Cacti and Sukkulent in Köln, every day new flowers in the greenhouse Part 269

Good evening dear plant friends,

some photos from today - October 18, 2021.




Outdoor dining "empties out" . . .
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The greenhouse "fills" more and more. . .
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Astrophytum
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Flowers
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Courage dear friends!



Beste wishes

K.W.

Good evening dear plant friends,

yesterday my Matelea cyclophylla bloomed - not a Stapelia. . .


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Courage dear friends!



Best wishes

K.W.



Bonus-Track
Frau Klein "ante portas"
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Cologne by night!
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Good evening dear cacti-friends,

Lotte left on October 22nd at 13:00 - life was no longer acceptable for her.
Beate put her to sleep here on the terrace.
After exactly 14 years and three months, on July 22nd, 2007 we got her and Kate,
her absence is still hard for me.
( Maybe I am just getting more and more sentimental. . . )

Here are four pictures of the sisters; as a small reminder.
No. 1 and 2 were taken on the beach of Blankenberge September 2015.
The third picture in the morning when she went out for the last time.
Picture No. 4 I have made after 13:00.

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Courage dear friends!


Best wishes

K.W.

Courage, K.W.

Lotte has been dead for four weeks today. . . .
The time is racing by.
Last Saturday, November 13, our cat Emma died. . .



Good evening dear cacti-friends,

here are my converted carts.
The larger transport areas allow the pots to not have to tilt so much;
which is good for columnar cacti.
I also made myself wedges for steps. But the stair tread cart also manages doorsteps and steps.
There is another large steel stair tread cart - that had today off, so not in the picture.
The narrow carts are much more manageable and much better to turn on the spot in the narrow greenhouse.
All pots, even the largest, I can move with it alone.

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Yesterday and today I closed the carport except for one wall.
It took about three hours, including transport to the first floor.
The four missing elements are mounted in ten minutes.

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Courage dear friends!


Best wishes and good weekend,

K.W.

Good evening dear cacti friends,

today a few photos from 18.November 2021.



Emma and Bruno
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plants. . .
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Conophytum
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Argyroderma
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Courage!



Best wishes

K.W.

Good morning, K.W.

It's good to have those Conophytum to keep the greenhouse colourful during duller times.

jfabiao wrote:

It's good to have those Conophytum to keep the greenhouse colourful during duller times.

Good evening dear cacti-friends,

yes. . . the winter is coming. . . maybe. . .



Those who should know believe it anyway. . .
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On November 22nd a very large crane migration could be seen.
From about 10:00 to 15:00 they flew in large numbers,
unusually high but very fast towards the south.




Courage dear friends!



Best wishes

K.W.