Hi All,
I am a new member so I thought I would introduce myself.
I am a 33 year old ex-South African (been here 6 years) living in Hertfordshire, just north of London.
I have grown cacti and succulents since I was 12 years old. I had quite an extensive collection when I left SA which I obviously had to give up.
Over the past few years I have been building up my collection again in my 10 ft x 12 ft greenhouse.
My favorite succullents are Aloes, Haworthia, Gasteria, Lithops, Conophytum and some Stapeliads. I do grow a few other bits and pieces which take my fancy.
On the cacti side, I like the 'living rocks' (Ariocarpus etc) and am becoming more interested in cristates and some of the rarer Mammillarias. A few weeks ago I stumbled across the Cactology website. Lethal. Not sure where I am going to find space for everything!
Well I hope to meet some interesting people and learn a few things from the Forum.
Thanks
Frank
New Member
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Aloenut
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Re: New Member
Hi Frank,
Welcome to the forum!
Must have been hard to leave behind such a collection, and also getting used to the different growing conditions here with your new collection!
I have learnt plenty from this forum being a newbie to the hobby and have found it indispensable! I'm sure you will enjoy it too!
Welcome to the forum!
Must have been hard to leave behind such a collection, and also getting used to the different growing conditions here with your new collection!
I have learnt plenty from this forum being a newbie to the hobby and have found it indispensable! I'm sure you will enjoy it too!
Maria
Shrewsbury Branch - Shropshire UK
Joined BCSS April 06 (# 48776)
Tending more towards cacti
, particularly Gymnocalyciums, Rebutias, Sulcorebutias, Echinopses, Thelos, Feros and Mamms (and anything else I like the look of!) all in an 8 x 6 polycarb greenhouse and a few windowsills!
Shrewsbury Branch - Shropshire UK
Joined BCSS April 06 (# 48776)
Tending more towards cacti
, particularly Gymnocalyciums, Rebutias, Sulcorebutias, Echinopses, Thelos, Feros and Mamms (and anything else I like the look of!) all in an 8 x 6 polycarb greenhouse and a few windowsills!-
Geoff Lovell
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Re: New Member
Welcome to the forum Frank
I grow exactly what you grow.
I grow exactly what you grow.
Founder member BCSS # 32426,
Growing Cacti and Succulents for over 40 years,
mixed collection but prefer succulents particularly caudiciforms.
Growing Cacti and Succulents for over 40 years,
mixed collection but prefer succulents particularly caudiciforms.
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youngie
Re: New Member
Welcome Frank,
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Vic
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Re: New Member
Hi Frank,
Welcome to the forum! You'll definitely find it very interesting. A lot of the members grow the plants you like and I'm sure you'll learn a thing or two from them and I'm sure you will have plenty to contribute too.
Welcome to the forum! You'll definitely find it very interesting. A lot of the members grow the plants you like and I'm sure you'll learn a thing or two from them and I'm sure you will have plenty to contribute too.
Re: New Member
Welcome Frank
Seems you have simular likes to me and a few others on here.
Seems you have simular likes to me and a few others on here.
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Haworthiad Editor
Mainly Haworthia and Gasteria, a few other South African succulents and the odd spiky thing.
Haworthiad Editor
Mainly Haworthia and Gasteria, a few other South African succulents and the odd spiky thing.
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Chris in Leeds
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Re: New Member
Hi Frank
welcome to the forum
you said you had found the cactology website well I went one further and went to the nursery without a list of plants I wanted.
I had to stop myself bying just anything and bought some turbinicarpus
welcome to the forum
you said you had found the cactology website well I went one further and went to the nursery without a list of plants I wanted.
I had to stop myself bying just anything and bought some turbinicarpus
Chris
BCSS MEMBER SINCE 2000 (NATIONAL SHOW)
FORUM MEMBER SINCE JUNE 2006
Interested in - TURBINICARPUS (Always looking for plants I don't have)
TEPHROCACTUS AND RELATED SPECIES
http://www.leeds.bcss.org.uk/ http://www.zone3.bcss.org.uk/
BCSS MEMBER SINCE 2000 (NATIONAL SHOW)
FORUM MEMBER SINCE JUNE 2006
Interested in - TURBINICARPUS (Always looking for plants I don't have)
TEPHROCACTUS AND RELATED SPECIES
http://www.leeds.bcss.org.uk/ http://www.zone3.bcss.org.uk/
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Sheffieldsurfer
Re: New Member
Hello and welcome. I`m new too. Someone else to chat Stapeliads with. Wicked. I`m 21 and from sheffield.