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Gasteria growing well, but discovered its in highly acidic potting mix - Just as the post says. I have a beautiful Gasteria nigrican var. mamorata f. variegata. It is growing great as far as I can tell there are... Read More
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How to gently remove soil from roots of plants? - Hello, I own a small craft potting mix company. We make a variety potting blends, including three blends for succulents. Included wit... Read More
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Documenting Alocascia recovery process - A friend had a couple sad looking Alocasia at her shop. I agreed to take them on as a recovery project. Once I was able to inspect them cl... Read More
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Tragedy Strikes Down Gasteraloe - Funny thing was, I was laying in bed this morning looking at this plant thinking about how I never fell in love with this plant. I like Gas... Read More
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Where to remove flower stem from Crassula flacata? - The flower stem of Crassula flacata appears to also be the main stem of the plant. I have not been able to keep the plant under the grow l... Read More
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Gardening Ethics - Disease Prone Plants - e.g. Gasteria bicolor w/BS - Hello All, (FYI, no one will have a right or wrong answer. Everyone of you is welcome to have an opinion. And a different set of ethics) ... Read More
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Is Aloe 'Firebird' sterile? - I have been enjoying crossing various aloes of mine. Both hybrid and species. So far all have produced seeds, except for Aloe 'Firebird'. ... Read More
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question about painting baseboards & vanity cabinet in small washroom - Sorry the colour on the photos are so bad. In order to get the teal & purple to be correct colours the white went yellow when I tried t... Read More
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Huernia apera turning yellow. Suggestions on helping it improve - Hello, It has been some torture. I have only had it since May. I have had a mealybug infestation. I believe this Huernia and a four other... Read More
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Have any of you used, straight perlite for seed germination? - I can not see a reason, it can not be used. Would it be much different than using rock wool? I've germinated cuttings in perlite. I f... Read More
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