h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Is what Nigel says I have, If this was yours how many babies would you take off a few a lot? , most already have roots please take a look . Page 1 and page 4 (5 pic's )http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/dna/h2g2/brunel/F1694533/ext/_auto/-/http://www.flickr.com/photos/21128589@N02/

Maybe one or two. I think the look of the plant would be spoiled if you took off too many. Personally I'd leave it be. Even though the small ones have roots I don't think there's anything in nature that would cause them to come off and be moved away to become an entirely new plant, they just kind of grow like that. There are some succulents that grow small plantlets on their leaves just for the purpose of falling off and becoming a new plant.

Thank's for that ,now I have another question if you don't mind ,Today in a gardening shop we like we found a tall cactus don't know the name it was all written in Japanese but my wife said that this plant was supposed to be good around electrical appliances such as computers so we might get it next weekend , have you heard of such a thing ?

I've never heard of anything like that. Good in what way?

Just tried to ask my wife in what way it was good for the human body, she tried to talk about modern tech 'machines giving off bad stuff , and the Cacti absorbing bad waves, no she just couldn't get it out in english, if you haven't heard anything then this is garbage talk , I still like the plant so will still get it I think. The plant itself is a cluster of branches up to about five feet tall arm thickness star shaped and no real spikes

Just been back to to the shop and took a couple of pic's .They are 150c tall up to my shoulder , There was a sign on them with a pic of a woman sitting at a computer ?

I think we will get one on Sunday.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/dna/h2g2/brunel/F1694533/ext/_auto/-/http://www.flickr.com/photos/21128589@N02/

Ah, yes. That's some kind of cereus, probably Cereus peruvianus. I'd repot that as soon as you get it home and put it in a pot or container much bigger. The poor thing looks like it has next to no soil in that one. You might also find that it's more than one plant. They don't usually grow like that so sellers put several together to make it look... 'nice'. In a natural state they'll grow more than one column, but not as close together as that http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/Cereus-peruvians2.jpg

Thank's , we were planning on repotting it , it's in plastic and that was two different ones in those two pic'sI liked the one with the 150c below it best