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by Stuart
Fri Mar 01, 2024 10:12 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Cactus and Succulent Review
Replies: 9
Views: 549

Re: Cactus and Succulent Review

Apart from being well worth reading, subscribing to the Cactus & Succulent Review, which is free, leads to discounted admission to 'Cactus at the Castle' this September. There's over 20 nurseries signed up so far and lots more happening there.

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by Stuart
Wed Feb 28, 2024 5:59 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: The first day of meteorological spring approaches
Replies: 8
Views: 472

Re: The first day of meteorological spring approaches

From a south-coast point of view, any time in March when there's a forecast of a few mild sunny days. Met Office forecast is usually more reliable than the BBC.

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by Stuart
Fri Feb 23, 2024 3:52 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: semi professional label printers
Replies: 9
Views: 598

Re: semi professional label printers

I finally accepted I was never going to get round to using my clear Avery labels in conjunction with a laser printer so bought a Brother H101C from Costco which I plan to use for the collection. For the nursery I can't find anything better than my voice-activated label printer though this doesn't al...
by Stuart
Sat Feb 17, 2024 10:25 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: latest con
Replies: 14
Views: 955

Re: latest con

They'd have to have hacked Bill's account as the emails are sent to all on his contacts list and would only work if sent to those who know Bill as they're 'personalised' to make you reply by pretending to be from someone you know., The replies would go to an account that has been set up to look like...
by Stuart
Thu Feb 08, 2024 12:11 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Looking for Echinopsis hybrids
Replies: 6
Views: 299

Re: Looking for Echinopsis hybrids

I brought 50 of the later Schicks from the Huntington years ago, after they'd stopped exporting and thought they'd be a good commercial investment for propagation. They just sat there, year after year, flowered well and stubbornly refused to offset. When they're not in flower they look like a 'Branc...
by Stuart
Wed Feb 07, 2024 6:00 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Looking for Echinopsis hybrids
Replies: 6
Views: 299

Re: Looking for Echinopsis hybrids

Doug Sizmur usually has a good assortment of Schicks, he'll be at Spalding Cactus Mart in April. Bryan from Southfields will also be there and his Echinopsis hybrids are just as good as the Schicks.

Stuart
by Stuart
Mon Feb 05, 2024 12:40 am
Forum: News & Events
Topic: Spalding Cactus Mart Sat 20th April
Replies: 0
Views: 435

Spalding Cactus Mart Sat 20th April

Spalding Branch will be having their 16th Cactus Mart on Saturday 20th April at the usual venue - Holbeach Community Centre in Holbeach, just a few miles from Spalding. All sales tables were reserved many months ago and all the main nurseries will be there as usual. 16th Spalding Cactus Mart 20 Apr ...
by Stuart
Wed Jan 24, 2024 12:47 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: BCSS AGM 2024 - Unappealing photo!
Replies: 17
Views: 1491

Re: BCSS AGM 2024 - Unappealing photo!

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A couple of 'trees' added, any better?

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by Stuart
Fri Dec 22, 2023 1:00 pm
Forum: Aloes, Gasteria, Haworthia Etc (The Haworthia Society)
Topic: One for Tony or Stuart
Replies: 12
Views: 2501

Re: One for Tony or Stuart

How does Gasteria Thunbergii sound?

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by Stuart
Mon Dec 18, 2023 11:27 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: UK nurseries since brexit
Replies: 12
Views: 2003

Re: UK nurseries since brexit

The last time I checked with DEFRA, they were charging £60 for each 15 minutes plus travel costs to issue a phyto. This is around the same costs that I pay in Holland. For a commercial shipment £200 to £300 for a phyto can be absorbed into costs, for a UK cactus nursery sending a small box of plants...