Hello from Scotland

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guthrie
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Hello from Scotland

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Hi everyone,
I joined the BCSS a month or two ago because I'm the kind of person who, when they want to get a bit deeper into a subject, immediately looks for the enthusiasts and professionals who spend a lot of time on the subject.

In my case, I got some cacti as a teenager because they seemed easy enough to grow, even if I wasn't into plants and gardening the way my mother or grandfather were. I ended up with 7 or 8, most of which died at some point or another as I went to university, moved around the country for work, left them behind to be looked after y family etc.
Fortunately 4 or 5 have survived and I've bought one or two more over the years, some of which haven't thrived.

So I am here looking for more information and advice, I want to keep them alive, growing and hopefully flowering. I will be posting in the sub forum for showing your cacti off and asking for a bit of advice. Reading Cactus world has informed me of potentially important things like a cactus going dormant in the hottest summer months.

Being in Scotland that might not be too big a problem, but then there are other potential issues like people leaving windows open letting cold air in at odd times of the day.

We don't have a huge amount of space for more cacti, but I would like to get a couple of smaller ones of Rebutia or Gymnocalycium to grow to flowering and end up with a nice display of flowering cacti at various times in the year.
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Re: Hello from Scotland

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Hi
Welcome to the forum
Endeavouring to grow Aylostera, Echinocereus, Echinopsis, Gymnocalycium, Matucana, Rebutia, and Sulcorebutia. Fallen out of love with Lithops and aggravated by Aeoniums.
Currently being wooed by Haworthia, attempting hybridisation, and enticed by Mesembs.
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Re: Hello from Scotland

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Welcome guthrie :)
There are quite a few of us in Scotland. Which neck of the woods are you in?
Paul in North-east Scotland (Grampian Branch BCSS)
National Collection Rebutia, Aylostera & Weingartia (inc. Sulcorebutia). Also growing a mixture including Ferocactus, Gymnocalycium, Lobivia, Mammillaria, Lithops, Gasteria, Haworthia.
http://www.rebutia.org.uk
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Re: Hello from Scotland

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I'm in Symington now, quite nice and rural but also cloudy, rainy and cold in the winter.
Originally from Edinburgh, I see there is a Glasgow branch, there doesn't seem any closer. South Lanarkshire isn't Glasgow, but I guess you are the closest collection of enthusiasts?
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Re: Hello from Scotland

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guthrie wrote: Sun Jul 11, 2021 7:00 pm I'm in Symington now, quite nice and rural but also cloudy, rainy and cold in the winter.
Originally from Edinburgh, I see there is a Glasgow branch, there doesn't seem any closer. South Lanarkshire isn't Glasgow, but I guess you are the closest collection of enthusiasts?
There's an Ayr branch too, meets in Kilmarnock I believe. Scottish branches are here-
https://www.zone18.bcss.org.uk/
Paul in North-east Scotland (Grampian Branch BCSS)
National Collection Rebutia, Aylostera & Weingartia (inc. Sulcorebutia). Also growing a mixture including Ferocactus, Gymnocalycium, Lobivia, Mammillaria, Lithops, Gasteria, Haworthia.
http://www.rebutia.org.uk
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Thanks, Ayr and Glasgow are equidistant, Glasgow easier to get to although I don't expect to go to many meetings, pandemic or not.
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Welcome to the forum
Chris
BCSS MEMBER SINCE 2000 (NATIONAL SHOW)
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