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by dalesmatt
Thu Mar 24, 2011 11:15 pm
Forum: Introduce Yourself
Topic: A new northerly member
Replies: 12
Views: 3291

A new northerly member

Hello, good evening. [well, pretty much good night!] I've finally got round to doing more than occasional browsing on the forum and become a member. Next step will probably be to join the society as well. (tu) I've re-discovered my liking for plants after having moved house last year and hopefully w...
by dalesmatt
Thu Mar 24, 2011 9:13 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Reasons to be cheerful
Replies: 55
Views: 12361

Re: Reasons to be cheerful

Several really lovely sunny days here in the Dales means I've had time in my week off to do some reshuffling of plants into sunnier spots. [house move and lack of greenhouse currently means I'm downsized to a couple of large bay windows full :D ] One reason to be cheerful apart from the sun is my Eu...
by dalesmatt
Thu Mar 24, 2011 8:05 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Never underestimate your enemy
Replies: 19
Views: 4889

Re: Never underestimate your enemy

I thought I was lucky, with downsizing, moving house and being careful with sprays on the few plants I still do have everything seemed fine through the winter. Until today. A bit of reshuffling around I spotted a bit of fluff in pot bottom drain hole of my Astrophytum Myriostygma. A bit of investiga...
by dalesmatt
Thu Mar 24, 2011 7:47 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Cacti for my grandson's Year 1 class
Replies: 16
Views: 4757

Re: Cacti for my grandson's Year 1 class

This is such a great idea that during a bit of shuffling and some repotting of plants which haven't been able to be resisted by little hands I've started to put aside a few plants with a view to asking my 6yr old daughter's teacher about such an idea for her kids. [being a little village school I wo...