Every day new flowers in the greenhouse in Köln

[J-M]

Well K.W. you were probably an executioner in a past life because you clearly are a professional at torturing cacti today hahah !
Nice pictures, as always ... Thanks for sharing !

[K.W.]

Well K.W. you were probably an executioner in a past life because you clearly are a professional at torturing cacti today hahah !
Nice pictures, as always ... Thanks for sharing !

Best wishes

K.W.

[K.W.]

Dear cacti friends,

a few photos from today, 16th of April 2018.



And the boxwood borer ( Cydalima perspectalis ) is back. . .
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But I will not give up. . .
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First successes!!!
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Flowers
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[K.W.]

photos from 16th of April, 2018, post 2/2

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Best wishes

K.W.



Bonus-Track
"Frau Klein" and her Gymnocalycium
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[the_cheshirecat]

I really love this thread!
No matter how bad my day can get, I can always count on these pictures to cheer me up I'm the evening
Thank you so much for posting!

Ps hopefully you'll soon manage to get rid of your pests, I have a little indoor rose plant and it keeps getting mites, I don't even know how that's possible

Pps love the picture of the cat-proof cactus in action!

[K.W.]

I really love this thread!
No matter how bad my day can get, I can always count on these pictures to cheer me up I'm the evening
Thank you so much for posting!

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Oh, that's a big commitment for me. . .
1000 thanks for the big compliment!!!

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Ps hopefully you'll soon manage to get rid of your pests, I have a little indoor rose plant and it keeps getting mites, I don't even know how that's possible

Pps love the picture of the cat-proof cactus in action!

Thank You!

The aphids on the rose I would strip off with my fingers.
This works very well. I have not seen mites on my roses. . .


Best wishes

K.W.

[the_cheshirecat]

It's spider mites
Horrible things and they keep coming back

[K.W.]

It's spider mites
Horrible things and they keep coming back

Good morning,

water, water, water. . .
The mites hated water.
If possible, spray the plant vigorously (Bath or garden).
And then lightly mist each day.
Maybe then you do not need chemistry.

Good luck

K.W.

[K.W.]

Good evening dear cacti friends,

Another forum discussed whether big cacti thrive in purely mineral substrates?
I think all cacti and almost all succulents grow very well in pure mineral substrate.
In some hot areas, Tucson Az. , it can be convenient to add water-binding supplements.
But not because of the plants, because of the gardeners. . .



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Inside the STERN Journal from 19.4.2018. Photo from a plant-show in Cardiff Wales.
Unfortunately, this does not exist in Germany. . .

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Best wishes

K.W.



Bonus-Track
snow in April in Köln . . .
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[the_cheshirecat]

188193 you have a cactus with a waistline I can only dream of??? What's going on there?

Ps I showered my rose and the notes have been washed away! I'll keep doing it until they stop coming back.
Thank you for that!!

[K.W.]

188193 you have a cactus with a waistline I can only dream of??? What's going on there?

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I saw the plant in a garden market three or four years ago.
Stand under the table. She was not well, bought her.
Due to the bad treatment she has a growth disorder.
That makes a slim waistline. . . ( You should not dream about it, rounder is more beautiful. )

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Ps I showered my rose and the notes have been washed away! I'll keep doing it until they stop coming back.
Thank you for that!!

It's a pleasure! I wish you success!

K.W.

[the_cheshirecat]

I'm really happy to know I'm not the only one buying all the broken plants!
Your plant's waistline is beautiful because it shows what a difference some tlc can make.
There I'm even poetic tonight

[K.W.]

Good evening dear cacti friends,

a few photos from a very warm and sunny day, 20th of April 2018, part 1/3.



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photos from 20th of April 2018, part 1/3, post 2/2

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Best wishes and nice weekend,

K.W.



Bonus Track
Just one year. . .
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[K.W.]

Dear cacti friends,

more flowers from 20th of April 2018 - mainly MAMMILLARIA.



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