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by rcapra
Wed Oct 12, 2022 8:49 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Is this what overwatering looks like?
Replies: 4
Views: 517

Re: Is this what overwatering looks like?

Water is certainly involved but the appearance is that of an infection produced by Pythium debaryanum.
Ruggero
by rcapra
Sun Aug 28, 2022 4:43 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: love at first sight
Replies: 7
Views: 358

Re: love at first sight

yes, Copiapoa lauii.
Ruggero
by rcapra
Sun Aug 28, 2022 1:49 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: love at first sight
Replies: 7
Views: 358

love at first sight

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by rcapra
Fri Jul 22, 2022 11:44 pm
Forum: Monthly Photo Competitions
Topic: July 2022 - Yellow
Replies: 29
Views: 8022

Re: July 2022 - Yellow

attractive yellow ... :wink:
by rcapra
Wed Jul 20, 2022 7:40 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: What is your Max / Min temperature in the GREENHOUSE?
Replies: 43
Views: 2927

Re: What is your Max / Min temperature in the GREENHOUSE?

The situation in Northern Italy is nothing short of critical. By now the temperature has surpassed all records and the drought is raging. Despite the shading net that filters 50% of the light, the internal temperature during the hours of sunshine is between 39 and 40 degrees Celsius. The minimum nev...
by rcapra
Thu Apr 07, 2022 12:32 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Cactus mites
Replies: 39
Views: 3565

Re: Cactus mites

by rcapra
Thu Apr 07, 2022 7:47 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Cactus mites
Replies: 39
Views: 3565

Re: Cactus mites

The theme that Pattock has raised is of great importance. I would like to be able to read a report concerning the biological cycles of the main parasites. Brevipalpus is among these, in my experience, more than Tetranychus; my impression is that the lesions to the plants that form in the area not ex...
by rcapra
Tue Mar 29, 2022 1:15 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Mammillaria senilis
Replies: 14
Views: 1155

Re: Mammillaria senilis

just to share the wonder of these flowers ... even the pollen falls back like in the beautiful Alì Baba plant. I continue to love Mammillarias even if they seem out of date now.
by rcapra
Tue Mar 29, 2022 8:54 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Mammillaria senilis
Replies: 14
Views: 1155

Re: Mammillaria senilis

They are truly special flowers. In my experience, flowering is linked to a period of cold (around 5 degrees Celsius). The years when I didn't have a cold December and January, I didn't have flowers. Another important point in my plants is a decent growth in the previous year (if it struggles, it doe...
by rcapra
Tue Mar 22, 2022 1:23 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Chairman candidate hustings
Replies: 65
Views: 4270

Re: Chairman candidate hustings

Unfortunately, I am unable to join the zoom meeting for my work. Do you think you have a recording that I can listen to again as it is a very important topic? Ruggero Please don't forget this, Tuesday 22 March. Don't forget to ASK YOUR QUESTIONS to the two candidates, BCSS ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN Membe...