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by Keith H
Sat May 07, 2016 4:47 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Cereus in flower
Replies: 5
Views: 1202

Re: Cereus in flower

rodsmith wrote:It's amazing what you can do in the right climate. A beautiful sight, Jan.
What a terrific plant! And only 13 years old
^^^^^^^^ What they said. ^^^^^^^
Stunning, and I too have no idea which plant it is.
by Keith H
Tue May 03, 2016 11:17 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Will broken spines re-grow?
Replies: 11
Views: 5011

Re: Will broken spines re-grow?

Sorry to say that cactus spines are like an adult tooth, they don't grow back :(
by Keith H
Mon May 02, 2016 1:27 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Rebutias 2016
Replies: 41
Views: 11485

Re: Rebutias 2016

Very nice, Sylvia I never get bored looking at beautiful plants and flowers, please keep posting.
PS. I think that I need to replace some of my 'missing' Rebutias.
by Keith H
Sun May 01, 2016 9:25 am
Forum: Greenhouse Tours
Topic: Conservatory tour ?
Replies: 3
Views: 4198

Re: Conservatory tour ?

I have not followed all the links (takes too long on this old laptop), the images that I can see here look great and you conservatory is acting as a good home for the plants. I can say that children grow do up very quickly then you could eat the chickens which will give you more space for a greenhou...
by Keith H
Sun May 01, 2016 8:56 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Very misshapen rebutia muscula Solved
Replies: 7
Views: 2250

Re: Very misshapen rebutia muscula Solved

If it was a plant that I had just rescued I would try to remove as much of the old soil as possible and pot up into a suitable sized bowl however you may find that when repotting it splits into smaller clumps easily. If it stays as one clump I would give it a season or two to make some new growth, w...
by Keith H
Tue Apr 26, 2016 8:46 am
Forum: Greenhouse Tours
Topic: New polytunnel
Replies: 41
Views: 60484

Re: New polytunnel

Hi Conrad, I agree with Liz's comments above ^^^^^ . Returning to cacti after my thirty year break I was stunned, how could all those cacti nurseries that I read about in my youth have dissapeared whilst I was not looking? It looks like you have made a good start setting up your business, well growi...
by Keith H
Sun Apr 24, 2016 8:50 am
Forum: Introduce Yourself
Topic: Hello from Warwickshire
Replies: 8
Views: 3338

Re: Hello from Warwickshire

Hi Phill, a belated welcome to the forum from not so sunny South London. As others have commented, you have taken some very nice photos od your plants, I am looking forward to seeing more pictures, we all like pictures here.
by Keith H
Thu Apr 21, 2016 12:52 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: SB Plant Invigorator Retail vs Professional products...
Replies: 11
Views: 4930

Re: SB Plant Invigorator Retail vs Professional products...

As others have said it has happened this way for years. I used to work for a photographic wholesales which had a trade counter I could sell five cases of Ektapro or Fujipress (35mm x 100 rolls per case) over the phone in less time than an amateur would take to buy one TMax 400 and a couple of rolls ...
by Keith H
Thu Apr 14, 2016 10:27 pm
Forum: News & Events
Topic: Happy 75th birthday, DaveW!
Replies: 12
Views: 3804

Re: Happy 75th birthday, DaveW!

Happy (almost) belated birthdays Dave and Majaka.
by Keith H
Tue Apr 12, 2016 9:00 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Identification help please
Replies: 4
Views: 1197

Re: Identification help please

Diane wrote:Unless I'm mistaken, it's a Yucca!
Looks like it to me too.
That's not a massive lable in the pot is it? If so, what does it say?