A trip to Lakerveld
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Ross M
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Re: A trip to Lakerveld
Great photos Vic. Who says you can't get strong spination in Northern Europe!
Ross
Dunbar, SE Scotland.
BCSS member #46264 (originally joined 1983).
Growing cacti since 1978, with a particular interest in Sulcorebutia and Rebutia.
Dunbar, SE Scotland.
BCSS member #46264 (originally joined 1983).
Growing cacti since 1978, with a particular interest in Sulcorebutia and Rebutia.
Re: A trip to Lakerveld
Quite a few 'lollipops' around. I know it helps cultivation
but I can't yet bring myself to like anything stuck on
a pole. I have just two grafted plants in my collection
and both are invisible. One is Discocactus horstii that I really
wanted and was happy to accept the graft.
How easy/stupid is it to degraft some of the more mature specimens?
Thanks again for these Vic, I found myself mesmerised by seas of
ariocarpi and oceans of Lophophoras!::o
but I can't yet bring myself to like anything stuck on
a pole. I have just two grafted plants in my collection
and both are invisible. One is Discocactus horstii that I really
wanted and was happy to accept the graft.
How easy/stupid is it to degraft some of the more mature specimens?
Thanks again for these Vic, I found myself mesmerised by seas of
ariocarpi and oceans of Lophophoras!::o
Best Wishes
Iain
Grampian
Iain
Grampian
Re: A trip to Lakerveld
Thanks for another treat, Vic.
I was relieved to see that his private plants weren't sticking up in the air! Personally I think the en masse grafting exaggerates the ugliness of grafted plants.
I was relieved to see that his private plants weren't sticking up in the air! Personally I think the en masse grafting exaggerates the ugliness of grafted plants.
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Eriosyce; Euphorbias; Astros; Notos; Conos; Aloes; Agaves; Feros; Stenos; Echinocerei; Etc.; Etc.; ...
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Mike P
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Re: A trip to Lakerveld
Nice collection but I must say find the grafted plants are pretty ugly on the whole.
I'm sure the Lophophoras are verrrry popular in Amsterdam. (well until they close down all the specialist shops anyway.....
I'm sure the Lophophoras are verrrry popular in Amsterdam. (well until they close down all the specialist shops anyway.....
Mike
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BrianMc
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Re: A trip to Lakerveld
Cactus Jack Wrote:
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> any idea why they use such long stems for grafting
> ??:shrugs: i would have thought it would have been
> easier to have the graft lower down .
Generally speaking, a bigger grafting stock will last much longer than a short one. With age the stock will become woody and lose efficiency. Short stocks get tired qicker, so the scion will need to be regrafted much earlier, or it will suffer.
Brian
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> any idea why they use such long stems for grafting
> ??:shrugs: i would have thought it would have been
> easier to have the graft lower down .
Generally speaking, a bigger grafting stock will last much longer than a short one. With age the stock will become woody and lose efficiency. Short stocks get tired qicker, so the scion will need to be regrafted much earlier, or it will suffer.
Brian
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Keen propagator and compulsive 'tickler'!
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Re: A trip to Lakerveld
Thank's for sharing Vic, - some lovely plants there!
Phil. (Kent, England) BCSS Herne Bay & District Branch.
Collecting Cacti-1961. Forum member-September 2004.
Favourites= Mexican miniatures.
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Collecting Cacti-1961. Forum member-September 2004.
Favourites= Mexican miniatures.
http://www.cactusplant.co.uk
Re: A trip to Lakerveld
Very much appreciated, Vic. Great pics of great plants. I hope to be able to visit these fabulous nurseries some time.
Re: A trip to Lakerveld
Belated happy birthday but I'm surprised you have not shown a pic of the 'Messiah' as Hans is known in Dutch clog circles. Heres one when he was extracting money from the wallet last year.
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I have been growing C & S since 1968. A lot of my plants were imports in the early 1970s. I am a Crawley branch member sometimes!
Re: A trip to Lakerveld
And heres one of Cok with his Aloe polyphilla in flower taken in June last year
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I have been growing C & S since 1968. A lot of my plants were imports in the early 1970s. I am a Crawley branch member sometimes!
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Vic
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Re: A trip to Lakerveld
Ha, ha John!! These were taken last spring (2007) -
'Now he's looking!'
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'Now he's looking!'
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