Discocactus horstii then & now

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James Pickering
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Discocactus horstii then & now

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Germinated (October 2005) seedlings in 8cm plastic pot, January 2006:
[img]http://jp29.org/dihors16s.JPG[/img]

Transplanted into 7cm plastic pots, June 2006:
[img]http://jp29.org/dihors30s.JPG[/img]

Today still in 7cm plastic pots:
[img]http://jp29.org/dihors32.JPG[/img]

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you'll have to come back to the old country with a few of these in your suitcase James Lol !!

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NickT wrote:

> you'll have to come back to the old country with a few of these
> in your suitcase James Lol !!


Well I do come back to the old country every so often Nick and I wish I could carry a few plants to give to old friends -- but thanks to my Mum & Dad, I am too law abiding (and chicken) to try!

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That looks like very fast growth, James! What's your secret?
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Mike wrote:

> That looks like very fast growth, James! What's your secret?
> Mike

Living in S. Arizona with its year round daily sunshine, very hot summers and mild, warm winters -- plus year round feeding with 10-30-20 fertilizer.

To my mind, it is nature's way of paying me back for the mighty struggles I had growing cacti during the miserably cold winters in WW2 Lancashire! :-)

Addendum:

Any idiot can grow cacti well in S. Arizona -- I do! :-)

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Wow, that's amazing in less than a year!! Will they flower by next year or is it a genus that needs to be more mature before flowering??

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Tending more towards cacti :D, particularly Gymnocalyciums, Rebutias, Sulcorebutias, Echinopses, Thelos, Feros and Mamms (and anything else I like the look of!) all in an 8 x 6 polycarb greenhouse and a few windowsills!
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