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by Thord Håkansson
Tue Mar 29, 2011 1:32 pm
Forum: Member Blogs
Topic: John B's topic
Replies: 106
Views: 13829

I´m not envious :cry: You´re at least two months ahead of us here in northern Europe! Have a couple of hundreds of both Rebutias and Sulcos so I´m expecting a show later on. Meanwhile I´m really enjoying your plants-what a show! :D
by Thord Håkansson
Fri Mar 18, 2011 1:05 pm
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: A little help.. please.
Replies: 5
Views: 944

Well, if you are really careful when getting rid of the peat i can´t see that you should have any trouble with the continued flowering of your Noto. Your substrate choice seems to me like an ideal blend. But dont forget to give some nutrition...
by Thord Håkansson
Fri Mar 18, 2011 12:57 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Melocactus dilema
Replies: 11
Views: 2197

Whenever you see a nice plant in a shop, dont hesitate!!´Nine times out of ten it´s gone when you come back :cry:
by Thord Håkansson
Tue Mar 15, 2011 7:27 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Toumeya in flower
Replies: 19
Views: 2948

So why are the Toumeyas grafted? Is it only for speeding up growth? I find them easy from seed but a wee bit slowgrowing. But they look rather ridiculous sitting on a stick,as so many others does ,too..... I can understand professionals that graft in order to get the plants big enough to sell,but ot...
by Thord Håkansson
Tue Mar 15, 2011 6:34 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Sunlight Issues
Replies: 10
Views: 1323

What do you mean by "taking too long to move"?When i start to move my plants outside i start with a few hundred,but a while later another two thousend plants are put outside the greenhouse and less than half of them have some kind of rainshelter.So when it starts serious raining i have to ...
by Thord Håkansson
Thu Mar 03, 2011 9:51 am
Forum: Member Blogs
Topic: TimN Photo Topic for 2011
Replies: 183
Views: 21057

So big and goodlooking plants.Wouldn´t mind if mine looked that way. Have a bit to go before flowers occur here in Sweden, but since we are going to have some sunny days ahead,maybe some will be seen next week.
by Thord Håkansson
Wed Mar 02, 2011 11:29 am
Forum: General
Topic: First post of a newbie cactus lover....
Replies: 11
Views: 2597

I agree with what is said earlier. If you have a balcony or some other possibility to put them outside your plants would appreciate that. Depending on how the plants were kept when you bought them, it seems that four hours of sun would be OK for now, otherwise they might get scorched.But when it´s w...
by Thord Håkansson
Sun Feb 27, 2011 10:45 am
Forum: Member Blogs
Topic: New acquisitions: Memories from Jan. 2011
Replies: 13
Views: 2458

It looks like it isn´t having enough light,starting to etiolate so put in a better position,if possible.
by Thord Håkansson
Sun Feb 27, 2011 9:37 am
Forum: Member Blogs
Topic: Lancer99's Mostly Euphorbias Topic
Replies: 123
Views: 43931

Thank You for the answer.After comparing Your pictures with my plant it seems that i have ssp.spirotricha although it does not loses leaves during winter,maybe a hybrid(?)or perhaps because it is kept in a warm flat.Anyhow,it´s a very nice plant that flowers well though not as much as my cylindrifol...
by Thord Håkansson
Sat Feb 26, 2011 2:24 pm
Forum: Member Blogs
Topic: Charlpic's Topic
Replies: 67
Views: 11844

Wild guesses but the first one is of course Yavia, the next two I believe are Coryphantas, the fourth is an Echinocereus and the last an Eriosyce. Can´t get closer than that.
by Thord Håkansson
Sat Feb 26, 2011 2:10 pm
Forum: Member Blogs
Topic: Lancer99's Mostly Euphorbias Topic
Replies: 123
Views: 43931

What´s the difference between decaryi and spirotricha? My decaryi looks exacltly like your spirotricha... I´m mostly into cacti, but have maybe eight or ten Euphorbias plus a few other "weeds".
Thord
by Thord Håkansson
Sat Feb 26, 2011 11:25 am
Forum: Member Blogs
Topic: Snowfella's cactus trials
Replies: 516
Views: 66006

So,are you an aussie or a swede living in Australia?
Thord- from Sweden
by Thord Håkansson
Sun Feb 20, 2011 7:54 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Temporarily orphaned
Replies: 21
Views: 2479

Ouch !!!!
by Thord Håkansson
Sun Feb 20, 2011 12:15 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Found a coold site
Replies: 24
Views: 3031

There is a thread at the BCSS forum that discusses how to pronounce names in the cactacae. I think the conclusion is that it doesn´t matter how you say the names as long as the one yoú are talking to understands what you mean and can easily translate it into the way he/she says it. :roll: