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by TS Hakansson
Fri Nov 07, 2014 12:08 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: What is wrong with my Rebutia?
Replies: 16
Views: 4220

Re: What is wrong with my Rebutia?

Before you bin the plant,save the bits that look normal,I´m sure they will stay healthy.
by TS Hakansson
Thu Oct 30, 2014 9:36 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: RSM
Replies: 1
Views: 756

RSM

A few times i have had a couple of plants attacked by RSM. As usual you don´t notice them until the damage is done. BUT the pots surrounding these are not attacked and there are no further attack that year. So,what happens to the mites? Do they just up and die off or escape to another greenhouse or ...
by TS Hakansson
Wed Oct 29, 2014 5:39 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: gymnocalycium what ?
Replies: 10
Views: 2858

Re: gymnocalycium what ?

I got the first one from Andreas Wessner,but then i found that they are as easy from seed as any gymno,and not all that slowgrowing. There were plants for sale atELK under the name G. spegazzini v.brevispina
by TS Hakansson
Sun Aug 17, 2014 8:30 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Ugliness forgiven
Replies: 6
Views: 1717

Re: Ugliness forgiven

They need plenty of water during the growing period, else you will have the dieback of the tips and an unnecessary ugly plant. They also flowers only from the new tips, so pamper your plants!
by TS Hakansson
Mon Jun 23, 2014 9:43 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: summer?
Replies: 5
Views: 1365

summer?

I know that the winter in the UK was mild but very wet and wndy and that the spring was so-so,but the start of summer has been rather good. In Sweden we had a relatively mild and dry winter ,the spring was up and down for quite awhile but this summer!!It started nice enough but this last two weeks h...
by TS Hakansson
Tue Jun 17, 2014 9:18 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Turbs, Notos etc.
Replies: 7
Views: 1823

Re: Turbs, Notos etc.

first pic doesn´t look like flaviflora to me. Is it a very young plant? :?:
by TS Hakansson
Fri Jun 13, 2014 8:48 pm
Forum: Introduce Yourself
Topic: Just to say Hi
Replies: 3
Views: 1292

Re: Just to say Hi

Very welcome Reg to this forum. From your post I gather that it is mesembs you are mostly interested in?That´s not my cup of, tea,but there are lots of others who have a keen interest in those things.I´m sure you´ll get well advised.
by TS Hakansson
Sun Jun 01, 2014 9:26 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Austrocactus patagonicus
Replies: 10
Views: 3011

Re: Austrocactus patagonicus

Nicely nicely. A bit hard from seed,no? (tu)
by TS Hakansson
Mon May 19, 2014 8:03 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Österreichischen Shopping-Tag
Replies: 10
Views: 3096

Re: Österreichischen Shopping-Tag

A good haul Maja! Wellgrown plants and nice pictures.
by TS Hakansson
Tue May 06, 2014 3:47 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Astrophytum caput-medusae
Replies: 13
Views: 3674

Re: Astrophytum caput-medusae

Beautiful! Can´t imagine how you are doing it, mine never survives their second year..... :cry: