Growhouse journals
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14
Sep
2012
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Growhouse Pics + Identified Cactus
Mammillaria boscana Growing, Cactus Mix from Chelsea Flower Show 2011 Growing, Crassulaceae garden , Cactac...Sunny 15°C / 59°FFinally, after nearly 16 months, I have identified one of my cactus seedlings as Mammillaria boscana. The hairs are quite unique, which was helpful. This little fellow is the one I’ve been more neglectful of, and I need to sort out this pot where there’s 4 seedlings growing together a...
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Phalaenopsis Maki Watanabe 'Carmela' Blooming, Habranthus robustus 'Zephyr' Ripening, Dragonfruit 'Charizar...
11
Sep
2012
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Overcast 17°C / 63°FIt’s getting chilly these nights. I hear tonight is going to get down to 7°C. I was so unprepared! Due to the really hot weekend we just enjoyed, I drenched everything, including cacti, and all of a sudden the weather has turned like this and they are damp. I close the growhouse during the ...
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11
Sep
2012
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It's Getting Late - Stop Watering the Cacti
Cactaceae garden , Sempervivum Mix Potting Up, Brassavola nodosa Potting Up, Phalaenopsis Maki Watanabe 'Ca...Cloudy 17°C / 63°FIt’s autumn now, and I must leave the succulents alone. :) Photos: Main: The growhouse at home. 2: Ginger – Zingiber officinale, doing very fine. 3: Bud #2 on the Phalaenopsis x Maki Watanabe ‘Carmela’ 4: I had a lovely time at Dulwich Park on Sunday. 5: At work, waterin...
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30
Jul
2012
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Internet on my phone is a pain in the bum. I am currently on the train down to Sevenoaks, where my fiancée is to whisk me away in his new car on holiday for two weeks. Lake District (Keswick, in Cumbria) for one week, then Devon and Cornwall the next. I have also just moved house, only 2 miles, ...Rainy 17°C / 63°F
