831shaw
Sat Jun 03, 2023 6:29 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Ferocactus turing Orange
Replies: 4
Views: 338

Ferocactus turing Orange

Any suggestions on what is wrong? Its been under low light all winter and spring, covered from the rain and keep dry. This is an old plant given to me by an even older friend. I feel horrible its gotten so bad over winter and spring. I read that turning orange might be sunburn but I doubt that's the...
by peter831shaw
Fri Jun 02, 2023 2:42 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Black Lithops, anyone?
Replies: 6
Views: 606

Re: Black Lithops, anyone?

I just checked in Keith Greens Lithops Scrapbook, and "Blacktop" has been published as 'Black Top'. There is a picture, somewhat brown. I like my var venteris to be grey :) venteri-021112a.jpg P.S. Meant to include the Scrapbook link: https://scrapbooklithops.com/cultivars.html Beautiful ...
by peter831shaw
Tue May 16, 2023 2:11 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Interesting pots
Replies: 9
Views: 514

Re: Interesting pots

These pots have been used by propagators for years, and are often stacked out of the way due to lots of newer, cheaper, easier to use "containers". Aside from the shipping costs from the west coast to the UK, do they really open up all the boxes that say "Merry Christmas" or Happ...
by peter831shaw
Fri May 12, 2023 2:44 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Boophone disticha cultivation
Replies: 8
Views: 567

Re: Boophone disticha cultivation

I have two from Telos (in CA) and easily a dozen small ones from seed. They should be showing the neck of the bulb and they are winter growers, so stop watering mid spring as they show yellowing foliage.
by peter831shaw
Thu May 04, 2023 2:52 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: No flowers this year
Replies: 4
Views: 254

Re: No flowers this year

very nice plant. I searched for quite a while to find one again after 30ys. I now have 3, one with white spines, the other 2 with curved spines. One is sending out a pup and the other 2 put out a decent show of flowers.

Maybe giving birth in 2 ways is difficult :grin:
by peter831shaw
Fri Apr 28, 2023 3:20 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Is the forum dying?
Replies: 62
Views: 3098

Re: Is the forum dying?

The membership numbers of the BCSS is tiny relative to the population of the country. The number of BCSS members who visit this forum relative to the small membership is likely to be small. Those who do visit this forum and post is therefore going to be small. Is the forum dying, no not at all. Its...
by peter831shaw
Sat Apr 08, 2023 1:32 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Watching Conophytums and Lithops
Replies: 9
Views: 636

Re: Watching Conophytums and Lithops

Thank you all for your insight and recommendations.

The seed pots are always the difficult ones for me, with some splitting some shrinking, and recently discovered root mealybugs.
by peter831shaw
Thu Apr 06, 2023 3:47 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Watching Conophytums and Lithops
Replies: 9
Views: 636

Watching Conophytums and Lithops

Im going into my 3rd year (maybe) of an assortment of Cono's and Lithops from seed. Is there any observed overlap watering among the two? I am in Ca, my Conos are not developing their covering, while many of the Lithops are still in the early/mid splitting mode. Its cool but going to get warmer soon...
by peter831shaw
Sun Dec 25, 2022 3:37 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Pinterest again
Replies: 9
Views: 521

Re: Pinterest again

Hi, I just don't go near Pinterest pages, and if I arrive there by mistake! just go somewhere else instead. It's a pain in the....... Mel. That's not really the point here. Millions go to Pinterest, instagram, reddit and the like. There are just as many people using other peoples property to make m...