Echinocactus vs pot

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Echinocactus vs pot

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I think the pot is losing
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iann wrote: ↑Wed Sep 06, 2023 7:35 pm I think the pot is losing
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Nicely grown. Now old Is this gorgeous Homalocephala polycephala ?
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My pots do that without the assistance of a spiny cactus...

But I wish I could grow a Homocephala like that!
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This one is just coming up to 13 years old. They can get big, but they don't exactly grow fast.
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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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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.


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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/
I think its the UV which does mine in, not microbes... (It says it helps to protect against microbial decay).
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ralphrmartin wrote: ↑Fri Sep 08, 2023 4:43 pm
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/
I think its the UV which does mine in, not microbes... (It says it helps to protect against microbial decay).
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