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by Torbjorn
Sun Apr 19, 2015 3:33 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: watering and death
Replies: 10
Views: 4200

Re: watering and death

rodsmith wrote:
Torbjorn wrote:Hej,
Sorry Thord! Strange to lose Echinocerei in the winter
Thord's post mentioned Echinocacti, not Echinocerei, I think. :wink:
I just met Thord in person, and had this pointed out to me. I my opinion all the worse to lose Echinocacti.
Sorry for the confusion...
Torbjörn.
by Torbjorn
Sun Apr 19, 2015 10:25 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: watering and death
Replies: 10
Views: 4200

Re: watering and death

Hej, Sorry Thord! Strange to lose Echinocerei in the winter. I lose them outdoors in a wet summer. Bad compost is an interesting idea, but I think Thord as I do uses fresh, allmost completely mineral substrate? My winter losses, beeing also in the Stockholm area, Sweden, is also this year, I think, ...
by Torbjorn
Thu Feb 26, 2015 6:12 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: 2 inch square B.E. F.
Replies: 9
Views: 2170

Re: 2 inch square B.E. F.

Hej, I have ordered from kakteen-schwarz several times, just ordered and the items are delevered with a bill to be payed. I have the feeling he is not keen on answering emails, but answers telephone calls. Torbjörn Bitte nur telefonisch, unsere E-Mail-Adresse bestellung@kakteen-schwarz.de ist eine r...
by Torbjorn
Thu Jan 22, 2015 3:46 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Rebutia DH 398
Replies: 16
Views: 4446

Re: Rebutia DH 398

Hej,
Mats, of Sucseed.com has it as:
http://www.succseed.com/fron-kaktusar/r ... h-398.html
He should know the source of the seed, and might have a plant.
Torbjörn
by Torbjorn
Sun Sep 07, 2014 1:52 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Lift to ELK?
Replies: 12
Views: 4995

Re: Lift to ELK?

My feeling is that all sellers are there from the start.
I would not miss the first intense hour after opening! :grin:
Have fun,
Torbjörn
by Torbjorn
Tue Jul 01, 2014 9:15 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: succulent bonsai
Replies: 79
Views: 20617

Re: succulent bonsai

Hello Tina,
I hardly dare to say this in a thread with this title... :oops:
Why bonsai Adenium at all?
I would chop off all branches, and let the plant grow more branches from low level.
BUT, this is only my opinion...
Torbjörn
by Torbjorn
Mon Jun 23, 2014 10:25 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: summer?
Replies: 5
Views: 1376

Re: summer?

Hello,
I recorded 2.7 C 2 nights ago, not far from Thord. I brought many plants back into the greenhouse, mainly Disco, Melo, and Ubelmannias.
Would you not worry?
Torbjörn
by Torbjorn
Mon Jun 02, 2014 11:15 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Moroccan euphorbias
Replies: 2
Views: 826

Re: Moroccan euphorbias

The plants are beautiful! Especially the recinifera being so free from "cork". After seeing this plant in enormous amounts in Morocco many years ago, I have always had a plant, but also always with more or less corking. Maybe winter temperature, malnutrition... What is your condition for t...
by Torbjorn
Tue Feb 25, 2014 1:57 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Agave identification
Replies: 3
Views: 1171

Re: Agave identification

My suggestion:
Aloe aristata
by Torbjorn
Mon Jan 20, 2014 6:18 am
Forum: Greenhouse Tours
Topic: A shelf tour?
Replies: 16
Views: 12063

Re: A shelf tour?

Plants?
Show us inovative ways of finding new space for plants! :smile:
Torbjörn