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Finally got around to sowing these cactus seeds. They came up very quickly and the biggest was 1cm tall in a week. From memory 10 seeds were sown and 4 came up. To my suprise the second biggest one disappeared last week. all that was left was the body but it was cut off at the top of the sand. I'm guessing a slug ate it!?!? Hoping to see these become adults and take on their true shape }

Up for grabs are 15 P. Burma and 5 P. Golden Teacher prints for microscopy. One print per person. State a preference if you have one. First in first served.

Damn. Missed another one.

My Scop has just opened its first ever flower for me. Will try to find my camera to get a pic. Is anyone in Sydney lower north shore area interested in pollen? Is that something people do?

Ablekay- That cactus looks like some kind of Mamilaria to me. I have a similar looking one but I'm no expert....... How about a Xmas time meet up? Would be great to get out and about again.

Amazing music and fantastic mcing. Goosebumps all over

Damn, that wasn't too far from me. I've been away from here for a long time. Better keep an eye on this thread in the future.

Been enjoying reading your posts/blog. Hope you have more luck with your pineapples than I did. They were in the ground for about 3 years, got quite big but never fruited. So I ripped them out to make way for tomatoes. To give pineapples a head start you can put skewers in the side of them and hang over a glass of water and roots will form quicker than in soil.

A while back I was given a broad leaf khat plant by a generous person. It was about a foot tall and was leaning over slightly. I thought ny tying it to a stake to straighten it up would help. Now its 3 feet tall and has spent all its energy growing up instead of supporting itself. When it is untied from the stake it bows over and the top of the plant rests on the ground. I'm worried that if I leave it it will start growing up again but the trunk will remain curved down to the ground. What is the best way to get it growing straight up again? Can I cut it back bit by bit until it can support its own weight? Can I propogate the cut off limbs by planting in soil? Do you need photos?

I have bought a couple from Bunnings over the years. Interestingly on he back of the label it says "Not to be eaten" or something similar. Strange.

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You would be pretty lucky to find hardwood pallets. Pallets are usually pine and will rot pretty quickly in contact with the ground/dirt/water. If you have a ute or a mate with a ute, good soil is around $80 a tonne from any nursery instead of $10 for 20kg at Bunnings. Have you had a look on Gumtree for hardwood sleepers? I have never done a drywall out of rock before but don't think it is too hard. Just make sure everything fits snugly and it is angled backwards.

Pretty sure I read in Trouts notes that etiolation occurs from lack of sunlight/not enough sunlight. Another source says "The CactiGuide.com glossary of terms defines etiolation as "Pale, sickly, excessive growth caused by insufficient light, incorrect feeding, or overcrowding.""

Just missed the first six but if you have any more seeds i would be grateful.

Don't have room for eight but happily would take take one or two......

Dolphins using pufferfish to get high.

Not a drug swag story but I have heard of a friend of a friend trying to beat the RBT by chewing whole cigarettes. The policeman was puzzled to say the least ,when he couldn't talk, because his mouth was full of tobacco!

Happy birthday and almost 900th post!!

^^ Reverse charges of course!

I'll take both. Pm'd

Any Trichocereus huanucoensis left?

Sounds like I missed out on a whole lot of good times. hope to make it next year!

Just before New Years I bought a pretty decent E-cig. I didn't smoke a normal ciggie for 3 months until I lost my e-cig. Now I'm back on the normal ciggies. I can't say i felt any better using e ciggies. Breathing in a vapour of any kind can't be good for your lungs but I hope that it is slightly better for me than all the toxic chemicals found in normal ciggies. Either way its not good for the lungs.

Got mine yesterday. Keen to meet few fellow SABers and have a beer before hand if anyone else is going.