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- Sat Jun 08, 2019 2:45 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Chairman Ian's recruitment drive.
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2475
Re: Chairman Ian's recruitment drive.
The BCSS is certainly value for money. The Alpine Garden Society offers very similar membership benefits but their subscription is about twice ours! The difference between the two societies is that the AGS has an office and a paid director and some of the officers receive honoraria too. People in t...
- Sat Jun 08, 2019 2:13 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Stones, pebbles, cracked terra at the bottom of pots worsens the drainage. Solved
- Replies: 29
- Views: 7984
Re: Stones, pebbles, cracked terra at the bottom of pots worsens the drainage. Solved
So many times I have heard that we put gravel as a top layer of the pot to improve drainage around the neck of the plant.........Nonesense! its more likely to keep moisture around the neck than avoid it. Gravel on the surface is better if plants are shallow rooted and the climate dries the soil too...
- Sat Jun 08, 2019 1:48 pm
- Forum: Introduce Yourself
- Topic: Dont be shy
- Replies: 239
- Views: 220610
Re: Dont be shy
Ha!Roatavator wrote: ↑Fri Jun 07, 2019 6:39 pm Not sure Brodie (or my wife come to that) would agree...
- Fri Jun 07, 2019 12:18 pm
- Forum: Introduce Yourself
- Topic: Dont be shy
- Replies: 239
- Views: 220610
Re: Dont be shy
But equally handsome!
- Fri Jun 07, 2019 12:11 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Pretties...
- Replies: 1
- Views: 852
Pretties...
Some nice flowers out this year. Maybe last summer’s heat?
- Fri Jun 07, 2019 12:07 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Stones, pebbles, cracked terra at the bottom of pots worsens the drainage. Solved
- Replies: 29
- Views: 7984
- Fri Jun 07, 2019 10:26 am
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: puna clavaroides
- Replies: 23
- Views: 6028
Re: puna clavaroides
That is a truly wonderful plant, Tina. I’m in awe.
- Wed Jun 05, 2019 4:58 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: My Setiechinopsis mirabilis flowered !
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4373
Re: My Setiechinopsis mirabilis flowered !
I’m so jealous! I have two seedlings from sowing this April, so awaiting their growth eagerly. Such a super little species.
- Tue May 28, 2019 6:29 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: More plant rustling Solved
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2154
Re: More plant rustling Solved
In my opinion, as they are endangered the punishment should be more than a fine and a year or two in jail. The plants are just as living as us. Exactly. Sam Shi and his buddies took thousands of plants worth £1.5 million, the paper said. A mutual ‘friend’ confirmed this on FB. The locals were quote...
- Tue May 28, 2019 2:31 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: More plant rustling Solved
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2154
Re: More plant rustling Solved
It’s a disgrace. Even more so since I can see remarkably little condemnation of it on FaceBook plant groups when the Chinese ‘replies’ were posted. Mind you, there are obviously habitat-collected plants often for sale at shows and sales here from a well-known seller and folk are still buying them, h...