Hello everyone; I have a question...do you remove and clean the seeds from the fresh seed pod, or wait until the pod has dried? I have been cleaning the seeds...
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georgethomson@...
Oct 4, 1999 11:13 am
Hi Carole, I am sure there are others in the community with more experience then I have had with Melocactus seed raising but I have had a great deal of ...
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Marlon Machado
marlon@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Oct 4, 1999 12:45 pm
On Sat, 2 Oct 1999 23:06:41 -0500 "kencarsanders" ... Dear Carole, It is best to harvest the seeds while the fruit is still juicy, because when the fruit dries...
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JAMESICUS@...
Oct 4, 1999 2:15 pm
Over the years I have used both approaches depending on circumstances. Both worked equally well for me. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ James...
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Gérard Delanoy
delanoy@xxxxx.xxxxx.xxx
Oct 5, 1999 9:44 am
Hello at all, Concerning the extraction of seeds from dry fruits of Melocactus, I have a solution : At first fruits are soak in lukewarm waterduring about 30...
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JAMESICUS@...
Oct 5, 1999 2:57 pm
In a message dated 10/5/99 2:36:52 AM US Mountain Standard Time, Gerard ... Yes, Gerard, I have used that method also and I do like it. As I mentioned, I have...
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kencarsanders
KenCarSanders@xxxxx.x...
Oct 5, 1999 3:40 pm
Hello Everyone; Thanks so much for the information on cleaning seeds. I now know I can clean the seed pods I forgot about that dried out. This past week has...
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Gérard Delanoy
delanoy@xxxxx.xxxxx.xxx
Oct 7, 1999 12:37 pm
Hello at all, Some years ago I have sawn seeds from Melocactus estevesii, from Mesa-Garden seed-list. Some years after, it appears that it is not the true...
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Mark Fryer
mock@...
Oct 7, 1999 6:57 pm
I recall making a similar observation, but attributed it to whomever labeled the source with M. estevesii (which I think aylor calls a synonym of M. ernestii...
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Gérard Delanoy
delanoy@xxxxx.xxxxx.xxx
Oct 8, 1999 9:42 am
Hello, I have some problems with seedlings of Uebelmannia.The results are very bads. May be the seeds are not good but may be I don't give the good conditions....
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JAMESICUS@...
Oct 8, 1999 3:31 pm
In a message dated 10/8/99 2:35:11 AM US Mountain Standard Time, Gerard ... Again, Gerard, I can only report on my own experiences. I have always had good...
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JAMESICUS@xxx.xxx
Oct 8, 1999 3:47 pm
In my previous posting I should have mentioned the seed growing setup I described was constructed by Dan Bach. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ...
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JAMESICUS@xxx.xxx
Oct 8, 1999 10:40 pm
I posted the following on cacti_etc & the S. American cacti list, for I thought it would have general interest. I do not know who subscribes to multiple lists,...
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Mark Fryer
mock@xx.xxxx
Oct 8, 1999 3:49 pm
Gerard asked about growing Uebels from seed. I think James' results might be echoing some of my results with fresh vs. 'not-so-fresh' Uebelmannia seed. And...
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Moshe Halevi
moshe_halevi@xxxxx.xxxx
Oct 9, 1999 10:24 am
hi to all! at spring time this year i sawn about 50 seeds of uebelmania pectinifera,germination was 90% and the seedlings are growing quiet fast(already 2 cm. ...
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Gérard Delanoy
delanoy@xxxxx.xxxxx.xxx
Oct 12, 1999 10:20 am
Hi at all, Who as make seedlings of the nice Pierrebraunia bahiensis and can give informations ? Many thanks iun advance, Gérard...
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georgethomson@xxxx.xx...
Oct 12, 1999 8:35 pm
Hi Melofolks I haven't been too bothered by mealybug and not at all by red spider. However, I was wondering if anyone has used one of these ultrasound insect...
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luciorss@xxx.xxx
Oct 13, 1999 5:57 pm
Such contraptions are quite effective, but especially against rodents, mice and other small mammals. But I must add that when I used it in my cellar also all...
Hi, Thank you Moshe for the informations. I'll try your method the next year and also the one of James. May be also that the seeds from the firms are not...
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Gérard Delanoy
delanoy@xxxxx.xxxxx.xxx
Nov 2, 1999 1:44 pm
Hi to all, A friend to me has received a photo from a peruvian Melocactus encountered about 100 kms in the South-east of Cajamarca (departement of Cajamarca, ...
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Jorgen Grahn
jorgen.grahn@xxxxxxxx...
Nov 2, 1999 5:45 pm
... Peruvianus or bellavistensis ;-) I bought seeds of Melocactus unguispinus "Crisnejas, Peru" from SuccSeed two years ago. It is a synonym of M peruvianus...
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georgethomson@xxxx.xx...
Nov 3, 1999 9:55 am
Gerard, I am sure that Nigel Taylor would name this plant peruvianus. Melocactus peruvianus is an extremely variable plant. Apparently, in every Andian valley...
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Marlon Machado
marlon@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Nov 3, 1999 1:46 pm
At Tue, 02 Nov 1999 14:44:23 +0100 Gerard Delanoy <delanoy@...> ... Hello Gerard, I am not with the Taylor book in hands right now, I will take a...
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Gérard Delanoy
delanoy@xxxxx.xxxxx.xxx
Nov 4, 1999 8:42 am
Thank you Marlon, My idea is that this plant is M. bellavistensis ssp.onycacanthus according his locality near the Rio Crisnejas and his spination. It seems...
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georgethomson@xxxx.xx...
Nov 11, 1999 9:00 pm
At long last I have completely revised my website. The address has also moved - just a little - although you will be redirected from the old one! Please pay it...
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Marlon Machado
marlon@...
Nov 24, 1999 5:55 pm
Hello everyone, I am updating my website, and I just add a photo gallery to it, displaying native Brazilian cacti in their habitats. More than 150 photos of...
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Gérard Delanoy
delanoy@xxxxx.xxxxx.xxx
Nov 25, 1999 8:47 am
Hello Marlon, Thank you for these very nice and usefull documents. Best regards Gérard...
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luciorss@xxx.xxx
Dec 4, 1999 12:27 am
Hello folks, Despite my efforts, my Melocactus matanzanus rotted again. This is the third plant I lose in three years. I keep my Melos indoors in winter and ...
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georgethomson@xxxx.xx...
Dec 5, 1999 10:33 am
Lucio What is the pH of the growing medium and what light conditions are your matanzanus being kept under? If you have problems with matanzanus, I suggest you...
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Gérard Delanoy
delanoy@xxxxx.xxxxx.xxx
Dec 7, 1999 10:50 am
Sorry Lucio, I have no suggestions for your problems with M.matanzanus; Personally i have no problems with this species. My samples are grafted on little ...
