Hi Cactophiles, A small personal plug---if I may...from one of your own. My annual April half-price seed sale is now in effect.... Kind Regards, Kristl ...
Hi All The down side of adding new cacti to my collection is making new homes for all of them. I got a ton of coarse sand yesterday. Over half of it is already...
... have a dump truck load of sand delived this week but will have to postpone until a later date.Construction of outdoor beds IS a LOT of work.We are getting...
Randy Rain here too by noon, but I got up and out working before it hit. The O. lindheimeri isn't fussy about moisture so I moved it despite today's and the...
Hi Peter All I can figure is that this particular plant hates our moisture (Georgia's rain and my river bottom fogs). It did better planted in a large clay pot...
... The ... yet? ... buds ... to ... of ... It's a ... found ... has ... to 'lean' or flop during really cold weather. I can spare you 1 pad of "Crystal Tide"...
Hello all, It has been 12 months since I last left a post on the group. Been very busy with work, have recently managed to update my web site and was hoping to...
... about 5 years,youngest transplanted from pot to garden this February.There has been some minor joint drop but only on the bottom of plant/smallest joints...
Very, very, very nice! Donna opuntiaga <opuntiaga@...> wrote: --- In Toocoldforcactus@yahoogroups.com, "winterhardycactus" ... very ... Yahoo! Groups...
Hi George Very nice web site. I appreciated having the temperature and precipitation tables so that I could compare your growing conditions to mine. I'm very...
Hi Randy and all I spray with Daconil as a preventative several times a year. Last year I was growing gourds way too close to where my new opuntia pads were ...
... year ... I ... pot ... pot I ... the ... through ... you ... little on cacti. Information on systemic fungicides seems to be lacking when it comes to...
Daconil is not a systemic fungicide. It kills spores on contact, and can prevent new infections from outside. It is not absorbed, and acts only on the...
Hi Jim Thanks for posting the info. More knowledge is always good. :-) I actually try and avoid systemics since I'm a hobby grower and don't have lots of...
Rita, I have two imbricata, planted in a rather nasty heavy clay which have done very well in hot and generally humid zone 7 Washington, D.C. But note...
Jim & Peter & group I looked at Peter's photo of his spotty imbricata and it looks similar to what I've seen on mine in the earlier stages. I keep thinking a ...
The best advice on the subject of fungicides to use in your area of the country is to contact your local university extension office or county agent. They...
It is common that specialist nurseries grow plants that are never mentioned in the legal, official documents. Here is where you may need to consult university...
Hi All, The San Antonio Cactus and Xerophyte Society's Annual Show and Sale Thursday - April 26 - 9:00am to 5:00pm Friday - April 27 - 9:00am to 5:00pm ...
My Pedios live their lives outside in pots without protection. It's April and they're blooming. I have a pair which were purchased as seedlings many years ago ...
I'M IN MINNEAPOLIS, MN. NO BLOOMS YET YOUR NOT UP IN BLACKDUCK, MN. ARE YOU ? blackduck19971 <bduck22@...> wrote: My Pedios live their lives outside in...
Sorry for the confusion, Roy. I should include my location: Rehoboth Beach, Sussex County, Delaware Zone7 Elevation - low enough to be concerned by global...
Hi Al, Hope you don't mind a few naive questions. Like what in particular makes you suspicious of the "P. knowltoni" I.D. ? I found the following link for...
Al Plants larger than expected for P. knowltoni ? How large are your plants? Radial spines unequal? (The equal spines on the NM rare plant site photos make me...
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