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by Darren S
Wed Mar 27, 2024 5:14 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Cracker 2
Replies: 4
Views: 237

Re: Cracker 2

Mine looking good too. The other one that flowers very reliably here is C.peculiaris. In bud now.
by Darren S
Mon Mar 18, 2024 4:41 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Cracker
Replies: 13
Views: 589

Re: Cracker

Fab plant. Two alpine nurseries had it for sale at the Kendal AGS show on Saturday, which was nice to see. Though I hope nobody bought plants hoping to show them in future as it resolutely will not open its flowers until afternoon - long after judging!
by Darren S
Tue Mar 12, 2024 11:23 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: lophophora companion / nurse plants
Replies: 3
Views: 258

Re: lophophora companion / nurse plants

There is a handy list of plants in this area/habitat here: https://bplant.org/search.php?search=&region_id=88&status_type_id=1&sort=scientific_name&start=0#page Other than other cacti and succulents, the genus that stood out to me was Eriogonum. Some species, not necessarily those li...
by Darren S
Mon Mar 04, 2024 9:33 pm
Forum: Small Opuntias (Tephrocactus Study Group)
Topic: Germination!
Replies: 10
Views: 1142

Re: Germination!

Mike P wrote: Mon Mar 04, 2024 9:35 am I don’t know where the society sourced the M platyacantha ‘longispinus’ seeds but I’ve just had close to 100% germination which is very unusual.
Same here Mike.
by Darren S
Wed Feb 28, 2024 2:47 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: The first day of meteorological spring approaches
Replies: 8
Views: 471

Re: The first day of meteorological spring approaches

I am thinking carefully about watering the early starters like Austrocactus and Pterocactus but I would be happier with a week of brighter weather to raise daytime temps under glass. We have only had odd days of sun in feb. Oddly mostly at weekends for a change.
by Darren S
Mon Jan 29, 2024 3:39 pm
Forum: Small Opuntias (Tephrocactus Study Group)
Topic: Germination!
Replies: 10
Views: 1142

Re: Germination!

Encouraging! I will be sowing the same seeds this coming week.
by Darren S
Mon Jan 08, 2024 10:16 am
Forum: Small Opuntias (Tephrocactus Study Group)
Topic: It just needed the opposite of TLC
Replies: 2
Views: 1244

Re: It just needed the opposite of TLC

I can see why you were not sure Mike - assuming those long thin shoots at the base were from when you bought it?
by Darren S
Sun Jan 07, 2024 3:08 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: It's going to get cold.
Replies: 28
Views: 2597

Re: It's going to get cold.

Lowest forecast for this coming week here at the moment is -2C. Unlikely I will even bother closing the greenhouse door and vents to be honest - I'd rather have the air flow.
With the sun it reached 12C this lunchtime even though fully open. It was very pleasant.
by Darren S
Fri Jan 05, 2024 4:13 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Updated seed lists
Replies: 695
Views: 189041

Re: Updated seed lists

I'm impressed too. Worked great!