Cacti and Sukkulent in Köln, every day new flowers in the greenhouse Part 254

Good evening dear cacti-friends,

a few photos from the last day`s 7. - 12.March 2021.




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Courage dear friends!


Best wishes and good weekend,

K.W.

Good evening dear cacti-friends,

it is not the time to bring the plant`s outside. . .
Today in Köln, hail showers and thunderstorms.

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Good news, the new greenhouses in the Botanical Garden in Cologne are still growing.

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This will be the house for the cacti.
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Courage dear friends!


K.W.

Good evening dear cacti friends,

a few photos from today - 15.March 2021.
Sun, rain, storm and far to cold for mid of March.


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onion from South Africa
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photos from 15.March 2021, post 2/2


Haworthia & Co.
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Courage dear friends!


Best wishes

K.W.

Good evening dear cacti-friends,

a few photos from today, 18.March 2021.
The 2. watering this year for Haworthia & Co.
Maybe snow on saturday, so they still stay in the greenhouse. . .


The disadvantage of Haworthia is that there are no yellow or red flowers. . .
To start and get in the mood, dandelions and tulips. . .




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Courage dear friends!


Best wishes

K.W.

It's the time of the year when it becomes difficult to navigate through the forest of flower stalks on the Haworthia bench.

jfabiao wrote:

It's the time of the year when it becomes difficult to navigate through the forest of flower stalks on the Haworthia bench.

Good evening Jose,

yes it will be! But Frau Klein knows the way! Always!

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Best wishes

K.W.

Frau Klein is a true lady. I wish my cats were that considerate towards my plants...

Good evening dear cacti-friends,

some photos from yesterday and today - March 24th, 2021.
Today was a very sunny and warm day.
So there were already a few flowers and open greenhouses. . .




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Lithops 2 years old
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something went wrong. . .
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le carport est ouvert. . .
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2 minutes later. . .
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Courage dear friends!



Best wishes

K.W.

Good evening dear cacti-friends,

today 29.March 2021 and the next three days warm and sunny weather.
Just right for watering the first time.
The plants in the house and office stay there.
It should freeze again on Sunday night.
Here are some photos of the water features.
At the start of the season there was 600 liters of water and 2.4 liters of fertilizer. . .



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Aaaaannnnd. . . Frau Klein!
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Courage dear friends!


Best wishes

K.W.

600 liters!

Do you water your plants with tap water and a Dosatron (or something similar)? I use mostly rain water, but I don't have enough storage capacity to last me for the summer if I watered 600 liters at a time...

Good evening Jose,

rainwater would of course be better.
I could collect all the rain on the terrace one floor below in the company without any problems.
A pump wouldn't be a problem either.
In 2020 I poured around 15,000 liters. A 8,000 liter tank wouldn't be a problem either.
But what worries me is all the dirt falling on the terrace. From the diesel locomotives, the pigeons, the general air pollution and sometimes the girls (if you understand what I mean...).
Purifying and stabilizing the water would be a huge effort.
So I keep pouring tap water and add 0.02% 80% acetic acid.
And the Dosatron doesn't like impurities in the water either.
Then I would have to filter it very finely. . .

Courage dear friend!

Best wishes

K.W.

Very interesting, thank you!