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- Sun Jan 07, 2018 4:31 pm
- Forum: Greenhouses etc.
- Topic: Greenhouse vs conservatory, and N-facing garden
- Replies: 4
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Re: Greenhouse vs conservatory, and N-facing garden
Thanks ... It would be adjacent to the back of the house - I am thinking 8 to 10 foot deep
- Sun Jan 07, 2018 2:07 pm
- Forum: Greenhouses etc.
- Topic: Greenhouse vs conservatory, and N-facing garden
- Replies: 4
- Views: 9304
Greenhouse vs conservatory, and N-facing garden
i am moving house, currently i have 6x8 greenhouse in a south facing garden. i had been factoring into my house search the need for a big garden so that i can build a fairly large greenhouse (e.g 6x20). however, i am now also considering just bolting some kind of conservatory or garden room onto the...
- Tue May 26, 2015 3:51 pm
- Forum: Cacti Identification
- Topic: Cleistocactus?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 509
Cleistocactus?
Anyone have any ideas on what this is? Some sort of cleistocactus? The silver one at the back might be cleistocactus straussii … what about the darker one? Also, any tips on keeping this healthy? A couple of the tall columns have sort of shrivelled at the top, so I am a bit worried about it. IMG_321...
- Tue May 26, 2015 3:42 pm
- Forum: Cacti Identification
- Topic: Parodia Werdermanniana?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 578
Parodia Werdermanniana?
I'm not great at IDing cacti. Does this look like Parodia Werdermanniana? Has a yellow flower that comes out the top.
- Fri May 22, 2015 10:31 pm
- Forum: Member Blogs
- Topic: Every day new flowers in the greenhouse in Köln
- Replies: 4823
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Re: Every day new flowers in the greenhouse in Köln
I stumbled upon this fantastic, long thread today for the first time. I am only up to the first 10 pages so far … 105 still to go! But this is truly amazing. In my dreams, this is what my greenhouse would look like. Truly superb and inspiring!
- Wed Sep 24, 2014 8:03 am
- Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
- Topic: Pus on areoles of ferocactus herrerae
- Replies: 3
- Views: 984
Pus on areoles of ferocactus herrerae
hello, one of my ferocactus herrerae has little drops of thick, mostly-transparent pus forming around some of its areoles. can anybody advise me of what might be wrong with it and how i can remedy it? i've been watering it quite generously every two weeks across the summer (as I read they are big dr...
- Sat Apr 26, 2014 11:34 am
- Forum: Cacti Identification
- Topic: cacti id
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2452
Re: cacti id
Hello, number 3 is flowering now, does this help anyone make a more positive id?
- Wed Apr 09, 2014 11:23 am
- Forum: Cacti Identification
- Topic: cacti id
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2452
Re: cacti id
thanks for the replies
could the top one be echinopsis mamillosa? the images that come up on a google search look pretty similar
could the top one be echinopsis mamillosa? the images that come up on a google search look pretty similar
- Sun Apr 06, 2014 2:41 pm
- Forum: Cacti Identification
- Topic: cacti id
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2452
Re: cacti id
and finally this fifth one, which was from ikea about four years ago.
- Sun Apr 06, 2014 2:39 pm
- Forum: Cacti Identification
- Topic: cacti id
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2452
Re: cacti id
fourth:
- Sun Apr 06, 2014 2:37 pm
- Forum: Cacti Identification
- Topic: cacti id
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2452
Re: cacti id
third:
- Sun Apr 06, 2014 2:37 pm
- Forum: Cacti Identification
- Topic: cacti id
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2452
Re: cacti id
second one i would love an id for
- Sun Apr 06, 2014 2:36 pm
- Forum: Cacti Identification
- Topic: cacti id
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2452
cacti id
can anyone help id these? firstly this one:
- Tue Mar 18, 2014 12:32 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Best gloves (UK)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1378
Best gloves (UK)
Hi, I spent a day repotting and ended up with very spiked hands despite the gloves i was wearing. What recommendation do (UK) people have for a good, protective pair of gloves that would be suitable for handling most cacti?
- Mon Oct 07, 2013 8:33 pm
- Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
- Topic: cactus oozing black liquid
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2797
Re: cactus oozing black liquid
thanks ... what about the fact that we are about to go into winter - any issues around healing etc. given the temperature? (its in an unheated greenhouse)