Pete's cactuses

Discussion in 'Cacti and Succulents' started by pete, Dec 22, 2012.

  1. pete

    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    Just thought I'd delve back into the past a bit, now we have a cactus forum and add a few pics.
    Some pictures wont be new, most of cacti are fairly common, but some are quite old and mostly grown from seed.

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      pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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      A few more.

      May 12 081.jpg May 12 166.jpg june 12 168.jpg june 12 169.jpg
       
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        :wow: you make growing them sound effortless,beautiful they are pete :wub2:x
         
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        pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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        Thanks Jools.
        They are very easy to grow, but most are slow for the first couple of years, once they start to flower they mostly get better every year.
        Small plants are cheap and most will flower in a year or two if not already when you buy them.
         
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        Cor, nice one Pete:dbgrtmb:

        Will my one flower or do you have to make sure its a girly one?
         
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        pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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        You dont get that problem with cacti Zigs:snork:
         
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        Not like that embarassing evening in Thailand then:phew::dbgrtmb::snork:
         
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          My cuttings of this one Pete have all rooted well and hopefully will put out lots of new growth this spring :ThankYou:
           
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            kindredspirit Gardening around a big Puddle. :)

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            Those cacti are absolutely stunning.

            Brilliant. :thumbsup:
             
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              Beautiful Pete.. :SUNsmile:
               
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                Fantastic Pete!
                Totally inspiring too.:goodpost:

                Come too close for comfort to "been there, done that, got the tee shirt" once:oopss::gaah::eeew:
                 
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                I lost my Tee-shirt being there and doing that !!!
                 
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