Will someone please recommend a nursery that sells hardy cactus in small pots. I really don't want to start with just pads or cuttings. Diana Pederson,...
This is in response to Diana Penderson, who is asking for the names of thosenurseries which send potted plants rather than un-rooted cuttings or bare root. ...
I have a question for those that grow Opuntias near the Arctic Circle. How does Cacti particularly Opuntia grow when the days become so long ? Do they go into...
Peter, I grow my plants in Oslo, Norway, at 60 degrees north. Even if this is quite a distance from the arctic circle at 67 degrees north (900 kilometers drive...
Hi, Peter in Toronto, in response to your question, up here,Edmonton, all of our growth happens very quickly, probably in the June/July time slot. Not having...
Dear Peter and Björn, I do not live that close to the artic circle but I have been growing Opuntias out in my garden since 1998. Take a look at my Yahoo...
Hello, group.I've prepped my winter hardy cactus bed to the point where I've put in a well draining base area constructed with large rocks. I also have a layer...
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Although my losses have been slight this year I'll be repotting into an even freer draining medium than I've used in the past. I'm convinced that a little...
Size is important, as the children's sand and regular builder's sand holds water and stays wet like the sand at the beach. I buy 100 lb. bags of 1/8 X ...
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Gary said ... Ahh.... Ok. Here is my tale. I originally grew all my hardy cacti (Opuntia and barrel) in the sand beds. The Opuntia thrived. The barrel cacti...
For those interested, these are the "barrel" cacti I grow in the Ottawa Valley, Kristl Corypantha missouriensis Echinocereus coccineus dasyacanthus engelmanii...
Peter asked a question about how Opuntia behave in the far north....while I cannot answer this question except to say that while I was in the Yukon, I did see...
... elaborate ... sand beds. The Opuntia thrived. The barrel cacti only survived. Flowering was not what I would have liked, and I lost (too many) to rot. I...
Gary, I'd start with a mix that's more grit than soil--especially here in NY. In addition, I wouldn't use pea gravel unless it's the crushed variety. Angular...
... in NY. In addition, I wouldn't use pea gravel unless it's the crushed variety. Angular grains are probably better than rounded and pea gravel as most of us...
I'd start with a mix that's more grit than soil--especially here in NY. In addition, I wouldn't use pea gravel unless it's the crushed variety. Angular grains...
Gary - I keep it simple here in zone 3 western Canada as well. I use builders grit similar to what Kristl is talking about as well as road gravel. The Village...
Hi, My opinion this year: Last year before I asked for advice I mixed sand and soil. That was really before I knew much, after I had done this people started...
I'd consider trying your clay. Cut with 80% grit, you may have just what you need. It is, afterall, the mineral content of natural soil that I'm interested in...
It might take a few years to fine tune the growing bed and microclimate for my outdoor cacti, but I'm off to a good start. Thanks for your helpful suggestions-...
Hi! I have another question for you. I know it's hard to think of winter when the temperature reaches 100, but I planted some Opuntia of various types this...
Donna, I'd pull the flower boxes into a garage or unheated porch. Little or no extra water from October to mid March and you should be fine come spring when...
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