Cacti and Sukkulent in Köln, every day new flowers in the greenhouse Part 258

Good evening dear cacti-frirnds,

very few photos from 30.April 2021.





And also this starts again. . .
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Bulbs & Flowers
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Courage dear friends!



Best wishes

K.W.




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The carport is again a carport - the four walls have gone into storage.
Sulcorebutia are happy about the fresh air and the wind.
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Good evening dear cacti-friends,

photos from yesterday - 3.May 2021 - short preview. . .


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Courage dear friends!


Best wishes

K.W.

Good evening dear cacti-friends,

it is very cold in Cologne - for the beginning of May.
At night, down to near zero degrees Celsius.
Therefore, I have not watered for two weeks.
But there are flowers even in outdoor dining.
And the Astrophytum have so many buds. . .
Saturday there is water on the plants because Sunday the temperature should rise to 25 ° C . . .
Photos from 6.May 2021.




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Photos from 6.May 2021, post 2/2


Flowers
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Courage dear friends!


Best wishes and good weekend,

K.W.

Dear friends,

this is the answer to a plant friend in another forum. Maybe you like the photos?




Good evening Mike,

yes, these are aphids on a rose on the terrace.
They reappear on the roses every year.
In the past, very early, I sprayed poison.
Until a few years ago then neem oil products.
Now only water.
The birds eat the aphids very gladly and help properly.
Since I can not spray any stuff.
Water from the watering wand / shower rinses the beasts very well.
I just have to hold the branch with the other hand or a device.

Here are some photos of the ambitious singer and insectivore.
A few days ago, it may have been April 21, I pruned some smaller bux plants.
I put the pots on a rotating stool for this, then I don't have to walk around the pots.
Of course, there was quite a bit of "critters" under the pots.
"My" robin saw this immediately and collected some isopods and centipedes.
Unfortunately, I have only two reasonably useful photos with prey in the beak.
When collecting the head was down and when the beak was full everything went terribly fast. . .



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Courage dear friends!


Best wishes

K.W.

Good evening dear cacti-friends,

for three days I have been waiting for the many yellow Astrophytum flowers. . .
Today on May 11, 2021 it could have been so far. . .




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And indeed, many yellow flowers!
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Unfortunately no Astrophytum . . .
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Although, a few Astrophytum flowers do exist. . .
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photos from 11.May 2021, post 2/2


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This & That
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Courage dear friends!


Best wishes

K.W.





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very young Prunella modularis
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Good evening dear cacti-friends,

today, 12.May 2021, the "real" yellow flowers. . .




First red flower of the year. . .
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Astrophytum
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Courage dear friends!


Best wishes

K.W.




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nices red flowers
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First Ariocarpus in bloom . . .
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Good evening dear cacti-friends,

a few photos from 14.May 2021.



flower-power. . .
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Courage dear friends!


Best wishes and good sunday,

K.W.




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mouse mine. . .
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Good to see how many roots are in the substrate.
Potted in March 2020. The substrate, only pumice, lava and zeolites.