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- Sun May 17, 2020 8:04 am
- Forum: Cacti Identification
- Topic: Please help with identification
- Replies: 2
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Re: Please help with identification
Thank you for your quick and informative reply!
- Sun May 17, 2020 8:02 am
- Forum: New Member Welcome
- Topic: Hello from Bournemouth, UK!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3017
Re: Hello from Bournemouth, UK!
I reduce watering but I have never stopped it completely. I will make sure I do in the future.
I think what I'll do is take it to my grandparents house and leave it in their greenhouse over the summer.
Thank you for your reply
I think what I'll do is take it to my grandparents house and leave it in their greenhouse over the summer.
Thank you for your reply
- Sat May 16, 2020 12:52 pm
- Forum: Cacti Identification
- Topic: Please help with identification
- Replies: 2
- Views: 268
Please help with identification
I'm a postman in the south of England and a lady on my delivery was selling cacti to raise money for charity. I bought 5 of them 2 years ago. IMG_20180815_193758_copy_1160x653.jpg This is how they look today. IMG_20200512_192249_copy_1000x750.jpg IMG_20200512_185232_copy_750x1000.jpg IMG_20200512_18...
- Sat May 16, 2020 12:16 pm
- Forum: New Member Welcome
- Topic: Hello from Bournemouth, UK!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3017
Re: Hello from Bournemouth, UK!
Thank you for your replies. Unfortunately it has become a little etiolated through lack of strong enough light. The top and bottom should be as thick as the middle. I have been told this by a few members now, I had wondered why it grew this way! Unfortunately it is getting as much sun as I can give ...
- Wed May 13, 2020 2:55 pm
- Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
- Topic: Help! I just knocked my cactus over!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 947
Re: Help! I just knocked my cactus over!
Just wanted to jump in to help Thank you for taking the time to type such an insightful post. That is very interesting! I assumed it was growing well as it was so tall :lol: Thank you also for identifying the species for me. Okay flipping the coin over. Thank you for your comment. I read a little o...
- Tue May 12, 2020 10:39 pm
- Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
- Topic: Help! I just knocked my cactus over!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 947
Re: Help! I just knocked my cactus over!
Thank you for your replies. This is the soil I use. Screenshot_20200512-232835.jpg The base and roots feel solid and there is no bad odor. Is there anything I can use to treat the roots? As for the possibility of mealy bugs. I have read that 70% isopropyl alcohol should kill them off. Would you agre...
- Tue May 12, 2020 9:24 pm
- Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
- Topic: Help! I just knocked my cactus over!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 947
Help! I just knocked my cactus over!
Hi all. I'm new to the forum and posted in the new members thread only a few hours ago. Since then, I've managed to catch the cord from our blinds on my cactus and knocked it over! When inspecting it, I noticed a couple of things that concern me. Firstly, the root system is very small. Is this norma...
- Tue May 12, 2020 6:29 pm
- Forum: New Member Welcome
- Topic: Hello from Bournemouth, UK!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3017
Hello from Bournemouth, UK!
Hi, I am joining the forum as a complete novice and I hope to learn as much as I can from those that are happy to help. I bought a cactus from my local gardening centre 6 years ago. Here is a picture of it then. 20140327_080853_copy_612x816.jpg Here is what it looks like now. IMG_20200512_184832_cop...