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8 inches and it broke! Oh Dear!
lil ~ Auntie Giggles with added login ~ returned Started conversation Dec 11, 2004
I have a confession to make. I was looking after it and it broke in half! 
I am not fit to call myself the carer of the mascot of S.H.A.D.O.W. 
You may be wondering what I am rambling on about, or you may not even care, but here goes:-
Researcher U218198 Herbert the Cactus is/was the mascot of S.H.A.D.O.W. He was thriving on the kitchen windowsill, only one of my cats knocked him off during the night and he snapped in two 
NJA 
is experimenting at the moment to see if she can save one or both halves 
I will keep you informed of the progress, should there be any improvement at all for the patient
love,
lill xx
Ex-carer of the mascot of S.H.A.D.O.W.
8 inches and it broke! Oh Dear!
Blackberry Cat , if one wishes to remain an individual in the midst of the teeming multitudes, one must make oneself grotesque Posted Dec 11, 2004
poor Herbert but 
s will be s
wishing him a speedy recovery 
8 inches and it broke! Oh Dear!
Traveller in Time Reporting Bugs -o-o- Broken the chain of Pliny -o-o- Hired Posted Dec 11, 2004
Traveller in Time 
in a tree
"Have you tried Glue ?"
8 inches and it broke! Oh Dear!
Scandrea Posted Dec 11, 2004
Taken from http://www.arizonacactus.com/care.htm
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Dear Cactus Doctor,
We recently purchased a house with a medium sized saguaro (12 feet tall, no arms) in a front flower bed. The cactus started to lean and after a recent rain storm it fell onto the house. The top 3 feet broke off and landed on the roof. The remaining plant is leaning against the rain gutter. The roots on one side are exposed. It obviously needs a new place to live since the flower bed gets too much water. Can the plant be salvaged with a broken top or should we just toss it? Thanks, Bill & Debbie
Dear folks...Thanks for your e-mail. sure you can salvage both parts of the plant. The top can be planted in dry sand and soil and it will re-root. The bottom can be lifted with a big backhoe and planted in a new dry hole and it also will re-root. The broken part at the top needs to be wrapped with black plastic and let it form scar tissue and heal over. When the plant re-establishes itself it will send up arms from the broken area at the top, resulting in an unusual plant. I have seen many saguaros that were struck by lightning, destroying the tip. The plant then sent out offsets, or arms and live a long life.
There is a company in Chandler, Arizona Cactus Sales, that specialize in moving saguaros. You may want to give them a call at 480-963-1061. They are at 11619 S. Arizona Avenue in Chandler.
Good growing!
8 inches and it broke! Oh Dear!
lil ~ Auntie Giggles with added login ~ returned Posted Dec 11, 2004
Scan you little treasure!
The bottom half has still got the roots and I have put it into a plastic bag...but the other piece is resting in a small glass with a tiny amount of water in there.. I will have to get some sand tomorrow...
Thank you 
lil xx
8 inches and it broke! Oh Dear!
Captain T A Nuge, leader of the Clique (A3542186) Join today! -Back from the dead- Posted Dec 11, 2004
Sorry, but what IS S.H.A.D.O.W? I've always wondered...
8 inches and it broke! Oh Dear!
Prof Animal Chaos.C.E.O..err! C.E.Idiot of H2G2 Fools Guild (Official).... A recipient of S.F.L and S.S.J.A.D.D...plus...S.N.A.F.U. Posted Dec 11, 2004
re-pot and two mascots for the price of one S.H.A.D.O.W. 1 and 2, the power of shadow
8 inches and it broke! Oh Dear!
Scandrea Posted Dec 11, 2004
Get cactus soil! I think it works better as it has more nutrients. And you might want to be careful with the water- I wouldn't let the top get too wet or it might rot!
I know saguaros are more like tree-sized cacti, but I figured it would work OK for little guys
8 inches and it broke! Oh Dear!
lil ~ Auntie Giggles with added login ~ returned Posted Dec 11, 2004
Scan, I was only treating it as I did a succulent plant years ago.. that never did grow roots again.. I used to lift it off the soil to water it!!
8 inches and it broke! Oh Dear!
Captain T A Nuge, leader of the Clique (A3542186) Join today! -Back from the dead- Posted Dec 11, 2004
*Jumps up and down, waving* HEEEELLLLOOO!!! WHAT IS S.H.A.D.O.W?
8 inches and it broke! Oh Dear!
Scandrea Posted Dec 11, 2004
*Tries to fathom how that would even work.* ...
8 inches and it broke! Oh Dear!
Baconlefeets Posted Dec 11, 2004
...oh...I'm sorry, I was expecting a thread full of inuendo's....
8 inches and it broke! Oh Dear!
pheloxi | is it time to wear a hat? | Posted Dec 11, 2004
S.H.A.D.O.W. A811810
8 inches and it broke! Oh Dear!
lil ~ Auntie Giggles with added login ~ returned Posted Dec 11, 2004
Footie.. I bet that is why most of them looked in anyway!! 
Captain Nuge!
S.H.A.D.O.W.
Singularly Hidden Avoidant Denizens Of the Web!!
8 inches and it broke! Oh Dear!
Baconlefeets Posted Dec 11, 2004
Does that mean you're an expert in the field of the ancient wallabee history?
8 inches and it broke! Oh Dear!
Captain T A Nuge, leader of the Clique (A3542186) Join today! -Back from the dead- Posted Dec 11, 2004
Thank you.
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Jackruss a Grand Master of Tea and Toast, Keeper of the comfy chair, who is spending a year dead for tax reasons! DNA! Posted Dec 11, 2004
christ just where is the inuendo in this thread, i was just going to post some but theres not a sausage, oops! sorry!
8 inches and it broke! Oh Dear!
lil ~ Auntie Giggles with added login ~ returned Posted Dec 11, 2004
8 inches and it broke! Oh Dear!
Jackruss a Grand Master of Tea and Toast, Keeper of the comfy chair, who is spending a year dead for tax reasons! DNA! Posted Dec 11, 2004
8 inches and it broke! Oh Dear!
Still Incognitas, Still Chairthingy, Still lurking, Still invisible, unnoticeable, missable, unseen, just haunting h2g2 Posted Dec 11, 2004
I heard a rumour that Herbert was deceased some time ago so it is a pleasant surprise to hear he is still with us.
Get well soon Herbert!!
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- 1: lil ~ Auntie Giggles with added login ~ returned (Dec 11, 2004)
- 2: Blackberry Cat , if one wishes to remain an individual in the midst of the teeming multitudes, one must make oneself grotesque (Dec 11, 2004)
- 3: Traveller in Time Reporting Bugs -o-o- Broken the chain of Pliny -o-o- Hired (Dec 11, 2004)
- 4: Scandrea (Dec 11, 2004)
- 5: lil ~ Auntie Giggles with added login ~ returned (Dec 11, 2004)
- 6: Captain T A Nuge, leader of the Clique (A3542186) Join today! -Back from the dead- (Dec 11, 2004)
- 7: Prof Animal Chaos.C.E.O..err! C.E.Idiot of H2G2 Fools Guild (Official).... A recipient of S.F.L and S.S.J.A.D.D...plus...S.N.A.F.U. (Dec 11, 2004)
- 8: Scandrea (Dec 11, 2004)
- 9: lil ~ Auntie Giggles with added login ~ returned (Dec 11, 2004)
- 10: Captain T A Nuge, leader of the Clique (A3542186) Join today! -Back from the dead- (Dec 11, 2004)
- 11: Scandrea (Dec 11, 2004)
- 12: Baconlefeets (Dec 11, 2004)
- 13: pheloxi | is it time to wear a hat? | (Dec 11, 2004)
- 14: lil ~ Auntie Giggles with added login ~ returned (Dec 11, 2004)
- 15: Baconlefeets (Dec 11, 2004)
- 16: Captain T A Nuge, leader of the Clique (A3542186) Join today! -Back from the dead- (Dec 11, 2004)
- 17: Jackruss a Grand Master of Tea and Toast, Keeper of the comfy chair, who is spending a year dead for tax reasons! DNA! (Dec 11, 2004)
- 18: lil ~ Auntie Giggles with added login ~ returned (Dec 11, 2004)
- 19: Jackruss a Grand Master of Tea and Toast, Keeper of the comfy chair, who is spending a year dead for tax reasons! DNA! (Dec 11, 2004)
- 20: Still Incognitas, Still Chairthingy, Still lurking, Still invisible, unnoticeable, missable, unseen, just haunting h2g2 (Dec 11, 2004)
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