Posted by divingmoose on June 24, 2009, 3:08 pm
Hi,
I am new to this site and new to all gardening really. The site is
great and
great advice. I am new to Cactus growing and have had a
Opuntia Bergeriana for a
good few months. Its growing in the bathroom
window sill and is doing really
well. Its nice and green which i assume
is good. I would like some advice on, if
its growing tall and one of the
paddles growing off it is long and thin and is
bending over on its self.
Should i put a cane along the cactus and tie this long
stem to it until
its strong enough to support its self. I am thinking that the
bathroom
is warm enough but maybe not light enough due to not much flower
action.
How do i know when to repot, also can this type of cactus go outside in
the
british weather, or i could move the cactus onto the window sill
into direct
sunlight. any help would be great for a novice like me.
Cheers Lee
--
divingmoose
Posted by None on June 24, 2009, 4:47 pm
I, too, am new to gardening and am just checking things out.
On Jun 24, 3:08 pm, divingmoose <divingmoose.
4b83...@gardenbanter.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi,
> I am new to this site and new to all gardening really. The site is
> great and great advice. I am new to Cactus growing and have had a
> Opuntia Bergeriana for a good few months. Its growing in the bathroom
> window sill and is doing really well. Its nice and green which i assume
> is good. I would like some advice on, if its growing tall and one of the
> paddles growing off it is long and thin and is bending over on its self.
> Should i put a cane along the cactus and tie this long stem to it until
> its strong enough to support its self. I am thinking that the bathroom
> is warm enough but maybe not light enough due to not much flower
> action.
> How do i know when to repot, also can this type of cactus go outside in
> the british weather, or i could move the cactus onto the window sill
> into direct sunlight. any help would be great for a novice like me.
> Cheers Lee
> --
> divingmoose
Posted by jkc516 on June 24, 2009, 10:03 pm
On Jun 24, 3:08 pm, divingmoose <divingmoose.
4b83...@gardenbanter.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi,
> I am new to this site and new to all gardening really. The site is
> great and great advice. I am new to Cactus growing and have had a
> Opuntia Bergeriana for a good few months. Its growing in the bathroom
> window sill and is doing really well. Its nice and green which i assume
> is good. I would like some advice on, if its growing tall and one of the
> paddles growing off it is long and thin and is bending over on its self.
> Should i put a cane along the cactus and tie this long stem to it until
> its strong enough to support its self. I am thinking that the bathroom
> is warm enough but maybe not light enough due to not much flower
> action.
> How do i know when to repot, also can this type of cactus go outside in
> the british weather, or i could move the cactus onto the window sill
> into direct sunlight. any help would be great for a novice like me.
> Cheers Lee
> --
> divingmoose
This does seem to be a helpful site.
Posted by Charlie on June 25, 2009, 12:37 am
On Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:03:19 -0700 (PDT), jkc516
>This does seem to be a helpful site.
Oh dear. A conflicting opinion! ;-) Bob and Kate and Mic and some of
the other "old hands" and pedants seem to think otherwise. They claim
it is no longer as helpful as in the good old days, that the loons
(whatever that means) have nearly destroyed this group, and most of
The Usenet as well.
Glad you find helpful stuff here. I do and find good entertainment
also.
Charlie
Posted by Charlie on June 26, 2009, 1:39 am
wrote:
>> On Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:03:19 -0700 (PDT), jkc516
>>
>>
>> >
>> >This does seem to be a helpful site.
>>
>> Oh dear. A conflicting opinion! ;-) Bob and Kate and Mic and some of
>> the other "old hands" and pedants seem to think otherwise. They claim
>> it is no longer as helpful as in the good old days, that the loons
>> (whatever that means) have nearly destroyed this group, and most of
>> The Usenet as well.
>>
>> Glad you find helpful stuff here. I do and find good entertainment
>> also.
>>
>> Charlie
>Others feel information is information no matter where you find it.
>All books aren't for all people, neither are movies, or teachers.
>You may find some of us suit your taste, better than others. We have
>some who are difficult, and know little. We have some who are difficult
>but knowledgeable. We have some who rarely post, unless the question
>intrigues them. We have some who just want to quarrel, and we have some
>who think that their way is the only way. Your job, as a poster, is to
>pose your question with as much information as you can (where are you,
>pots or soil, watering, type of plant nutrition, sunlight, ect.) and
>then sift from among the possibly conflicting responses to find a common
>thread that may be useful to you. Some responders will give you
>anecdotal information, and some will give you web sites as an answer or
>in support of their view. You may find that particular responders are
>easier for you to understand as well.
>It's not always easy, but it is free;O)
OUCH!! You just poked me in the eye with your BigFatCrayola,
Billyloon!
Speaking of free, just found this thought provoking bit from Al E.
“A human being is part of a whole, called by us the Universe, a part
limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and
feelings, as something separated from the rest a kind of optical
delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for
us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few
persons nearest us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this
prison by widening our circles of compassion to embrace all living
creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.” ~~Albert Einstein
I dunno.... that old Al E. feller sounds kinda loony to me.
Charlie
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> I am new to this site and new to all gardening really. The site is
> great and great advice. I am new to Cactus growing and have had a
> Opuntia Bergeriana for a good few months. Its growing in the bathroom
> window sill and is doing really well. Its nice and green which i assume
> is good. I would like some advice on, if its growing tall and one of the
> paddles growing off it is long and thin and is bending over on its self.
> Should i put a cane along the cactus and tie this long stem to it until
> its strong enough to support its self. I am thinking that the bathroom
> is warm enough but maybe not light enough due to not much flower
> action.
> How do i know when to repot, also can this type of cactus go outside in
> the british weather, or i could move the cactus onto the window sill
> into direct sunlight. any help would be great for a novice like me.
> Cheers Lee
> --
> divingmoose