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by Keith L
Fri Jan 31, 2020 5:53 pm
Forum: News & Events
Topic: Zone event at Capel Manor 15th March - cancelled
Replies: 21
Views: 7612

Re: Zone event at Capel Manor 15th March - cancelled

I had notification from Eddy today that it is cancelled.

Keith
by Keith L
Thu Jan 16, 2020 9:32 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Online renewal
Replies: 24
Views: 5322

Re: Online renewal

I saw Tony Morris our membership secretary yesterday evening and he has spent a large part of his waking hours processing 2000 renewals so far. Unfortunately being able to pay by PayPal doesn't mean there is a shiny automated system behind it to provide such acknowledgement - it is just one more com...
by Keith L
Thu Jun 20, 2019 10:26 am
Forum: Small Opuntias (Tephrocactus Study Group)
Topic: 1 in 7
Replies: 9
Views: 5717

Re: 1 in 7

There's a chap who goes around giving excellent talks on these plants and how to flower them - now what is his name. Ah yes Roberts! Have you asked him about how to flower it?! :grin:
by Keith L
Mon Apr 01, 2019 4:39 pm
Forum: News & Events
Topic: Spalding Cactus Mart - Sat 27th April
Replies: 7
Views: 5182

Re: Spalding Cactus Mart - Sat 27th April

You'd better get Spalding Branch to update their details on the events page Tony - it is wrong there! Just different ends of the same road anyway.
by Keith L
Mon Apr 01, 2019 4:26 pm
Forum: News & Events
Topic: Spalding Cactus Mart - Sat 27th April
Replies: 7
Views: 5182

Re: Spalding Cactus Mart - Sat 27th April

Should be PE12 7DE - maybe Stuart didn't like PE at school!
by Keith L
Mon Apr 01, 2019 7:59 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: New method for controlling Mealy Bugs....?
Replies: 9
Views: 2393

Re: New method for controlling Mealy Bugs....?

How did you stop the whole plant being attracted by the magnet - surely there would be a lot of iron it in - and the whole plant pop out of the pot!?!?
by Keith L
Wed Apr 18, 2018 4:11 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: New Chairman
Replies: 15
Views: 17728

Re: New Chairman

Thanks for taking on the role so willingly and enthusiastically, Ian. Whilst all our officers are superb people who work so hard for us all, no doubt trying to navigate new ideas through them will at times feel more challenging than repotting a specialist collection of Opuntia tunicata! We all must ...
by Keith L
Wed Apr 18, 2018 3:56 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: We have got Asphodelaceae back Solved
Replies: 3
Views: 1522

Re: We have got Asphodelaceae back Solved

What makes you think saying Asphodelaceae easily trips off the tongues of us other mere mortals Terry?!

Keith :grin:
by Keith L
Sun Apr 01, 2018 9:00 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Massive Mealy Bug Invasion
Replies: 15
Views: 4324

Re: Massive Mealy Bug Invasion

Did I read somewhere that they had been bred in Russia?

Keith
by Keith L
Tue Mar 13, 2018 11:52 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Puzzle Plant at Alpine Show
Replies: 10
Views: 3452

Re: Puzzle Plant at Alpine Show

Thanks for your further comments. Seems like a good plant for the succulent identification class at a judges course either out of or even in flower- if they held one at this time of year!

Keith