Thank you Mike.Mike wrote:An excellent resource... and some very fine plants!
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- Tue May 08, 2018 9:44 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Cultivating cacti & succulents when you have disabilities
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Re: Cultivating cacti & succulents when you have disabilities
- Tue May 08, 2018 2:26 am
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Cultivating cacti & succulents when you have disabilities
- Replies: 14
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Cultivating cacti & succulents when you have disabilities
I have installed a new version of my main Cultivation Notes web page at ..... http://jp29.org/cultwp.htm ..... that is devoted to my experiences growing cacti in the last year during which time I have been inflicted with multiple physical disabilities. From the web page introduction: Advancing years...
- Fri Apr 13, 2018 1:52 am
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Cacti of Eastern Brazil - cultivation notes & photos
- Replies: 28
- Views: 7881
Re: Cacti of Eastern Brazil - cultivation notes & photos
Thank you for those kind words juster. It was very nice of you to post them.juster wrote:Superb plants James with such beautiful flowers. Thanks for posting.
- Wed Apr 11, 2018 11:14 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Cacti of Eastern Brazil - cultivation notes & photos
- Replies: 28
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Re: Cacti of Eastern Brazil - cultivation notes & photos
Discocactus placentiformis (sensu lato) growing in my front garden patch in various stages of budding and flowering. http://jp29.org/00br237.jpg http://jp29.org/00br239.jpg http://jp29.org/00br243.jpg http://jp29.org/00br244.jpg http://jp29.org/00br245.jpg http://jp29.org/00br247.jpg http://jp29.or...
- Wed Apr 04, 2018 7:39 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Cacti of Eastern Brazil - cultivation notes & photos
- Replies: 28
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Re: Cacti of Eastern Brazil - cultivation notes & photos
Tacinga inamoena ssp. subcylindrica (sensu lato) - growing in 3¼" (8cm) square plastic pots
- Tue Apr 03, 2018 3:55 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Cacti of Eastern Brazil - cultivation notes & photos
- Replies: 28
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Re: Cacti of Eastern Brazil - cultivation notes & photos
Degrafting Discocactus horstii ..........
- Tue Apr 03, 2018 3:08 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Which Pumice should I buy? Solved
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Re: Which Pumice should I buy? Solved
That is what I do.AnTTun wrote:.......... My advice is: pick size according to pot size. I use smaller grains for smaller pots and vice versa ..........
- Tue Apr 03, 2018 2:58 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Cacti of Eastern Brazil - cultivation notes & photos
- Replies: 28
- Views: 7881
Re: Cacti of Eastern Brazil - cultivation notes & photos
This might sound kinda.. ummm.. heretic ( :) ).... but I have to ask: James, all your plants are on their own roots or some of them are grafted? The great majority are on their own roots - I just prefer them that way. In general all Brazilians grow well here on their own roots, i.e. no prevalent pr...
- Tue Apr 03, 2018 2:04 am
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Cacti of Eastern Brazil - cultivation notes & photos
- Replies: 28
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Re: Cacti of Eastern Brazil - cultivation notes & photos
Fantastic discocactus, James, you certainly live in the right climate. Many of us here in the UK don't have the best conditions or climate for growing these plants to their best. I don't really mean climate for, as you know James, we don't have a climate in the UK, just WEATHER, like we have been e...
- Mon Apr 02, 2018 5:09 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Cacti of Eastern Brazil - cultivation notes & photos
- Replies: 28
- Views: 7881
Re: Cacti of Eastern Brazil - cultivation notes & photos
A failed experiment .......
Discocactus buenekeri x Discocactus horstii
..... the goal was to produce a cultivar that would have the body form, spination and coloration of D. horstii yet produce a proliferation of basal offsets like D. buenekeri. It didn’t work!
Discocactus buenekeri x Discocactus horstii
..... the goal was to produce a cultivar that would have the body form, spination and coloration of D. horstii yet produce a proliferation of basal offsets like D. buenekeri. It didn’t work!