Conophytum minutum

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Roatavator
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Conophytum minutum

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Nice bit of colour today
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Re: Conophytum minutum

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Wow, how lovely, thats a beast (tu) .
How old is it ?, have you seen some of the amazing prices of these on ebay I'm growing the wrong plants and they take up soo little space
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Spectacular!! I'm quite envious...
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Re: Conophytum minutum

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Thanks for your comments!
I think the plant is one of a batch of single headers I bought in 2009. For some reason they seem to grow well for me, I’m certainly no expert! I did have a couple get scorched last year, bit disappointing as they were a fair size, but live and learn. Surprisingly no scorching this year.
I probably feed and water them a bit too much for connoisseurs. And I grow them in a John Innes 2 or 3 with 50% grit. No cat litter here! But it seems to work for me.
Yes, they make crazy prices. I’m thinking I might set up a little business! No lock on greenhouse but fortunately I have a guard dog. See my post on Introduce Yourself.
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Peter. Lapsed cactus enthusiast, now into Conophytums. Fewer plasters when repotting! MSG member.
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Sorry Don’t Be Shy
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Roatavator wrote: Sat Oct 20, 2018 4:53 pm I probably feed and water them a bit too much for connoisseurs. And I grow them in a John Innes 2 or 3 with 50% grit. No cat litter here! But it seems to work for me.
That's exactly how the "experts" grow them......
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