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- Mon Mar 25, 2024 3:54 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Love 'em or Hate 'em ....
- Replies: 7
- Views: 370
Re: Love 'em or Hate 'em ....
Personally I understand the necessity with slow-growing plants, plants with no chlorophyll, or in an emergency to save a rotting cactus, but aesthetically I'm not a fan. I have buried the grafting stock on my grafted slow-growing plants. Whilst we're on the subject, when considering substrate for y...
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 9:31 am
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Variegated copiapoa
- Replies: 3
- Views: 182
Re: Variegated copiapoa
As long as some of it is GREEN it means that it has some chlorophylls in the body. The mutant/variegated yellow bit has no chlorophylls (yes there's more than one type of chlorophyll). The yellow is a mixture of other pigments including xanthophylls, carotenoids and flavenoids, which are red-orange-...
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 6:31 am
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Love 'em or Hate 'em ....
- Replies: 7
- Views: 370
Re: Love 'em or Hate 'em ....
Thanks for the advice.
Yes I'd learned from experience about the offsets on Echinopsis stock.
I've been using disposable craft knives and discarding them (safely) once they become blunt but I'll try the knife you suggest.
Yes I'd learned from experience about the offsets on Echinopsis stock.
I've been using disposable craft knives and discarding them (safely) once they become blunt but I'll try the knife you suggest.
- Sun Mar 24, 2024 9:23 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Cracker 2
- Replies: 5
- Views: 402
Re: Cracker 2
Definitely a cracker
- Sun Mar 24, 2024 4:52 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Love 'em or Hate 'em ....
- Replies: 7
- Views: 370
Re: Love 'em or Hate 'em ....
I was advised to keep them warm and dry since I've lost mihanovichii in the GH before. I've used the conservatory by permission because that tends to stay above 5C ish. That's an interesting rib coloration. I have a few now ... with pups. I'm hoping to practice my grafting skills ... but it'll proba...
- Sun Mar 24, 2024 3:08 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Love 'em or Hate 'em ....
- Replies: 7
- Views: 370
Love 'em or Hate 'em ....
When I first started to collect cactus and began to understand a little about them, I found hybrids and mutants and grafted plants totally abhorrent. Probably many other enthusiasts of much longer standing have a greater intolerance. However, a casual encounter with UV and IR imagery started me off ...
- Sun Mar 24, 2024 1:46 pm
- Forum: Monthly Photo Competitions
- Topic: March 2024 Marvellous Mesembs
- Replies: 17
- Views: 833
Re: March 2024 Marvellous Mesembs
Bumping.
Only one week remaining.
Only one week remaining.
- Sun Mar 24, 2024 1:46 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: First flowers of the year
- Replies: 17
- Views: 931
Re: First flowers of the year
Looking like my Rebutia perplexa is the first one this season. Lots of buds. Small but definitely soon.
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 7:01 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Southfields today
- Replies: 4
- Views: 314
Re: Southfields today
Popped into Southfields today for their retirement sale. Have to say I was fearing it would feel a bit run down but not at all. In the main set there was as much choice as ever (if not more as they are clearing out their stock). Also lots of their seed grown Echinopsis, Chamaelobivia and Rebutia re...
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 5:34 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Cracker
- Replies: 13
- Views: 610