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by Chris43
Sun Sep 24, 2006 8:36 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Indian Summer....
Replies: 30
Views: 7611

Re: Indian Summer....

And yesterday afternoon, the display continued in the warm sunshine - unlike today! Still, the garden needs it...??

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by Chris43
Sat Sep 23, 2006 9:15 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Indian Summer....
Replies: 30
Views: 7611

Re: Indian Summer....

No, sorry, Phil, I don't know. My plant is little yet and on its own roots, so it'll be a year or two yet before I get anything like your show of flowers.

by Chris43
Sat Sep 23, 2006 5:16 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Malcolm Pym's collection
Replies: 5
Views: 2021

Re: Malcolm Pym's collection

I shall be away unfortunately. Do you plan to go, Vic?

by Chris43
Fri Sep 22, 2006 10:41 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Indian Summer....
Replies: 30
Views: 7611

Re: Indian Summer....

Lovely colour in that luethyi, Phil.

by Chris43
Fri Sep 22, 2006 10:40 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Some pictures from Bob's
Replies: 48
Views: 10610

Re: Some pictures from Bob's

Magnificent Bob, and a great photo set Vic! I know what Roy means about tidy, but doesn't the greenhouse looks great.

by Chris43
Fri Sep 22, 2006 4:48 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: wintering...
Replies: 13
Views: 4332

Re: wintering...

Hi Suleyman...do I see something lurking amidst that Opuntia? Am Echinocereus perhaps....? trying to keep warm?

by Chris43
Fri Sep 22, 2006 1:04 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Beginners and Novices
Replies: 45
Views: 12286

Re: Beginners and Novices

And I guess there you have the dilemma! Is the Journal the medium that attracts novices and junior members to the Society? It obviously could be, but something would have to give if that were so. My personal view is that the Journal isn't the place for this. There might be a case for specific genus ...
by Chris43
Fri Sep 22, 2006 11:03 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: When to stop watering
Replies: 9
Views: 5213

Re: When to stop watering

I've repotted some plants recently, I last watered on September 3rd, and they were pretty dry. So I plan one more watering, in week or so, not as heavy a watering as before, and a final light one on about Oct 10th unles sthe weather has turned consisnetly dull and cool. The reason for that date is s...
by Chris43
Fri Sep 22, 2006 10:27 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Indian Summer....
Replies: 30
Views: 7611

Re: Indian Summer....

go on, Tina..give in...you know it makes sense!!! There are, after all, only a few hundred species....

by Chris43
Fri Sep 22, 2006 9:16 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Indian Summer....
Replies: 30
Views: 7611

Re: Indian Summer....

yes, slevinii, or albicans ssp albicans, as it is now called according to the New Cactus Lexicon, with fraileana as another subspecies of albicans. It's all change with taxonomy at the moment, last time I looked it was the other way round, albicans and slevinii reduced to synonomy with fraileana. Th...