Hi all, We had a very cold winter. In december the outside temperature has never been above 0°C between the beginning of December and mid-January (some nights...
Breck, I'm in Belgium, just a couple of miles from England and haven't received anything. I didn't even receive the last issue of the IAS. I just don't know...
I just got back from a cactus (and Succulent) weekend in the North of England and saw the messages enquiring about the Haworthiad. Since my last posting on the...
I was trying to contact Augusto Soares, a new member from Madeira. If he is reading this could he please e-mail me privately with his e-mail address, or if...
It very much appears that Spring has arrived in the northern Sonoran Desert. Temperatures are entering the low 80s range and some of my gasterias are coming...
The Huntington Botanical Garden's International Succulent Introductions (ISI) plant list for 2002 with ordering details for the European Union is now available...
Harry Mays
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Mar 17, 2002 5:19 pm
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I have just received a supply of the new book REGIONS OF FLORISTIC ENDEMISM IN SOUTHERN AFRICA, A REVIEW WITH EMPHASIS ON SUCCULENTS* by Abraham E. van Wyk and...
Harry Mays
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Mar 17, 2002 9:59 pm
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The 13th Eastern Cactus and Succulent Conference will be held Friday October 18, 2002 through Sunday October 20, 2002 in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Conference...
Tony Mace informed me on 14/3/02 that the 2001 list had been replaced with the 2002 list. EU residents can obtain a list by e-mail from me. As mentioned in the...
Harry Mays
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Mar 19, 2002 8:39 pm
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Hi all, Everything is so quiet on the discussion list... Everybody busy with repotting their haworthias ? For information, we have created our site dedicated...
Hello, Love your haworthias! And yes, I've been very busy repotting, etc. for the past three weeks -- yikes!!! I also gave away tons of succulents... Hope to...
Francoise and Christian, What a wonderful site! Thank you so very much for all the effort you have gone to to share your plants with us! WOW! David Martin ...
Really great photos I enjoy your site very much. I would like to encourage you to create an English version! Friendly regards Pijaya V. ... repotting their...
Would any one happen to know about the seeds offered by SuccSeed in 2001 identified as "Gasteria sp. RH1832c from Dwyka River Valley"? Or who RH is? The Dwyka...
From; F. Hoes Belgium My site :www.users.skynet.be/fhoes/rsasucculents/index.htm has been unavailable for the last week. Normally all problems should be solved...
I have been informed that for some reason the 2002 file of ISI plants failed to overwrite the 2001 list. It has been confirmed that the 2002 list is now in...
Harry Mays
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Mar 27, 2002 7:22 pm
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Does anyone have any experience with or information about using horticultural grade diatomaceous earth to control root mealies? While I can generally tell root...
Hello all Haworthians: Wow 1100 pots. You need something qick and effective. I had a big time problem with root mealies in my ADENIUMS, Haworthias, and ...
Many thanks Clark for the tip about using a Merit soil drench - I'll give it a try. I've always tried to use a "natural" approach to pest control - Safer's...
I've used diatomaceous earth to control root mealies and it seems to work. I also use a very quick draining, loose soil mix (crushed lava rock, pumice, ...
Hello gang! I am new to the group and am also new to haworthias. Can you tell me what the offwhite scratches/scars on the tops of the leaves are from? Cold...
Warning: another newbie question here! :) Apparently two of my plants are the types that form offshoots freely (H. retusa and H. venosa tesselata). They are...
