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- Mon Sep 29, 2008 9:15 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Highs, Lows, mistakes etc this year (so far)
- Replies: 25
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Highs, Lows, mistakes etc this year (so far)
What have been your successes, failures, c*ck ups or chin-stroking moments of the year? I know there is plenty of time left for more, but I thought I would share mine with you: Highs - Built my greenhouse, filled it full of new plants and managed to crack seed germination brilliantly (for me) using ...
- Mon Sep 29, 2008 8:48 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: bcss reports and figures
- Replies: 29
- Views: 4746
Re: bcss reports and figures
I like Eriosyce, any friendly forumites with nice pictures to view?
:cac3::cac3::cac3::cac3: Let me know when it is safe for academics to reappear !! :cac3::cac3::cac3::cac3:
Mal
:cac3::cac3::cac3::cac3: Let me know when it is safe for academics to reappear !! :cac3::cac3::cac3::cac3:
Mal
- Sun Sep 28, 2008 9:10 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: bcss reports and figures
- Replies: 29
- Views: 4746
Re: bcss reports and figures
Robert, you will be examined on how scholarly your dissertation is, not how original your ideas are. As a university lecturer I will echo Sandi's direct comments and similarly suggest you spend your time on one good idea (you have had several already) and then work on a good plan (essential for all ...
- Wed Sep 24, 2008 4:34 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: seed germination info needed
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2595
Re: seed germination info needed
Robert, you might find this link to a BCSS article by David Quail useful: http://www.living-rocks.com/quail2.htm [quote=Dave W]If I remember correctly the optimum soil temperature they found for germinating most cactus seed was 23 Centigrade (= 73 Fahrenheit) However, I don't think they did any test...
- Thu Sep 18, 2008 9:50 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: mr truncata
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2628
Re: mr truncata
Less Sir Truncata Bill, more like Mr Farmer, growing so many cabbages!
Variety the spice of life, eh?
Variety the spice of life, eh?
- Wed Aug 13, 2008 1:14 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Lemon and cactus drink
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1644
Re: Lemon and cactus drink
Brings a whole new meaning to having your drink 'spiked'
- Wed Aug 06, 2008 9:37 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Shade cloth
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4237
Re: Shade cloth
Pull yourself together guys ! Net curtains in a greenhouse - even in a cheap plastic greenhouse that is so wrong..... I purchased a 4X3 m shade cloth from B&Q a couple of months ago for 6 quid - I am sure they will still sell it. This served me well when my neighbour cut some trees down that sha...
- Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:10 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Scorchio! - The wrong kind.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1771
Scorchio! - The wrong kind.
Just when I thought I was getting good at cultivation I go on holiday and return to find a dozen of my cacti scorched in the conservatory. They have been in the same spot for over 5 years without damage and I have holidayed before. So the advice I would like is: 1. Why might I be having this problem...
- Mon May 26, 2008 8:05 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Ness garden
- Replies: 41
- Views: 8066
Re: Ness garden
Visit soon, not long after it was finished it was decided by Ness to demolish the glasshouses by the end of the year. Two of the four have already been cleared..........
A few fine cacti went into the annual plant auction at the branch meeting last month.
Mal H. Wirral.
Chester Branch.
A few fine cacti went into the annual plant auction at the branch meeting last month.
Mal H. Wirral.
Chester Branch.