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by hob
Fri Jun 08, 2018 4:39 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Amazing in Tasmania !
Replies: 9
Views: 3739

Re: Amazing in Tasmania !

Devonport?? one of the great members of 10 years ago came from Tasmania

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by hob
Mon Oct 29, 2012 11:35 pm
Forum: Free For All
Topic: Demographic Poll
Replies: 133
Views: 160389

Re: Demographic Poll

do i get another vote i'm over 60 now :-)
by hob
Mon Oct 29, 2012 10:05 pm
Forum: Free For All
Topic: time on my hands
Replies: 60
Views: 19227

Re: time on my hands

Hi everyone ...........guess i should have looked in sooner than this .......................since my retirement other things seem to have overtaken me somewhat :oops: as you can see looking back on this topic, life changes as these things often do I still keep my plants as i always did but this yea...
by hob
Wed Aug 29, 2012 6:53 pm
Forum: Free For All
Topic: time on my hands
Replies: 60
Views: 19227

Re: time on my hands

show season over here at the moment, iv'e done 6 shows this season so far, doing another one on sunday. going over on saturday to help set the show up then sleep over in the pickup saturday night ready for the show. just finished installing an electric winch in the truck to pull the engine into the ...
by hob
Wed Aug 29, 2012 6:42 pm
Forum: Free For All
Topic: Pioneer days...
Replies: 18
Views: 5350

Re: Pioneer days...

looks like a really interesting place to visit :D some of those displays would never be allowed over here under our health and safety rules :shock:

thanks for showing them :D
by hob
Fri Jun 22, 2012 10:28 pm
Forum: Member Blogs
Topic: hobs topic 2012 (year 7)
Replies: 39
Views: 10586

Re: hobs topic 2012 (year 7)

More fun and games in the greenhouses since my last flower post 8) http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z279/hobspics/cacti%202012/P1290129.jpg http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z279/hobspics/cacti%202012/P1290072.jpg http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z279/hobspics/cacti%202012/P1290070.jpg http://i...
by hob
Fri Jun 22, 2012 9:55 pm
Forum: Free For All
Topic: time on my hands
Replies: 60
Views: 19227

Re: time on my hands

took the engine to another show last weekend ...........ran well all day

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-NB-ZRTVpU&feature=plcp

2 more shows next month. :D
by hob
Wed Jun 20, 2012 7:47 am
Forum: Free For All
Topic: Suleyman Demir
Replies: 7
Views: 2809

Re: Suleyman Demir

A sad loss to the cactus growing community.
by hob
Wed Jun 20, 2012 7:10 am
Forum: Member Blogs
Topic: hobs topic 2012 (year 7)
Replies: 39
Views: 10586

Re: hobs topic 2012 (year 7)

Ray_in_Norfolk wrote:Hi Hob

Are you going to the National Show in August??

Best wishes
Ray
Hello Ray, no I don't think so, I went to the last one so I will probably give this one a miss, are you going?
by hob
Tue May 29, 2012 9:45 pm
Forum: Outdoor Cacti
Topic: Colors
Replies: 13
Views: 5668

Re: Colors

beautiful show Charles =D> =D>
by hob
Tue May 29, 2012 9:38 pm
Forum: Free For All
Topic: time on my hands
Replies: 60
Views: 19227

Re: time on my hands

just about finished now except for making a guard for it. :D

Image
by hob
Tue May 29, 2012 9:21 pm
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: Another very common cactus
Replies: 7
Views: 2974

Re: Another very common cactus

i think that last one is Espostoa but i can't give a species name for it.

the bristles at the bottom are a feature of Espostoa
by hob
Tue May 29, 2012 9:17 pm
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: New Cactis to ID
Replies: 10
Views: 3496

Re: New Cactis to ID

2 Cereus spegazzinii crest?????
by hob
Sun May 27, 2012 5:50 pm
Forum: Free For All
Topic: time on my hands
Replies: 60
Views: 19227

Re: time on my hands

my latest project is a wood planer i bought from a scrap yard ..........on eBay.............. for £30.00...........estimated age ..............probably 75 + years though no makers name or date with it http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z279/hobspics/petter%20A1%20engine/wood%20planer/P1270624.jpg r...
by hob
Sun May 27, 2012 5:21 pm
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: Mammillaria hahniana ????
Replies: 11
Views: 3802

Re: Mammillaria hahniana ????

Is this R. muscula? Ian i scratched my head, looked at it a lot, got out the bible (pilbeam) but for some reason it doesn't "feel right" I don't know why..............but there is no better match so I will put it down to variation and say yes muscula, there are lots of hybrids about but i...