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Post by kedigato on May 9, 2010 22:45:09 GMT
Oh dear! We bought a bag of potting soil for them, but of course, with that, we wouldn't feed them at all for months. Perhaps we should pot a few more up in the plain garden soil? Or bring a bucket of sand back from the beach to mix with it?
At least there is not shortage of clippings, so perhaps it would be worth trying a few more this way.
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Post by pete on May 10, 2010 19:22:03 GMT
You could try a 50:50 mix of sand and compost, but of course the sand would need to come from the back of the beach to avoid using anything salty.
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Post by pete on May 15, 2010 15:03:38 GMT
blimey things are slow getting going this year, I'm now hoping that we can say goodbye to frost for a few months, its been a very long winter and spring has not done much as yet. I've got a few cacti now coming into flower, so its brightening up the greenhouse. First time this seed grown plant has flowered for me, so I only got 2 flowers Aporocactus, Rat tail cactus. Stenocactus, I think it used to be called, coryphantha, Rebutia, anyone can grow these they are so easy, No flowers this year but Aeonium schwarzkopf is looking good.
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Post by DAG on May 15, 2010 15:57:14 GMT
Looks a nice interesting show of colour and shapes pete, and I particularly like the Aporocactus. for sharing!
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Post by victoria on May 15, 2010 18:43:08 GMT
Oh, Pete, I am so jealous ... I love all three in flower. I have my 'something van Nurenberg' (sorry, would have to look it up and it's about dinner time) and my Aeonium (which may be the same as yours) is healthy as well. Will get some pics this coming week.
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Post by kedigato on May 17, 2010 1:04:02 GMT
Wonderful blooms on the cactii, Pete. I've never heard of a Rat's Tail one, but it is so unusual and particulaly pretty.
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Post by capney on May 17, 2010 17:08:30 GMT
You must have some amazing green fingers Pete... loverly blooms
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Post by pete on Jun 13, 2010 15:21:27 GMT
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Post by DAG on Jun 13, 2010 17:18:55 GMT
Oooooooh just look at those powerful colours!
Please tell me what that bright red one and the yellow one is called and have you put those outside for the photograph or do they stay out now?
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Post by pete on Jun 13, 2010 18:18:08 GMT
Hi Dag, the bright red is a lobivia I believe, just grown from mixed seeds.
The yellow used to be known as notocactus ottonis, but I have a feeling they might have changed the name.
They were only outside while I gave the greenhouse a bit of a clear out, I just put the ones that were flowering best at the time, all together for a pic.
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Post by DAG on Jun 13, 2010 19:33:54 GMT
Thanks pete, I shall look into that and have a think, some years ago I did have a greenhouse full of sempervivums but never got beyond that.
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Post by nazimundo on Jun 13, 2010 22:17:22 GMT
Those are absolutely beautiful Pete Alfie
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Post by pete on Jun 14, 2010 20:39:36 GMT
thankyou Alfie
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Post by pete on Jun 15, 2010 18:18:39 GMT
Just a couple of flower pics I'll let you have a guess what they are if you want to First one is fully open Second has been in bud since last september, but I think its on the move now, yet to open though.
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Post by victoria on Jun 15, 2010 18:51:25 GMT
Lovely cactus Pete ... such vibrant colours ... Guesses on the above ... 1) Weeping Wdow ... 2) Praying Hands ... an artichoke in pink clothes ...
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