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by Stuart
Tue Oct 01, 2024 5:50 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Ariocarpus ID
Replies: 4
Views: 204

Re: Ariocarpus ID

A photo would help - Trigonus is the only one with yellow flowers. It also flowers from older growth so not from the centre but with a ring of yellow flowers. It's quite distinctive, no other Ario looks like Trigonus.

Stuart
by Stuart
Mon Sep 30, 2024 10:35 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Help
Replies: 8
Views: 347

Re: Help

I'd take them outside and hit them with a semi-gentle jet of water - that'll remove them along with any eggs, wool and sooty mould. A few will be washed into the compost though. Then, spray two days in a row with SB Plant Invigorator.

Stuart
by Stuart
Mon Sep 30, 2024 10:13 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: My book! The Dry Exotic Garden
Replies: 31
Views: 1188

Re: My book! The Dry Exotic Garden

Still no sign of a delivery date from Amazon, maybe they're still somewhere between China and Folkestone. I see 'dynamic pricing' has hit Amazon and someone is now selling it on Amazon for £48. I doubt if the price will drop again to the £19 that I paid thanks to the tip on the Forum page. Has a ...
by Stuart
Mon Sep 23, 2024 9:16 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: My book! The Dry Exotic Garden
Replies: 31
Views: 1188

Re: My book! The Dry Exotic Garden

Currently out of stock at Amazon, and not known if any more will be available. I assume that means they've sold all the copies that they haven't yet received. Hopefully they'll still receive those that have already been ordered.

Stuart
by Stuart
Sun Sep 22, 2024 6:16 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Is Cactus Shop still open?
Replies: 3
Views: 258

Re: Is Cactus Shop still open?

Ralph was at 'Cactus at the Castle' last weekend, he had a nice assortment of plants at good prices. Although the nursery is for sale, nurserymen have to retire sometime, everything is running as normal as far as I know.

Stuart
by Stuart
Sun Sep 22, 2024 4:57 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: My book! The Dry Exotic Garden
Replies: 31
Views: 1188

Re: My book! The Dry Exotic Garden

Currently No1 best seller in Amazon's 'Ornamental Plant Gardening' chart, and that's before anyone has seen it - looking forward to it arriving and at the cheap price thanks to the Forum.

Stuart
by Stuart
Thu Sep 19, 2024 10:00 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Handsome coryphantha
Replies: 6
Views: 277

Re: Handsome coryphantha

Coryphantha Poselgeriana, looks great in Mexico, can't think I've noticed it for sale before. Now I'm starting to see what I could have found if I'd gone to ELK instead of Lullingstone. Next year the dates don't clash.

Stuart
by Stuart
Tue Sep 17, 2024 9:12 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: My book! The Dry Exotic Garden
Replies: 31
Views: 1188

Re: My book! The Dry Exotic Garden

Maybe the first shipment is aimed at the UK market and there will be a reprint early next year for the European market. Amazon.com shows $43.99 which is about £33 in the US and the same date for next March. This can't all be from the same initial print run.

Stuart
by Stuart
Tue Sep 17, 2024 7:45 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: My book! The Dry Exotic Garden
Replies: 31
Views: 1188

Re: My book! The Dry Exotic Garden

'Cactus at the Castle' would have been the ideal event for a book launch, sorry to hear the books were still en-route. Amazon reckon they'll have it in another ten days so only missed Lullingstone by a few days, I'm sure they would have sold well there. The number printed seems way too low for a ...
by Stuart
Wed Sep 11, 2024 9:04 am
Forum: News & Events
Topic: Cactus at the Castle, Lullingstone Castle, Kent 14-15 September 2024
Replies: 3
Views: 357

Re: Cactus at the Castle, Lullingstone Castle, Kent 14-15 September 2024

This looks like being the event of the year, the marquees are going to be larger this year, around 30 nurseries - similar number to Stoneleigh but not all the same nurseries. Add in the talks, plant auction, show and the Lullingstone venue and gardens and it's looking good - only three days to go ...