Im new

bodon · Post by **bodon** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 8:37 pm

Hi everyone, my name is Andrew and i guess ive always had a green thumb. My first plant was a Christmas cactus that my mom said was, "dead." It was really old and i didnt want to see it die so i took care of it and brought it, now it is 5 times as big and a cutting from it is about half its size. Im more into bonsai but now the cactus bug bit me, not to mention ive always really liked cactuses.

Post by **CoronaCactus** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 10:27 pm

Welcome Andrew!
The cactus bug has some serious venom, be prepared for an onslaught of new spiney friends

ihc6480 · Post by **ihc6480** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 12:22 am

Welcome and be warned theres no antidote once you've been bitten by the cactus bug

Post by **daiv** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 1:32 am

Howdy Andrew! Glad you made your way to us. Jump in any topic you like!

hegar · Post by **hegar** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 2:49 am

Hello Andrew,
welcome to the cactus forum. I hope, that you are going to find this place worthy of your visit. I too started out growing cacti in a cold environment (Northern Germany). Most households seemed to have either Christmas Cacti (Schlumbergera spp.) or those forming strap-like leaves (Epiphyllum spp.). I had no idea then, that cacti would actually grow in places like Canada. However, I did learn on this forum that not all cacti are exotic plants.

Harald

bodon · Post by **bodon** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 4:16 am

Thanks to everyone! i already feel welcome. I live here in Pennsylvania and today it was sunny, then cloudy, then sunny, then cloudy, and so on like that all day. Its kind of annoying when you want your cactuses to get some sun and youre worried about rain!