Hi group. Just wondered what was happening in the world - today is May 1st and about half way between Ariocarpus flowering and fruiting, when having soaked the...
David Rushforth
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May 1, 2005 4:20 pm
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David, Living just up the coast from you at Lytham. I used to use gallons of paraffin over winter. I now heat with electricity fan heaters and they barely come...
I have had "die offs" myself, but none as rapid as you described. Some of the causes are clear while others are a mystery. Older Arios, especially Fiss, seem...
I think the reason for this sudden death can be found in their history. Maybe they grew too fast in their youth. Just an idea. Greetings from Bavaria Edmund ...
I have a odd question. My Ario Fiss (all varieties/including Intermedius/Illoydii) have always had white, silky fruit, elongated like a tube, that dry to a...
Edmund, You are probably right. I buy my plant from several suppliers. So far for me the best surviving rate have hard grown plants like ones grown by Steve...
Apologies for the off topic message but I have had serious PC problems of late so if anybody has tried to e-mail me in the last week please try again. Phil...
Hello everyone, this winter and spring has been very crazy for southern California, with record rainfall and mudslides we have been on our toes, but now its...
IRISHMESPR@...
May 13, 2005 12:29 am
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Hola moises como estas???? oye sigo esperando la lista de tus plantas..... ke onda con eso??? Bye Drakko...
Hi all, I will be spending the first 2 weeks in June on a long driving odyssey that starts in San Diego heading to South Carolina and from there up to Boston....
... with ... spring and ... sale!!! ... progressively more ... expensive ... have placed ... and shipping ... day i ... some plants are ... by a "G". ... you...
For anyone interested, I currently have lychnidiflora, quisqueyana and several other Pereskia species listed on ebay. Others will be posted in a few days. I...
Hello all!, It's that time of year again, and as usual I have way more seeds to harvest than I can ever grow. The pods are continuing to push out. but right...
Hi all, I'm looking for seeds of different ariocarpus hybrids. I'm interested in almost all crosses. I have many astrophytum, lophophora and pure Ariocarpus...
Hey SEAN RYAN , IRISHMESPR@..., Would you please reply here or to my other emails.I mailed my Money order on June 27th,'05,for the three Aztekium you...
i sent them almost a week ago, and they have not come back to me so the address must have been correct, if they do not show up in the next week, i will send...
IRISHMESPR@...
Jul 13, 2005 6:29 am
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Thanks Sean,our mail service is not the best,so maybe they'll show.If it was sent standard or priority,there's prolly no way to track,but I'll hammer my post...
Hi to your all. I have now made some new photo albums on my web site. You can see see some cactus, agave and opuntia from the Greek island Rhodos. I hope that...
Hi all, I have the following seeds for trade or sale: Ariocarpus: lloydii fissuratus fissuratus Brewster Co. Texas retusus v. rio verde Astrophytum: asterias...
Okay, This used to be a great place to share with others who had similar interests on living rock type cacti. We had a brief revival a while back, but now it...
... I don't know.I've lost a lot of Arios lately.I've grown mainly Trichocereus vars. for yrs.Living Rocks are a horse of a different color, and I always...
Hye, Thanks for responding! Sorry to hear about your Ario losses. What types of Trichs are you grwoing? Could I interest you in some Pachanoi or Peruvianus?...
Gutentag, Everything that lives, dies. And I think this group is past its 'golden years' and now in its twilight moments. Soon to shed its 'mortal coil' (or...
Chris, I have many pachanoi,peruvianus,and bridgesii.I accepted many T.peruv. bases from another grower and many of those and mine (12) have developed the...
Sure, I have the following for trade: Astrophytum Ornatum ( a few larger large 4inch plants) Astro Myrio (1 larger 4 inch plant) Asrto Myrio Nudum (1 large 3-4...
Malathion and neem will do nothing for fungus and mold, but is great for mealie bugs and spider mites. For fungus on cactus, use slight dusting of sulfur...