Thank you Diane and Mike - at least I did recognise them as Mammillaria (big improvement for me)
Your help is much appreciated. I could not resist buying these plants when I saw they were already starting to flower - of course I did not stop at just 2 plants!
John
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- Tue Feb 20, 2018 7:24 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: ID Help Again Please
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1285
- Tue Feb 20, 2018 2:29 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: ID Help Again Please
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1285
ID Help Again Please
I recently purchased 2 Mammillaria (I think!!) but that is as far as I have got with ID.
John
Many thanks in anticipationJohn
- Mon Feb 19, 2018 7:14 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: A few pics from my place last year
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4140
Re: A few pics from my place last year
Paul - absolutely fantastic great garden and great photographs.
- Sun Feb 04, 2018 10:42 am
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Seedlings - a nice shade of red
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2132
Re: Seedlings - a nice shade of red
Thank you very much Iann for your advice and associated explanation - very helpful. Combined with the advice from Habanerocat and Mike my plan is formulated :grin: 1 Reduce lighting - the propagator is in a position of good light in the greenhouse. 2 Increase propagator temperature to say 23C 3 Chec...
- Sat Feb 03, 2018 3:05 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Seedlings - a nice shade of red
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2132
Re: Seedlings - a nice shade of red
Thanks Mike - will do.
John
John
- Sat Feb 03, 2018 1:26 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Seedlings - a nice shade of red
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2132
Re: Seedlings - a nice shade of red
Many thanks Habanerocat - I will reduce propagator temperature and reduce the grow lamp duration and see if that helps.
John
John
- Sat Feb 03, 2018 10:47 am
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Seedlings - a nice shade of red
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2132
Seedlings - a nice shade of red
I have a tray of mixed cacti seedlings that were sown in September 2017 and kept on a windowsill in the house. When I got my new propagator and 2 led grow lights I moved them into the greenhouse (heated to 3 - 5C) placed in the propagator (set to 20C) with lights set to operate from 6am to 8pm. They...
- Wed Jan 24, 2018 3:04 pm
- Forum: Monthly Photo Competitions
- Topic: January 2018 - Winter Blues
- Replies: 20
- Views: 19622
Re: January 2018 - Winter Blues
Well here goes - my first entry into the photo comp!!! I have a limited collection of plants about 30 but steadily growing and the three images below are the only three plants which on a good day and if the light is good and I don't have my contact lenses in there is a hint of blue and of course it ...
- Mon Jan 08, 2018 1:59 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: BCSS seeds
- Replies: 32
- Views: 8666
Re: BCSS seeds
My seeds arrived Saturday - many thanks to the team for their hard work and efficiency.
Now the fun begins - converting seeds to established cacti
Now the fun begins - converting seeds to established cacti
- Fri Dec 01, 2017 7:21 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Propogator or Windowsill?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2471
Re: Propogator or Windowsill?
Phew that's a relief Mike - I have grow lights being delivered tomorrow (60w LEDs) so hopefully that will do the trick - propagator for them at the weekend then.
Thanks for your help and also Daniel
John
Thanks for your help and also Daniel
John