Sunlight, Warmth, Happiness… and triffids

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Jun 2020
8:51pm, 24 Jun 2020
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SarahWoo
I love Lady Felicity, Bint!
You lot are inspiring me to get some more houseplants. I used to have loads until the kids came along when they got very neglected and died. I think I could manage to keep them alive now.
Jun 2020
8:55pm, 24 Jun 2020
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Bintmcskint
I have had cacti weirdly melt on me before.
And I have killed every Maidenhair Fern I have ever had (usually within weeks)

Thanks, SarahWoo.

She is growing really well. Lots of lovely new green leaves since I got her about 3 weeks ago. I did try to untangle her strands but it was trickier than Christmas light unravelling and she seems to be thriving in her tangled state :-)
Jun 2020
9:52pm, 24 Jun 2020
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McGoohan
Cacti! I can't believe I haven't posted a pic yet of this lil fella!


I bought him on a stall last year at the Elmore 7 (my fave local race, incorporating a flower and produce show). Doesn't matter how much we water him though, he never seems to grow...
Jun 2020
10:12pm, 24 Jun 2020
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Columba
I've had an aloe for years, and passed on many of its babies to other people, but I've never encountered weird melting. Nor even plain ordinary melting.
Jun 2020
10:35pm, 24 Jun 2020
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Raemond
This was super weird melting... I'm fairly sure I took a picture of the remains, let me have a look...
Jun 2020
10:40pm, 24 Jun 2020
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Raemond
Here we go


It was good 25cm tall from the outermost to innermost leaves, then from one day to the next it melted, this sad little heap was barely 5cm high.
Jun 2020
9:10pm, 25 Jun 2020
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Columba
Oh dear. I wonder what caused that.
Jul 2020
10:46pm, 10 Jul 2020
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Peregrinator
Ta-daaaah! The cactus (see page 2 of thread) has now produced two flowers at the same time. Maybe its just a late developer.
Jul 2020
7:26am, 11 Jul 2020
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Bintmcskint
Oooh, very pretty. Worth the wait :-)
Jul 2020
10:57am, 11 Jul 2020
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njosmith
When we bought out house the old owners left an old rusting wheelbarrow. Today I converted it into a succulent garden.

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