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What happens when a cactus is watered well, not too cold but is placed away from natural light? It etiolates, grows tall and thin searching for light. Here’s a couple of examples from the archives. First up, is a classic from Margaret Churchman from her desk in the once great company of Interface…
And here is James Martin’s, also an ex-employee of faded giant Interface, below…
Potted up some seeds from one pollinated flower of Summer 2021 a couple of weeks ago and they are germinating nicely.
Lovely to see a group of people going about their business completely and blissfully unaware of the little cactus in the corner (see Cactus Bombing from yesterday).
Belgian colleague Bernard collected his cactus from HQ after a couple of weeks’ babysitting courtesy of Receptionist Marianne - here it is going home like royalty!
Our Kid sent this picture in on 13th March, two flowers on his cactus which lives in his bathroom at home. Very confident that this is the earliest ever flowering. Well done Our Kid!
Great guy Harry who works at Macclesfield McDonalds got a little cactus today. I visit many drive-throughs, and this guy is the best. Hope you enjoy your cactus Harry!
It’s been a while, the cacti haven’t enjoyed the storms and frost snaps but those that have survived the winter will be nurtured back to life…meanwhile, a fab weekend in Brighton saw two little ones left in strategic places.
Firstly in The West Hill Tavern, whilst DJs Simon Price, Alexis Petridis & John Burgess were spinning the tear-jerking, heart-searching Late Nite Minicab FM tunes…
And then at what is the rebranded Leonardo Hotel, literally opposite the train tracks. Good luck to anyone that finds them.
Missing-presumed-killed-off….what a pleasant surprise today that the cactus I gave to the Dental Surgery several years ago, that I was told was dead; is not only alive, but positively thriving!
It’s acquired a sombrero and lives in the Staff Room. Kerry brought it down to show me. Thank you!
Steve and Carrie sent me this today of their beautiful first flower…as happens sometimes the weight of the flower, particularly if the stem grows quickly, falls off. Still a beauty though! Well done both. And thanks for sharing.
Two different cacti one owned by Steve and the other by Ceri flowered on 31st July 2022. Both owners kindly sent me pictures. Ceri’s flowers annually and prolifically whilst Steve’s was its first time.
Ceri’s plant
Steve’s
Getting your tyres done is one of the great levelling experiences in life. Like waiting for your baggage at the airport carousel, you mix with many different types of people. And no-one really wants to be there, but it’s a necessity.
ATS in Caldicot are, by some distance, the best car tyre depot I’ve ever visited. The four lads there not only work hard and efficiently but they’re really friendly and personable.
So I left them a cactus each.
CN Depth Charge (top left) and some of his offspring - all healthy when visited at the end of June 2022 - well done Rob and the Girls! Top cactus growing.
Lovely man Antri who works in the Post Office in Hveragerði, Iceland. Thank you for being so friendly to Sarah and I.
Great guy Fernando with his cactus. Fernando is the shuttle bus driver to the abandoned DC3 wreck in the south of Iceland.
On the international front: Great news that my friend Zubair sends this morning that his baby cacti have arrived safely in Dubai. We tried during lockdown and they were postmarked as having got into the country, but were sent back. These ones made it through!
Lovely cafe and pizzeria Acappella in Knowle, Bristol, courtesy of Richie McCarthy - found by Pattie. Thank you for getting in touch a couple of days later and letting us know it’s going to be loved and looked after.
Lovely Christmas picture of Mike, the newest member of Day Of The Cacti, proudly holding his cactus in front of his Christmas Tree. Happy Christmas to all owners.
Day Of The Cacti is very sad to learn of the passing today of local traditional cobbler and all round top bloke Mick Mason. One of the biggest heartbeats of the little town of Chepstow, Mick always looked after my Jeffery West boots. He’d always tell me what a quality brand they are and that meant they’d cost a bit more to repair. Here he is with his cactus.
Left a little thank you for Heloise and Steve after a lovely week at their beautiful AirBnB
Five little baby Day Of The Cacti given to the lovely people of BlueSky Design in Boston Spa yesterday.
Cacti in BlueSky Design, Boston Spa
October & September 2016 - see the Bombing link above - two cacti has been "dropped" in a place......
November 2015 The McNeils' massive 3/13 Danny Kelly was knocked over with a powerful gust of wind. He snapped clean in half. The good news is that he was rescuable and he lives on......
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