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by el48tel
Mon Jan 29, 2024 1:52 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Seed pack labelling
Replies: 12
Views: 1288

Re: Seed pack labelling

A pdf download would be useful. I used to use one either as download or scan of paper version to use in my database of what I had planted rather than type the names out (often incorrectly).
by el48tel
Mon Jan 29, 2024 6:41 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Insect ID please
Replies: 6
Views: 606

Re: Insect ID please

Thanks guys
Although I'm not happy to see the beast at least I can curse it properly.
by el48tel
Sun Jan 28, 2024 10:14 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Today at Wythenshawe
Replies: 9
Views: 1229

Re: Today at Wythenshawe

In the afternoon we cleared out a short section of plants that were duplicates and were growing in a bed we wanted to raise up by about 250mm ( 10in ) . First we removed the top soil and threw in 250mm of large pebbles and gravel ( photo 1 ) Being careful not to damage the Blue Cycad alongside us (...
by el48tel
Sun Jan 28, 2024 6:56 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Insect ID please
Replies: 6
Views: 606

Insect ID please

2024-01-28 17-21-03 (C,S4).jpg I was taking a sequence of images of Titanopsis calcarea v fullerii (below) and this little creature crept cautiously across a few frames, not sufficiently to be in clear focus for focus stacking of the 73 frames, but enough to annoy me. Its ID would be appreciated. I...
by el48tel
Wed Jan 24, 2024 2:34 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: BCSS AGM 2024 - Unappealing photo!
Replies: 17
Views: 1490

Re: BCSS AGM 2024 - Unappealing photo!

From the online pictures of various celebration events, it looks good inside. Unfortunately no one has posted a more inviting exterior image. Google maps does show pleasant images of the street and playing field, but not the building itself. Perhaps an attendee will take a picture for next year?????
by el48tel
Wed Jan 24, 2024 9:04 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: BCSS AGM 2024 - Unappealing photo!
Replies: 17
Views: 1490

Re: BCSS AGM 2024 - Unappealing photo!

I agree. Don't judge a book by its cover may be the maxim, but marketing is a most important skill, especially for small and specialist organisations like ours.
by el48tel
Tue Jan 23, 2024 9:57 am
Forum: Monthly Photo Competitions
Topic: January: Graphic
Replies: 19
Views: 3661

Re: January: Graphic

PhilipPV wrote: Mon Jan 22, 2024 8:02 pm That mammillaria spine looks absolutely terrifying! Not least because the texture gives it something of an animal quality.
Absolutely!
by el48tel
Mon Jan 22, 2024 5:37 pm
Forum: Monthly Photo Competitions
Topic: January: Graphic
Replies: 19
Views: 3661

Re: January: Graphic

2023-04-13 16-43-42 (C,S4).jpg
Trichodiadema densum
2023-04-30 17-57-29 (C,S4)-Edit.jpg
Aloe
2023-12-21 16-14-23 (B,R8,S4).jpg
Mammillaria
by el48tel
Sun Jan 21, 2024 10:44 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: This Last Week
Replies: 9
Views: 928

Re: This Last Week

I think my main concern is the impending storm. Last time the storm picked up one of my lighter garden benches and carried it down the garden. A previous one picked up a larger wooden structure which was anchored down, approximately 70kg and carried that a few yards. Greenhouses and moving objects h...
by el48tel
Sun Jan 21, 2024 7:11 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: This Last Week
Replies: 9
Views: 928

Re: This Last Week

I would agree with comments about dryness ... temperature ... survival. I'm only a few miles away in Leeds but the humidity here has fluctuated wildly since Christmas from 77% to 99%. I'm expecting devastation but not worrying about it until winter concludes and at that point I'll be philosophical a...