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- Tue Oct 17, 2023 8:17 am
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Help...need your pictures...for a new talk Solved
- Replies: 7
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Re: Help...need your pictures...for a new talk Solved
I have quite a few, Andy, as there is going to be a section on this in my book. I'll PM you at some point soon.
- Sat Oct 07, 2023 2:10 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: spam from Bill Darbons account
- Replies: 7
- Views: 581
Re: spam from Bill Darbons account
A swift follow up asking for money!
- Sat Oct 07, 2023 1:58 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: spam from Bill Darbons account
- Replies: 7
- Views: 581
Re: spam from Bill Darbons account
I also had an unexpected message from him, though not asking for money.
- Fri Sep 29, 2023 8:12 am
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Lullingstone Weekend.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1041
Re: Lullingstone Weekend.
Any plans to speak at any of the Yorkshire branches, Paul? And any news on the book?! At the moment Macclesfield is the furthest north I will be travelling next year. :smile: Book is shaping up nicely, thanks. The text is written and being proof read by our very own Sheila Cude, who is translating ...
- Thu Sep 28, 2023 6:52 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Lullingstone Weekend.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1041
Re: Lullingstone Weekend.
Hi Geoff It wasn’t a BCSS event (as I understand) so it wouldn’t necessarily be mentioned on a BCSS Forum. Surely to goodness a massively successful event celebrating cacti and succulents is EXACTLY what should get mentioned on the forum, irrespective of who organised it? :shock: The society isn't ...
- Thu Sep 28, 2023 4:22 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Lullingstone Weekend.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1041
Re: Lullingstone Weekend.
I can't quote facts and figures, Geoff, but according to Tom it was the busiest and best yet, with higher visitor numbers than before - especially BCSS non-members. I understand the vendors took lots of money. The weather could not have been better. Speaking personally, I went on the Saturday andI h...
- Wed Sep 27, 2023 8:18 am
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Meally bug outdoors
- Replies: 7
- Views: 539
Re: Meally bug outdoors
There are hardy species that will survive year round and different to the greenhouse ones. Anyone who has got close up and personal with a phormium, assuming they are still alive after last winter, will have seem massive accumulations of them in the leaf bases. Whether these hardy species will do in...
- Sat Sep 23, 2023 2:46 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Grubs/Maggots
- Replies: 10
- Views: 604
Re: Grubs/Maggots
When I looked at the picture at first, I saw the pale thing top left and thought 'vine weevil'. Then I remembered how to zoom in and saw the sciarid larvae all over the rest of it!! Yuck. The pale thing top left is a red (or pale thing) herring.
- Thu Sep 21, 2023 12:54 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Agave talk & pictures
- Replies: 624
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Re: Agave talk & pictures
Bit of an optical illusion/red herring there in as much as the flower spikes belong to a different agave behind. Those in front look like Agave attenuata or one of its hybrids.
- Wed Sep 13, 2023 3:04 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Columnar cactus - ID
- Replies: 4
- Views: 526
Re: Columnar cactus - ID
Trichocereus pasacana was my thought, too. it does vary a lot - I have a few and a couple are just like that one.