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by FredG
Mon Oct 26, 2020 7:33 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Lithops ID please
Replies: 7
Views: 1220

Re: Lithops ID please

Congratulations on managing to leave those old skins on Tel and keep the natural look. I can't do that, I have to interfere and clean those up.
by FredG
Sun Oct 25, 2020 6:43 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Double pink
Replies: 4
Views: 924

Re: Double pink

Yup, 'tis pink. (tu) (tu)
by FredG
Sun Oct 25, 2020 6:42 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Seed germination temperature control.
Replies: 17
Views: 3280

Re: Seed germination temperature control.

edds wrote: Sun Oct 25, 2020 5:27 pm However I just get a cooler night temperature with a simple timer turning off the heater at night.
Well thunked Ed (tu)
by FredG
Thu Oct 22, 2020 8:53 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: What's Your Best Weed?
Replies: 22
Views: 3650

Re: What's Your Best Weed?

I've been growing carnivores for many years. The original Dactylorhiza seed must have been in the peat/live sphagnum I used. I used to repot them and had many a tub and trough until a bout of lurgy killed them off. The survivors were the ones which had self seeded in the Hostas. These are the ones n...
by FredG
Thu Oct 22, 2020 5:51 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Oval pot
Replies: 11
Views: 1941

Re: Oval pot

ralphrmartin wrote: Thu Oct 22, 2020 5:08 pm Think how big it would have been if you had planted it in an old bath!
Surely the roots would have rotted :???:
by FredG
Thu Oct 22, 2020 5:44 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Watering...or. rather water.
Replies: 16
Views: 2846

Re: Watering...or. rather water.

If you're considering using an RO filter I hope you're not on a water meter. For some areas there could be up to 10 times waste water to purified although if you can collect the waste as well, it's usable on your garden. I have a filter as back-up as I only have about 1600 litres capacity for rain w...
by FredG
Thu Oct 22, 2020 5:14 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: What's Your Best Weed?
Replies: 22
Views: 3650

Re: What's Your Best Weed?

Not a succulent but these Dactylorhiza are self seeded. They tend to pop-up all over in my outside pots.

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by FredG
Tue Oct 13, 2020 9:22 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Succulent or not?
Replies: 9
Views: 1415

Re: Succulent or not?

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by FredG
Tue Oct 13, 2020 6:52 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Succulent or not?
Replies: 9
Views: 1415

Re: Succulent or not?

Ah! The ducking stool theory. If they drown they're not a witch. :grin:
by FredG
Mon Oct 12, 2020 6:28 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Cactus/succulent picture
Replies: 21
Views: 3661

Re: Cactus/succulent picture

You could always store images on an external SSD (Solid State Drive) that can also double up as your back-up. They're quite cheap for the storage size you can get these days. You'd be looking at 1TB basic for under £40.