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Pachypodium geayi vs lamerei: How to Tell Them Apart, Even as Seedlings
Leaves, spines, trunk and seedlings: what I actually look at on my own plants
Nov 3
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Fat Plant Notes
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October 2026
Why My Pachypodiums Lose Their Leaves in Winter
Older plants, seedlings, and one species that does it in summer
Oct 29
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Fat Plant Notes
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Soil Mix for Caudex Plants and Cacti: What Japanese Growers Use and What I Use
My recipes for Dioscorea, Pachypodium, Dorstenia, Welwitschia, Ariocarpus, Astrophytum and seed trays, plus the akadama mixes I tested and why I…
Oct 20
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Fat Plant Notes
Dioscorea elephantipes Care: The Caudex That Grows in Winter
Elephant's foot: what it does all year, how I water and feed it, and the two soil mixes I use
Oct 14
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Fat Plant Notes
Minimum Winter Temperatures for Caudex Plants and Cacti: What My Unheated Balcony Taught Me
The nights are getting cooler, and for the first time my plants won't spend winter on the balcony.
Oct 9
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Fat Plant Notes
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Why I Grow Caudex Plants from Seed
From a balcony shelf to a heated greenhouse: what buying taught me, and why I now start Dioscorea, Welwitschia and Dorstenia from seed
Oct 4
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Fat Plant Notes
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