Cultivating cacti & succulents when you have disabilities
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- James Pickering
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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 are beginning to catch up with me (I am now in my late eighties) and I have great difficulty walking unaided - in fact I have to use a walker all of the time. I also have much diminished upper body strength due to rotator cuff damage in both shoulders (because of falls) plus severe edema and neuropathy in my feet. Thus it is hard for me to carry potted cacti and keep my balance and I am constantly investigating various methods and techniques for easily maintaining and transporting my plants. I also cannot stand for any length of time and therefor have to perform soil mixing, potting and watering while seated.
I hope this page will be of some help to other enthusiasts who have similar afflictions. I intend to continuously update it in order to provide more comprehensive information.
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 are beginning to catch up with me (I am now in my late eighties) and I have great difficulty walking unaided - in fact I have to use a walker all of the time. I also have much diminished upper body strength due to rotator cuff damage in both shoulders (because of falls) plus severe edema and neuropathy in my feet. Thus it is hard for me to carry potted cacti and keep my balance and I am constantly investigating various methods and techniques for easily maintaining and transporting my plants. I also cannot stand for any length of time and therefor have to perform soil mixing, potting and watering while seated.
I hope this page will be of some help to other enthusiasts who have similar afflictions. I intend to continuously update it in order to provide more comprehensive information.
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Re: Cultivating cacti & succulents when you have disabilities
An excellent resource... and some very fine plants!
Mike
Mike
Based in Wiltshire and growing a mix of cacti and succulents.
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Re: Cultivating cacti & succulents when you have disabilities
Thanks for posting this James, it is a very informative record of your experience which I find useful.
Cheers
Gary
Plant Interests
cacti & other succulents, carnivorous plants
Gary
Plant Interests
cacti & other succulents, carnivorous plants
- James Pickering
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Re: Cultivating cacti & succulents when you have disabilities
Thank you Mike.Mike wrote:An excellent resource... and some very fine plants!
Mike
- James Pickering
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Re: Cultivating cacti & succulents when you have disabilities
Thank you @purzo - I do hope the information will be of use to some people.purzo wrote:Thanks for posting this James, it is a very informative record of your experience which I find useful.
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Re: Cultivating cacti & succulents when you have disabilities
Your an inspiration to others with disabilities. Keep up the good work.
- James Pickering
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Re: Cultivating cacti & succulents when you have disabilities
Thank you for your interest and kind words @habanerocat. I am constantly updating my web page at:habanerocat wrote:Your an inspiration to others with disabilities. Keep up the good work.
http://jp29.org/cultwp.htm
I have just added a section relating to portable shade cloth covered plant staging stands for use by gardeners with Disabilities.
- James Pickering
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Re: Cultivating cacti & succulents when you have disabilities
I am constantly updating my web page - please check out the latest iteration at:
http://jp29.org/cultwp.htm
http://jp29.org/cultwp.htm
Re: Cultivating cacti & succulents when you have disabilities
James,
Here is a picture of my discocactus spinosior:
I've sown it in 2013., probably grafted seedling on pereskiopsis the same year and then regrafted it on echinopsis in 2015. Plant is about 6 cms in diameter (without spines) and I'm wondering if it started to grow cephalium or its just 'wool' that comes with new spines. What do you think?
Here is a picture of my discocactus spinosior:
I've sown it in 2013., probably grafted seedling on pereskiopsis the same year and then regrafted it on echinopsis in 2015. Plant is about 6 cms in diameter (without spines) and I'm wondering if it started to grow cephalium or its just 'wool' that comes with new spines. What do you think?
TTcacti - C&S database software - http://www.ttimpact.hr/anttun/
- James Pickering
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Re: Cultivating cacti & succulents when you have disabilities
Great job AnTTun! I have not cultivated that species of Discocactus. I do belive that is a rudimentary cephalium in the making.AnTTun wrote:James,
Here is a picture of my discocactus spinosior:
I've sown it in 2013., probably grafted seedling on pereskiopsis the same year and then regrafted it on echinopsis in 2015. Plant is about 6 cms in diameter (without spines) and I'm wondering if it started to grow cephalium or its just 'wool' that comes with new spines. What do you think?