CInta I'll take a photo of the cactus you sent me! I love them, I also received some from Mark (on here) and transplanted them into a great setting, but they are very tricky to work with - I kept thinking I was doing fine, but the needles were longer than expected, and also even at the base there are fine hair like needles - where is the "Ouch" emoticon! I finally used chopsticks to move/set the plants where I wanted them...but what a task, I can't imagine having a whole garden full of these suckers! (I'm kidding!) (its not a green thumb its a green bandaid on my thumb!)

Cinta, my apologies for my autocorrect butchering your name!

What I do, even with 5 ft plus cuttings, is just use old beach towels layered until the spines can not go through. Some gloves and your good to go. If the spines are huge loop a group of towels around the cacti and twist the ends until they are tense. Do this on top and bottom of latge cuttings using the tense ends of the towels as grips to easily lift in to a wheel barrel or simply to hold the thing upright while you stabilize the base.

You may loose a needle or two but it gets the job done rapidly.

bluestem55 said:Cinta, my apologies for my autocorrect butchering your name!

I did not see anything. So all is good.

Greg, I warned you. I use kitchen tongs. I sat on them one time and you want to know real pain try that mistake. The ones I sent you are like weeds if you just put them on top of the soil they root even on their side they send roots down.

Ouch Cinta, that sounds awful! Actually the chopsticks worked fine once I thought of that!
T-Rev good idea with the old towels, when mine get larger I could do something like that, these are still little ones!
Bluestem, I did notice Cinta's name, but figured it was your autocorrect and it made me smile!

I do not mind name hik-ups. As my mother use to say call me anything just do not call me late for diner.

I am good at typos......

The thread "Coffee kills slugs?" in Daylilies forum

Well, Cinta, have you finally got those darn sl_ts under control now...???

webesemps said:Well, Cinta, have you finally got those darn sl_ts under control now...???

Yep that coffee works. Give them a good dose of caffeine

Mark your succulent bed is looking quite full and most interesting!

I agree, very nice!

Mark it is looking great. I see some of the cuttings in there that you sent me.

The one in the last picture bottom right is a fast grower it has almost filled up the pot. I think it is tender for my climate so I am bringing it in for the winter.

Looks very nice Mark!!

What is the one with all the little purple flowers everywhere? Thing is nice!

I agree it's lovely!

Looks good Mark!!!

Its a sedum probably Sedum pluracaule ezawe ‘Isle of Sakhalin’ (I have that one and it looks the same based on this photo)

I've always been so afraid of succulents and now I truly feel silly knowing the ease of care. These are the ones I currently own and I'm thinking of adding a few new ones this week.

Lovely to meet all of you!

Danica. Thanks for sharing with us your echeverias, jade and sempervivums! Enjoy!