tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post7949387114815196746..comments2024-03-28T13:18:03.669-07:00Comments on Succulents and More™: Replacing a neglected agaveGerhard Bock (Succulents and More)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-6009896011899758382014-05-21T10:32:15.798-07:002014-05-21T10:32:15.798-07:00Mine are nothing fancy but so far I haven't fo...Mine are <a href="http://www.harborfreight.com/14-inch-welding-gloves-97033.html" rel="nofollow">nothing fancy</a> but so far I haven't found anything that penetrates them. I don't try to remove the spines that might get stuck in them. I figure if it gets to the point where spines work their way through the leather into the interior, I'll simply get a new pair. <br /><br />I should add, though, that I don't pick up prickly pears without wrapping them in newspaper first.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-17080718082742752182014-05-21T10:28:33.706-07:002014-05-21T10:28:33.706-07:00That's why I don't both with high-maintena...That's why I don't both with high-maintenance plants :-)Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-66564346609770228642014-05-21T10:27:47.406-07:002014-05-21T10:27:47.406-07:00Except for the ones you fuss over; they're oft...Except for the ones you fuss over; they're often the ones to croak. Go figure!Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-74529206396732706372014-05-21T08:36:57.784-07:002014-05-21T08:36:57.784-07:00About those welding gloves... are there thorns, pr...About those welding gloves... are there thorns, prickles, spines, or spikes that they won't protect you from? Do you use these when working with the cactus too? If so, how do you remove the glochids and other prickly things from them when you're finished using them? Or do you just leave them knowing that these gloves will always be dangerous?Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-27449575809076262402014-05-21T01:24:19.994-07:002014-05-21T01:24:19.994-07:00I'm the same as you and have been known to ser...I'm the same as you and have been known to seriously neglect plants that are not looking pristine. I pretty much end up killing anything that can't cope with neglect.Spiky Obsessionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336642361281619338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-12437240442729561212014-05-20T22:49:55.773-07:002014-05-20T22:49:55.773-07:00I've tended to a couple of mistreated agaves r...I've tended to a couple of mistreated agaves recently as well. It's pretty amazing how tough they are...danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.com