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- Sat Feb 15, 2020 6:15 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Blossfeldia sucrensis KK1704
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4327
Re: Blossfeldia sucrensis KK1704
Christer >> not due to any global warming, rather my impact on the local climate AnTTun > BTW, could you do that globally as well? Ah! NOW I am understanding, , , the global warming panic is not due to CO 2 , It was Christer's initial experiments with LED lighting. Only when the arctic started melt...
- Sat Feb 15, 2020 5:49 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: acidic mineral soil mix
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1887
Re: acidic mineral soil mix
What is CEC? richr Cation Exchange Capacity (or capability) Briefly:- Some peat (sphagnum, moss, e.g. Irish) has lots of it. Other peats (sedge, e.g. Somerset) have little or non (or worse - some can even be alkaline) ( I dont know what types of peat you have over that side of the pond ) CEC perfor...
- Wed Feb 12, 2020 7:32 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Is this an idea for an alternative medium for cacti cultivation?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1144
Re: Is this an idea for an alternative medium for cacti cultivation?
It is reported as ",, to grow fresh food"
So perhaps not a blanket solution for all our needs ?
I'll get my coat >>
So perhaps not a blanket solution for all our needs ?
I'll get my coat >>
- Wed Feb 12, 2020 12:47 pm
- Forum: Greenhouse Tours
- Topic: My house is the greenhouse
- Replies: 52
- Views: 33062
Re: My house is the greenhouse
so I wonder if it’s just the website playing up? I’ll contact someone to ask if it can be fixed I had a similar problem when I joined up, the forum did not recognise me as a paid-up member even after I entered my number. Bill is the man you want, forum administrator, he is the red Bill posting in &...
- Tue Feb 11, 2020 7:27 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Header image
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1913
- Tue Feb 11, 2020 5:36 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Header image
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1913
Re: Header image
It is an unfortunate superposition of the search bar (Windows7/Firefox&Opera) , , , but not terminal ! The picture can be extracted with a little delve :) Sadly the logo and title/text is terminal, in that I wanted to have a look at the excellent background picture in all its glory. However, it ...
- Thu Feb 06, 2020 4:50 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: EU Plant Passport Scheme
- Replies: 253
- Views: 73969
Re: EU Plant Passport Scheme
Ah yes, good point by Peter, ie. how big is small ? ! I should have expanded on my theme earlier :) I was meaning small in the manner of not _continuously_ producing seeds or plants for sale to supplement a pension or make a business ! Even in the case of supplementing a pension, or even offsetting ...
- Thu Feb 06, 2020 12:01 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Cuttings in winter, what to do.
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2268
- Thu Feb 06, 2020 11:22 am
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Cuttings in winter, what to do.
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2268
Re: Cuttings in winter, what to do.
This one is Cumulopuntia boliviana Piltz 162 Thanks, added to my "watch for" list. I have said that I like cactii with attitude, but some have too much ! :- This looks like it is resting on my laptop screen , , , no, it is dangling vertically from my thumb, having previously drawn blood a...
- Thu Feb 06, 2020 10:15 am
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Succulents in the news Solved
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2397