Cactus and Succulent Show Mt Cootha.

Is any one going to the Cactus and Succulent Show at Mt Cootha Botanic Gardens, on the 8th and 9th June next week?

Nope. bit too far for me mate, but a few pics would be awesome.

HN

I went along this morning. Didn't take a camera. I don't think I will go next year as I have been disappointed in the roots of the plants (see whinging at the end of the post...)

Got there about 9:10 - the show opened at 9. Cruised around the show side pretty quickly and then went to the sales tables - it was fairly packed there at the time. Can't comment on the non cactus offerings, but there was a faiirly large range of cacti on offer.

I was aiming to extend the rarity fo the collection this year, rather than the quantity - picked up a few Ariocarpus, an O denegrii, saw some small Strombocactus Disciformus, passed over a Discocactus Horstii and then changed my mind, but it was too late by then.

There was a few melocactus with Cephaliums - I passed them over as it feels too much like cheating (same reason I skipped the D Horstii)

Didn't see any Ariocarpus Fissuratus, but I think they may have gone quickly. Didn't see any Astrophytum Caput Medusae either, but may have gone quick or I missed them.

Once I got home I decided I was fairly dissapointed in the plants I had bought. Almost all of them were overpotted, in a sandy, wet mix that with the weather we have been having probably would not have dried out for at least a month. A mamm plumosa had either no roots or very rotted roots. I had a problem with mealy bugs in last years plants, and one echnocereus had rot in the roots that it has only just recovered

I'm going to see Lester Meyers in a couple of weeks - I'll definitely take some photos there (if he is ok with it) and spend a few dollars....

Had a great week-end I bought a Caput Medusae, some Astrophytums and Ariocarpus, I will put some photos up later date. That not good that you where disapointed Cooky! It was a good place to expand my collection.

Glad you found what you were looking for jk, I suggest you check the roots of the plants you bought just in case.

Cheers

Shall do!