Echinocactus vs pot
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Re: Echinocactus vs pot
My pots do that without the assistance of a spiny cactus...
But I wish I could grow a Homocephala like that!
But I wish I could grow a Homocephala like that!
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Re: Echinocactus vs pot
This one is just coming up to 13 years old. They can get big, but they don't exactly grow fast.
Cheshire, UK
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Re: Echinocactus vs pot
I give my plastic pots a wipe over with this
https://www.armorall.com/uk/product/pro ... tt-finish/
They seem to last a bit longer.
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Dave
https://www.armorall.com/uk/product/pro ... tt-finish/
They seem to last a bit longer.
Regards
Dave
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Re: Echinocactus vs pot
agavedave wrote: ↑Thu Sep 07, 2023 7:02 pm I give my plastic pots a wipe over with this
https://www.armorall.com/uk/product/pro ... tt-finish/
They seem to last a bit longer.
Regards
Dave
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Re: Echinocactus vs pot
I think its the UV which does mine in, not microbes... (It says it helps to protect against microbial decay).agavedave wrote: ↑Thu Sep 07, 2023 7:02 pm I give my plastic pots a wipe over with this
https://www.armorall.com/uk/product/pro ... tt-finish/
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https://www.rrm.me.uk/Cacti/cacti.html
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Re: Echinocactus vs pot
ralphrmartin wrote: ↑Fri Sep 08, 2023 4:43 pmI think its the UV which does mine in, not microbes... (It says it helps to protect against microbial decay).agavedave wrote: ↑Thu Sep 07, 2023 7:02 pm I give my plastic pots a wipe over with this
https://www.armorall.com/uk/product/pro ... tt-finish/