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by MatDz
Fri Mar 08, 2024 2:00 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Sulphur chips as slow release substrate acidifier?
Replies: 6
Views: 449

Re: Sulphur chips as slow release substrate acidifier?

gerald wrote: Fri Mar 08, 2024 1:32 pm It will work - over time - but why not just ensure your potting mix is the correct pH to start with?
Because there seems to be no low pH, low or inorganic (and ideally peat free) available in retail.
by MatDz
Fri Mar 08, 2024 1:09 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Tradescantia navicularia Solved
Replies: 18
Views: 2203

Re: Tradescantia navicularia Solved

Acid John wrote: Thu Mar 07, 2024 1:07 pm This is Tradescantia navicularis in a 2" pot just getting ready to flower.
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Wow, great colours on this one! I thought T. are only blindingly pink :mrgreen:
by MatDz
Tue Mar 05, 2024 11:35 pm
Forum: Small Opuntias (Tephrocactus Study Group)
Topic: Swapping Michael Kießling clones
Replies: 12
Views: 6533

Re: Swapping Michael Kießling clones

Now we can no longer easily get hold of Michael Kiessling’s interesting plants I was wondering if anyone was interested in establishing who has which ones and who is willing to swap cuttings. Out of curiosity mostly, but how would one purchase these plants earlier? I cannot find MK's nursery page o...
by MatDz
Sat Mar 02, 2024 1:09 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Sulphur chips as slow release substrate acidifier?
Replies: 6
Views: 449

Re: Sulphur chips as slow release substrate acidifier?

All good points, thanks! I was hoping to "engineer" a solution that would give a fairly stable pH reduction over longer period so that I don't have to remember to add things to the water while watering. This "solution" is probably not worth the effort...
by MatDz
Fri Mar 01, 2024 10:34 am
Forum: Monthly Photo Competitions
Topic: February 2024: Adromischus
Replies: 14
Views: 1234

Re: February 2024: Adromischus

[...] Mat's photo would have benefited from removing the label and a better background and lighting, so I discounted that first [...] Thank you for the shortlisting, and a very deserved rejection of my entry. I need to invest one day in a proper photography setup with nice greyish background and so...
by MatDz
Thu Feb 29, 2024 10:13 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Sulphur chips as slow release substrate acidifier?
Replies: 6
Views: 449

Sulphur chips as slow release substrate acidifier?

Does anyone use sulphur chips to acidify their potting substrate? They seem really good, with the slow "release" one just mixes them in and perhaps checks the pH once in a while.

Sample listing: https://elixirgardensupplies.co.uk/prod ... ertilizer/
by MatDz
Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:39 pm
Forum: Monthly Photo Competitions
Topic: February 2024: Adromischus
Replies: 14
Views: 1234

Re: February 2024: Adromischus

I'll add a "semi-close-up" of my Adromischus marianiae 'tanqua' that's doing surprisingly well on my shelf! It's hard to take a decent photograph as the lights are a little too white, a little too bright and a little too close to the plants, but at least they seem to enjoying this. 2024022...
by MatDz
Thu Feb 29, 2024 7:07 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Uncarina grandidieri
Replies: 4
Views: 321

Re: Uncarina grandidieri

Oh, neat! I just saw Uncarina roeoesliana on eBay recently but somehow talked myself out of purchasing it, now I am back to the struggle...
by MatDz
Wed Feb 28, 2024 9:23 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Repotting at this time of year in the UK?
Replies: 9
Views: 1001

Re: Repotting at this time of year in the UK?

[...] Sadly, the place i ordered the plant from has some plants that have had their leaves painted with luminous paint. A pointless and cruel thing to do in my view. Thanks. I have purchased another Echeveria Miranda Chameleon. [...] I am also puzzled by the chain of actions here, but perhaps the e...
by MatDz
Tue Feb 27, 2024 6:31 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Updated seed lists
Replies: 695
Views: 189091

Re: Updated seed lists

František Veselý released his Conophytum seeds today: https://www.haworthialand.com/product-c ... tum-seeds/