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- Sat Oct 01, 2022 4:43 pm
- Forum: Greenhouse Tours
- Topic: Advice on greenhouse build welcome
- Replies: 5
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Advice on greenhouse build welcome
Dear friends, I am already running late on my project of building a more efficient greenhouse. During the last winter, my electricity bills were higher than ever, so I have decided to redesign it, but I need assistance from more experiences cacti growers. https://i.ibb.co/gzd5ZSM/greenhouse-project....
- Sun Oct 31, 2021 12:42 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Lighting for germination and growing on
- Replies: 68
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Re: Lighting for germination and growing on
Additional note, surface is 1.2m x 0.4m = 0.48m2, so 1 / 0.48 = 2.08
- Sun Oct 31, 2021 12:31 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Lighting for germination and growing on
- Replies: 68
- Views: 10226
Re: Lighting for germination and growing on
Thanks for the response, Simon. What I didn't mention, is that I've inherited my dad's shelving unit. I've seen Iann's recommendation but what confuses me is the strenght of my dad't initial setup. The range of these fluo tubes is 2,160-2,500lm. Even the shelf that received the lowest amount of ligh...
- Fri Oct 29, 2021 12:53 am
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Tephrocactus geometricus
- Replies: 50
- Views: 8965
Re: Tephrocactus geometricus
A little archeological research on my side here, but it's not exactly worth a new thread. I just received this T. geometricus to attempt a rehab, not much to lose except hopes really. Does it look like the discussed "black rot"? It's not soft by any means, so maybe just a systemic fungici...
- Wed Oct 27, 2021 10:16 pm
- Forum: Aloes, Gasteria, Haworthia Etc (The Haworthia Society)
- Topic: Haworthia indoors under grow lights all year round
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3998
- Wed Oct 27, 2021 10:01 pm
- Forum: Aloes, Gasteria, Haworthia Etc (The Haworthia Society)
- Topic: What to do with newly imported Haworthia
- Replies: 15
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Re: What to do with newly imported Haworthia
I think that the Emperor is a Tulista pumila 'Emperor. A lovely plant!
- Wed Oct 27, 2021 9:57 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Lighting for germination and growing on
- Replies: 68
- Views: 10226
Re: Lighting for germination and growing on
This was quite an interesting read! I'm still hoping for an advice on the propagation unit that I just got. The setup is as follows: 6 shelves, each sized 0.4x1.2m, spaced apart by 1ft. Above each shelf, I have 4 fluorescent tubes 1,200mm long, 36W and around 2500lm. The distance from the seedlings ...