Hello list, If you want see the new species: http://www.cact.cz/noviny/2003/02/nalez.htm Only 129 lants in the wild, no 150. Best Regards Joaquin from SPain...
lopejo@...
Mar 1, 2003 8:41 am
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In a message dated 3/1/2003 7:05:13 AM Central Standard Time, ... Hello Rene & everyone, I'm with you Rene - when will cultivated, non-collected plants be...
I'd be happy to just get some seeds! Ian Hamilton, Ontario, Canada In a message dated 3/1/2003 7:05:13 AM Central Standard Time, ... this ... Hello Rene &...
Of course we'll never know what is out there but hasn't yet been seen! Nevertheless if only 129 plants are known at this time that is significant and should be...
Hi Everyone, I have 6 living rocks which I believe are from the southwestern U.S. I don't know how to tell if they are dead or alive. Below is a link to a...
Hi, The plant shown looks quite alive to me - a bit too green if anything near the centre and a bit too bloated? Grown a little too soft - poor light - too...
Geoff Bailey
geoffbailey@...
Mar 1, 2003 11:02 pm
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The one in the picture is definatley alive, all wild collected plants are a little more pale, but I agree with Geoff, you can see too much organics in the...
Thanks. The soil is a cactus mix with some sand mixed in for drainage. The top of the soil is misleading as I sprinkled some decorative desert sand on the top....
Subject: Re: [living_rocks] Digitostigma Full marks! That's what I say too. When Pierrebraunia brauniorum was discovered only a few plants were found, but two...
Hi Michael well this is where things get tricky because depending on where you live will tell you how much to water your rocks, and then you add in soil type...
IRISHMESPR@...
Mar 3, 2003 5:58 pm
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Hi Sean, Interesting stuff. Sorry about your plants. Hopefully the survivor will pull through. Just from your email and the Cultivation link I have learned...
Just thought I would bring to Living Rockers attention a very commendable booklet on ariocarpus by Libor Kunte. It is on ariocarpus in English & produced by...
The magazine is wonderfull. In SPain ACYS have the distribution of this magazine. Very very goog. Thanks Joaquin from SPain...
lopejo@...
Mar 12, 2003 7:21 pm
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Hi All, I'm updated my website for Special plants for sale page 1,2,3,4,5 already .you can see new special plants for sale page and links to my homepage at ...
In a message dated 3/16/03 8:27:28 AM Pacific Standard Time, ... well the best thing you can actually do is water the stock the second you finished grafting,...
IRISHMESPR@...
Mar 16, 2003 11:59 pm
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Subject: [living_rocks] Grafting question Seedlings should be grafted on stock which is actively growing and so it has to be watered before grafting and also...
Hi, Grafting seedlings can be done one all stocks commonly used. Trichocereus, Stenocereus, Harisia, Hylocereus and Selenicereus. Of course it is more...
dont know where live ones are. cactus specialties and miles2go sometimes have one, but appear to be sold out right now. For seed try mesagarden. They...
All, I would like to trade some Astrophytum Myriostigma that fully fill a 4" pot, and some actually need to be repotted to 6", including some Capricorne. I...
I have a ario retusus that is in the process of shriveling and dying. Several of the tubercle tips are still turgid,but it's obvious the plant is checking...
Lazlo, Did you just move your Retusus out into the sun? Is it a furfaceous? The reason I ask is that every winter my plants all come indoors, (nice and dry!),...
I just unpotted it and all but the tip of one tubercle was mush.I just grafted it onto a small tricocereus.I doubt that it will come back but it's worth a...
Dry rot ! I have had a few do that this winter as well. I think it is do to the plant trying to grow and sucking too much on it's roots which are dry. I failed...
Hello everyone well its that time of year again the plants are waking up and things are starting to grow again, so here is a list of some extra things i have...
IRISHMESPR@...
Apr 2, 2003 2:54 am
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Dear All, I updated my website again on 1April,2003 You can see new plants for sale more on my web at Special plants for sale page 6,7,8 I hope you will enjoy...
This isn't for a web site but to inform this group that the Connecticut Cactus and Succulent Society will be holding their 20th annual show and sale this...
All, Just wondering where everyone is? This used to be a fairly lively board. Is there somewhere else to be now for our hobby or have we just gone dormant?...