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(11-12-2025, 05:21 PM)Small chilli Wrote: There’s flowers everywhere. I can’t keep up with it . Definitely 4 buds on the second stem. One of which is nearly open. Bob picked a brilliant one there. Give him credit. Your environment must really suit it. I admit I was tempted at Lidl's yesterday but don't have a good place to grow one. Most flat free spaces are taken up with snail begonias
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(12-12-2025, 10:49 AM)JJB Wrote: (11-12-2025, 05:21 PM)Small chilli Wrote: There’s flowers everywhere. I can’t keep up with it . Definitely 4 buds on the second stem. One of which is nearly open. Bob picked a brilliant one there. Give him credit. Your environment must really suit it. I admit I was tempted at Lidl's yesterday but don't have a good place to grow one. Most flat free spaces are taken up with snail begonias  My amaryllis lives in peril every day. I’m amazed it’s not been snapped by the big blonde overly happy waggy tailed breeze . My snail begonia along with my Christmas cactus are currently taking up 75% of the draining board in the caravan. I highly recommend having houseplants and no house. It just adds to the fun of the whole situation ( there may be a hint of sarcasm in there somewhere  )
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Good to know your Snails are still alive! My leaf cutting one is too. 
SC, have you room to hang them from the caravan roof/curtain rails? Hanging basket type thingy?
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(12-12-2025, 11:34 AM)Veggie Wrote: Good to know your Snails are still alive! My leaf cutting one is too. 
SC, have you room to hang them from the caravan roof/curtain rails? Hanging basket type thingy? Don’t think caravan is man enough to hold them.
I did make a macramé hanging basket for the cactus before we moved in. We decided that wasn’t the best idea. He’s been repotted since then too.
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Wow! that's a biggun.  Are there 2 different cacti in the pot, or is it 2 pots? Mine are just in bud- no flowers open yet!
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(12-12-2025, 01:28 PM)Veggie Wrote: Wow! that's a biggun. Are there 2 different cacti in the pot, or is it 2 pots? Mine are just in bud- no flowers open yet!
Old Mother Snail wishes her offspring a Merry Wotsit.  Yeah 2 different cactus in the one pot.
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(12-12-2025, 12:53 PM)Small chilli Wrote: (12-12-2025, 11:34 AM)Veggie Wrote: Good to know your Snails are still alive! My leaf cutting one is too. 
SC, have you room to hang them from the caravan roof/curtain rails? Hanging basket type thingy? Don’t think caravan is man enough to hold them.
I did make a macramé hanging basket for the cactus before we moved in. We decided that wasn’t the best idea. He’s been repotted since then too.
Beautiful, my Christmas cactus has gone from being wonderful to rather woeful and I don't know why. It's not pot bound, dry or waterlogged. This year it's a bit of a disappointing puzzle.
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(12-12-2025, 01:28 PM)Veggie Wrote: Wow! that's a biggun. Are there 2 different cacti in the pot, or is it 2 pots? Mine are just in bud- no flowers open yet!
Old Mother Snail wishes her offspring a Merry Wotsit. 
Baby Snails are growing up fast. We had to hospitalise one baby because her roots rotted. The care giver was too enthusiastic with the water, but she's rallied round, overcome her difficulties, is out of ICU and is thriving.
P's just reminded me that elder daughter has a flower.
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They were £3.99 in Lidl so I thought, why not? Rummaged through and found a pink one which is now potted up and sitting on the kitchen windowsill!
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