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by MatDz
Sat Jan 11, 2025 11:43 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Old seed viability
Replies: 17
Views: 698

Re: Old seed viability

Cidermanrolls wrote: Sat Jan 11, 2025 9:34 am Maihuenia patagonica KP 1016 - zero (I also got zero when I sowed this last spring)
On this species, I noted this some time ago: viewtopic.php?p=264882#p264882 , so some special treatment like cold stratification might be needed for some.
by MatDz
Thu Jan 09, 2025 10:29 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Membership renewal check?
Replies: 10
Views: 601

Re: Membership renewal check?

It also seems a better value for late joiners.
by MatDz
Sat Jan 04, 2025 5:21 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Updated seed lists
Replies: 740
Views: 212050

Re: Updated seed lists

As a side note, it might be helpful for members if large seed list culls were announced in advance, or if there were a week or two of overlap between newly added and removed positions. For example, I had to remove a bunch of Gymnocalycium seeds from my basket before I could place the order.
by MatDz
Sat Jan 04, 2025 5:17 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Updated seed lists
Replies: 740
Views: 212050

Re: Updated seed lists

Darren S wrote: Sat Jan 04, 2025 4:25 pm Thanks Tony. Can see it on the desktop site as in your picture, but not on the mobile site.
It's down the list after expanding the burger menu on the top right:

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by MatDz
Sat Jan 04, 2025 5:15 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Are these offsets ?
Replies: 10
Views: 613

Re: Are these offsets ?

brugge wrote: Sat Jan 04, 2025 4:41 pm out of interest can anybody i.d what euphorbia it is ?
Quite surely E. obesa offshooting rather prolific due to the damaged apex. They normally don't do that, but at this size it's probably one of the older specimen plants.
by MatDz
Fri Jan 03, 2025 12:04 pm
Forum: Monthly Photo Competitions
Topic: December 2024 - A little bit closer please.
Replies: 34
Views: 2476

Re: December 2024 - A little bit closer please.

Same here, thank you for great advice! I would do more to them before sharing if I wasn't already half asleep in my bed.
by MatDz
Wed Jan 01, 2025 4:59 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Collection of Cactusarium Ostrzyce (Poland) is for "sale"
Replies: 3
Views: 436

Re: Collection of Cactusarium Ostrzyce (Poland) is for "sale"

Let me get this right. He wants somebody to buy the collection but he'll still own and run it? And he wants other people to pay for the heating? :roll: :roll: :roll: Roughly yes, that's my understanding. Anyway, the collection is quite nice, I wasn't aware of it. :eek: , a little unusual. Indeed ...
by MatDz
Tue Dec 31, 2024 10:40 pm
Forum: Monthly Photo Competitions
Topic: December 2024 - A little bit closer please.
Replies: 34
Views: 2476

Re: December 2024 - A little bit closer please.

Waiting for the fireworks :lol: Graptopetalum filiferum offshoot lurking from under its big brother: 1000074722.jpg Astroloba corrugata finally starting to look corrugated: 1000074723.jpg Haworthia truncata leaf prop living up to its name: 1000074724.jpg ... and its big brother (I think): 1000074726 ...
by MatDz
Tue Dec 31, 2024 9:55 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Collection of Cactusarium Ostrzyce (Poland) is for "sale"
Replies: 3
Views: 436

Collection of Cactusarium Ostrzyce (Poland) is for "sale"

I just found out that a rather impressive collection of cacti and other succulents of Cactusarium Ostrzyce (https://maps.app.goo.gl/qffJX7TcSSsGG2Zi7) from the north of Poland is for "sale". "Sale" in quotation marks as apparently the current owner wants to keep full control over it, which certainly ...
by MatDz
Sat Dec 14, 2024 10:54 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Recording my Cacti & Succulents Solved
Replies: 16
Views: 2688

Re: Recording my Cacti & Succulents Solved

The most important feature for me was a seamless integration with label printers, Excel has it, but I haven't explored the topic more than that. Would be interesting to see whether free alternatives, like LibreOffice, also provide that.