Hi from Costa Rica!

[Patricia-CR]

Hello,I'm a newbie here. I'm from Costa Rica. I live near a volcano (Poas Volcano), at around 1500 (+/- 50) m altitude, 15 to 25 ºC year round except for some slight fluctuations if it's summer or winter in the northern hemisphere. Cacti (or cactuses?) are part of our flora. I've been a cactus fan and a cultivating learner for over 15 years (we never stop learning! ). I have a GH to protect a small collection from our terrible rainy season. I prefer small cactus rather than the larger ones because of the space and difficulty in handling them, though I have a few large ones.

I'll try to get acquainted with this community and how everything works around here. It'll take a while, but I'm excited to be here, to hear from your experiences and learn.

Patricia

[AnTTun]

Many rivers (and few seas) you have crossed to come here Patricia Welcome indeed.

[Morgans Beauty]

better to live in costa rica than in germany i hate snow....but you're very welcome patricia

[Diane]

Hi Patricia, to the forum! What a wonderful country you live in, full of exotic flora and fauna!

We look forward to hearing more from you, and maybe seeing some pics of your plants (and country!)

[Patricia-CR]

Thanks for your welcome! Very kind of you. Glad to be here. Yes, I'm kind of far away from most of you, but it's amazing what ties us together: the love/obsession for these succulent plants There's no distance in that!

[Botanist]

Hi Patricia, nice to meet you.
I have send some cuttings of Hoya-plants to a friend over there and they will flower for the first time now. I am sure they can grow verry easy there, and I hope to visit your country one of thise following years as there is a direct charterflight now.

[Patricia-CR]

Hi Botanist, nice to meet you too. Good for your friend! It's difficult to introduce any alive plant here, especially by mail. Usually only seeds are allowed. Whenever I travel, I bring a lot of cacti and other small plants with me, that's how I have made my collection. When I can't travel, then I buy seeds and slooowly grow them from seeds. There are cacti in the nurseries here, but usually they always have the same ones.

Thanks!

[Andy Hood]

Hello and welcome to the forum

[Patricia-CR]

HI, Andy, and thanks!

[Roger Mann]

Hello and