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nikv (72)in Caturday • 6 days ago
Simba stories: I haz a sad
Simba's doing well but jail life is really starting to get to him, he's 3 1/2 weeks post surgery and he really wants out. Next week I must get him back to the vet for x-rays, to…
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nikv (72)in Caturday • 13 days ago
More Cat-astrophes: Batman gets FOMO and I get rekt
This is a you have to laugh or else you'd cry situation: last Saturday I took this picture, thinking "cute little eye of Sauron" and learned the hard way that the eye of Sauron…
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nikv (72)in Caturday • 20 days ago
Never a dull moment with Simba: this week's adventure/drama
A bit of exercise, sun and fresh air When Simba came home, he was fairly cheerful and eating well. I continued giving him his pain meds but realised that I was only giving…
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nikv (72)in Caturday • 27 days ago
Simba comes home to his redneck cat hotel
When my vet saw Simba's x-rays, she considered that his leg could be pinned with a long pin down the centre of his femur, which was pricey (160-200HBD) but doable. The surgeon…
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nikv (72)in Caturday • last month
Tale of a little cat family or, the road to hell is paved with good intentions
I haven't posted in a while: we have been through all the fun and games of a failed state that cannot run its electricity supply company efficiently enough to give us all…
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nikv cross-posted @nikv/gardenjournal-autumn-harvest-winter-crops-and-my-little-yam-family
nikv (72)Succulent Growerin #gardenjournal • 10 months ago
Gardenjournal: autumn harvest, winter crops and my little yam family
I grow vegetables all year round, although there are specific winter crops and summer crops. In winter I can grow the brassica family, peas, spinach and beetroot family and…
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nikv (72)in #gardenjournal • 10 months ago
Gardenjournal: autumn harvest, winter crops and my little yam family
I grow vegetables all year round, although there are specific winter crops and summer crops. In winter I can grow the brassica family, peas, spinach and beetroot family and…
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nikv (72)Succulent fiendin Succulent growers • 11 months ago
Revisiting the urban dinosaur garden: Winter edition
In December, I posted about the cycads here but today was another open day and now that it's winter, the aloes are in flower and stealing the show. Aloe vanbalenii, aka…
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nikv (72)Succulent fiendin Succulent growers • last year
Sowing seeds, excessive summer rains and the succulent garden
The larger sprouted seeds on the left are lithops and little ones the right are Frithia pulchra, which has purple flowers and Frithia humilis, which has white flowers . I got…
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nikv (72)Succulent Growerin HiveGarden • last year
Urban Dinosaur Jungle: visiting a dream garden
On Saturday, My succulent society had its end of year social event at a garden that's been created by one of the members over the last 35 or so years. He said there was nothing…
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nikv (72)Succulent fiendin Succulent growers • last year
Experiments in salvaging caudex plants
I bought a dormant Kudu lily in September and at the time I wondered about the dark line near the base of the caudex, it's visible in the picture if you look carefully.…
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nikv (72)in #bonsai • last year
Visiting the Bonsai and succulent show
The Succulent society I belong to exhibited at a nearby bonsai and succulent show so I made sure to go and see what was on offer. It was too crowded and the light was too poor to…
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nikv (72)Succulent fiendin Succulent growers • 2 years ago
What I got at the Succulent Society show and aftercare for the plants
There were a lot of interesting caudex plants at the show so I got more of my favourite Medusoid euphorbias and some other caudiciforms. The one below is Euphorbia flanaganii…
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nikv (72)Succulent fiendin Succulent growers • 2 years ago
My local succulent society spring show
I belong to the Johannesburg Succulent society and they had a show this past weekend: this is held at the local botanical gardens and specialist nurseries and hobbyist growers…
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nikv (72)Succulent Growerin HiveGarden • 2 years ago
Gardenjournal: on clearing invasives, managing weeds and other spring preparations
I've mentioned before that when I bought my house it had been totally neglected for 10 years and only the alien invasive plants had thrived. It's taken years to clear out my yard…
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nikv (72)in Rant, Complain, Talk • 2 years ago
On getting glasses 45 years too late
A couple of months ago, I had to renew my driver's license and take an eye test and although I passed it I could barely see anything. That's not unusual, I'm 53 and been feeling…
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nikv (72)Succulent Growerin HiveGarden • 2 years ago
Gardenjournal: Midwinter colour and my greenhouse is happening
A year ago, I spoke about wanting to build a succulent greenhouse in the ugly corner of my yard. I didn't happen last year because my neighbours work as set builders and they…
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nikv (72)Succulent Growerin HiveGarden • 2 years ago
Gardenjournal: Fruits and roots and surviving the cold dry seasons
A while ago I posted pictures of the peyote in bloom and they are self-fertile so I was pleased to notice a fruit forming: I will have some seeds to sow in spring. On the…
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nikv (72)Succulent fiendin Succulent growers • 2 years ago
Moarrr plants!?!?!
After losing a substantial LUNA investment last weekend, what better way to be cheered up than to get more plants? Especially when the plants were free... I belong to the local…
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nikv (72)Succulent Growerin HiveGarden • 2 years ago
Autumn gardenjournal: horny melon harvest!
I didn't do a post last month as not much progress was made in the vegetable garden and I was too busy to do much posting. I got really behind with my autumn garden because I was…
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