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- Fri Aug 23, 2019 2:37 am
- Forum: Big Picture Project
- Topic: Melocactus matanzanus
- Replies: 35
- Views: 29146
Re: Melocactus matanzanus
I am afraid my contribution is too lengthy to post here but here is a link to a web page I composed: Saving and rescuing Melocactus matanzanus Hi James, It's wonderful to see you back on the forum again, and the web presentation you linked to is fantastic! Hi Steve! It is great to see you are still...
- Mon Aug 19, 2019 5:47 am
- Forum: Big Picture Project
- Topic: Melocactus matanzanus
- Replies: 35
- Views: 29146
Re: Melocactus matanzanus
I am afraid my contribution is too lengthy to post here but here is a link to a web page I composed:
Saving and rescuing Melocactus matanzanus
Saving and rescuing Melocactus matanzanus
- Wed Aug 14, 2019 1:55 am
- Forum: Member Blogs
- Topic: Every day new flowers in the greenhouse in Köln
- Replies: 4823
- Views: 2170508
Re: Every day new flowers in the greenhouse in Köln
Still magnificent plants and gorgeous flowers in amazing profusion, KW! A joy to behold again.
James
James
- Wed Aug 14, 2019 12:43 am
- Forum: Member Blogs
- Topic: Cultivating Brazilian terrestrial cacti
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4545
Re: Cultivating Brazilian terrestrial cacti
Link to my revised and secure web site is in my signature block below.
- Fri Aug 03, 2018 10:28 pm
- Forum: Member Blogs
- Topic: Every day new flowers in the greenhouse in Köln
- Replies: 4823
- Views: 2170508
Re: Every day new flowers in the greenhouse in Köln
>>> <<< Uf! I could understand if you were sharing the report with non-plant lovers--since a lot of laypersons' eyes glaze over when reading/talking about metabolism and energy... but did other plant lovers react without interest?! Why? #-o [-( Always love your photos, by the way! :oops: :oops: :oo...
- Thu Aug 02, 2018 10:10 pm
- Forum: Member Blogs
- Topic: Every day new flowers in the greenhouse in Köln
- Replies: 4823
- Views: 2170508
Re: Every day new flowers in the greenhouse in Köln
Why so tired, K.W. ?
- Mon Jul 30, 2018 10:03 pm
- Forum: Member Blogs
- Topic: Copiapoa pics
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3488
- Mon Jul 30, 2018 3:25 am
- Forum: Member Blogs
- Topic: Copiapoa pics
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3488
- Mon Jul 30, 2018 12:57 am
- Forum: Member Blogs
- Topic: Cultivating Brazilian terrestrial cacti
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4545
Re: Cultivating Brazilian terrestrial cacti
I have revised and updated my informational web pages at: http://jp29.org/brdir.htm - Annotated Photo gallery http://jp29.org/brcult.htm - Cultivational Notes Please visit when you have an opportunity. James James, my dear friend, I take the opportunity. . . :wink: Thanks for the wonderful collecti...
- Sat Jul 28, 2018 11:19 pm
- Forum: Member Blogs
- Topic: Cultivating Brazilian terrestrial cacti
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4545
Cultivating Brazilian terrestrial cacti
I have revised and updated my informational web pages at:
http://jp29.org/brdir.htm - Annotated Photo gallery
https://jp29.org/brcult.htm - Cultivational Notes
Please visit when you have an opportunity.
James
http://jp29.org/brdir.htm - Annotated Photo gallery
https://jp29.org/brcult.htm - Cultivational Notes
Please visit when you have an opportunity.
James
- Wed Jun 13, 2018 4:34 pm
- Forum: Member Blogs
- Topic: Cultivating cacti & succulents when you have disabilities
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4243
Re: Cultivating cacti & succulents when you have disabilities
My web page has now really blossomed - I have added a great amount of information and numerous photos. Please check it out. The information may not be of great importance to you now, but one of these days, especially if you grow plants long enough - or live long enough - it may become of great impor...
- Sun May 27, 2018 6:42 pm
- Forum: Member Blogs
- Topic: Cultivating cacti & succulents when you have disabilities
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4243
Re: Cultivating cacti & succulents when you have disabilities
have just added a section to my web page at .........
http://jp29.org/cultwp.htm
.......... relating to portable shade cloth covered plant staging stands for use by gardeners with Disabilities. Others may find these of use in their own gardening.
http://jp29.org/cultwp.htm
.......... relating to portable shade cloth covered plant staging stands for use by gardeners with Disabilities. Others may find these of use in their own gardening.
- Mon May 21, 2018 8:02 pm
- Forum: Cultivation
- Topic: Custom Cactus Soil Mix
- Replies: 80
- Views: 117780
Re: Custom Cactus Soil Mix
I try to grow cactus in soils were they grow in nature. I think that every cactus grower has different growing conditions and no soil mixture works for everything. I sometimes mix organic free soil and see what happens. I have some cactus growing in pure pumice, no organics and many other combinati...
- Mon May 21, 2018 6:30 pm
- Forum: Cultivation
- Topic: Custom Cactus Soil Mix
- Replies: 80
- Views: 117780
Re: Custom Cactus Soil Mix
I have always experimented with soil mixes - I think I have used about every one that has been devised during my growing lifetime - and I have found all those that were of coarse and gritty texture, thus providing excellent drainage and root aeration, consistently produced healthy and robust plants....
- Mon May 21, 2018 4:59 pm
- Forum: Cacti Identification
- Topic: How to resize your photos BEFORE posting
- Replies: 58
- Views: 771263
Re: How to resize your photos BEFORE posting
For those using an iPad (like me) cropping and resizing pics is very easy - no external App needed - the procedure is well explained here:
https://www.lifewire.com/edit-photos-on-ipad-4103734
https://www.lifewire.com/edit-photos-on-ipad-4103734