Greetings from Croatia
Greetings from Croatia
Hello everyone!
My name is Nino and I live in Zagreb, Croatia.
I've been growing cacti for more than 35 years. Due to certain circumstances in the past i had to greatly reduce my collection and I preserved only the small number of most valuable specimens, but in the recent years I got more involved in the hobby again. I'm in the process of rebuilding and upgrading my collection, mostly from seed. Also, I should mention that I live in apartment and keep my entire collection on the balcony, so I have very limited space for the plants. Hence, I'm focused mostly on miniatures.
I'm very glad that I have found this forum which appears to be quite active. It seems that most of the people in the hobby "migrated" to the various social networks which I don't use.
I'm looking forward to participate in the work of this forum, share experiences, and, of course learn new things.
Best regards,
Nino
My name is Nino and I live in Zagreb, Croatia.
I've been growing cacti for more than 35 years. Due to certain circumstances in the past i had to greatly reduce my collection and I preserved only the small number of most valuable specimens, but in the recent years I got more involved in the hobby again. I'm in the process of rebuilding and upgrading my collection, mostly from seed. Also, I should mention that I live in apartment and keep my entire collection on the balcony, so I have very limited space for the plants. Hence, I'm focused mostly on miniatures.
I'm very glad that I have found this forum which appears to be quite active. It seems that most of the people in the hobby "migrated" to the various social networks which I don't use.
I'm looking forward to participate in the work of this forum, share experiences, and, of course learn new things.
Best regards,
Nino
- jerrytheplater
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Re: Greetings from Croatia
Welcome Nino. Steve Johnson also grows his 68 plants on a balcony in California. What are your winter temperatures like?
Jerry Smith
Bloomingdale, NJ
45 inches (114 cm) rain equivalent per year, approx. evenly spread per month
2012 USDA Hardiness Zone 6b: -5F to OF (-20C to -18C) min.
Bloomingdale, NJ
45 inches (114 cm) rain equivalent per year, approx. evenly spread per month
2012 USDA Hardiness Zone 6b: -5F to OF (-20C to -18C) min.
Re: Greetings from Croatia
Welcome, Nino!
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Zac
Butte County, CA, USA
USDA Zone 9b
Mediterranean climate; hot, dry, sunny summers with rainy, moist, mild winters.
Zac
Butte County, CA, USA
USDA Zone 9b
Mediterranean climate; hot, dry, sunny summers with rainy, moist, mild winters.
- gemhunter178
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Re: Greetings from Croatia
Welcome!!
A cactus and succulent collector who especially likes Ariocarpus. …Though I have a bit of everything! Want some pictures? See my flickr! I also do art and such.
Re: Greetings from Croatia
Hello Nino, nice to see here new experienced member, welcome!
Re: Greetings from Croatia
Thank you all for a warm welcome.
Compared to your area we have relatively mild winters. Temperatures rarely drop below -5C (23F), and if they do, they never go below -10C (14F). Also, my balcony is south-oriented so the temperatures remain higher, even during the night. I have to transfer my collection inside the apartment only for a week or two each winter, during the most extreme weather. Otherwise, plants are exposed to the unfiltered natural sunlight and fresh air all year around.
Re: Greetings from Croatia
What kind of plants do you like to grow?
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Zac
Butte County, CA, USA
USDA Zone 9b
Mediterranean climate; hot, dry, sunny summers with rainy, moist, mild winters.
Zac
Butte County, CA, USA
USDA Zone 9b
Mediterranean climate; hot, dry, sunny summers with rainy, moist, mild winters.
Re: Greetings from Croatia
I'm mostly focused on genera from north mexico (Aztekium, Turbinicarpus, Pelecyphora, Strombocactus, Geohintonia, etc.) and some central mexican species (Ortegocactus, several Mammillarias). I also have some cold hardy americans like Echinocereus reichenbachii v. minor, E. adustus, E. dasyacanthus v. ctenoides, E. rigidissimus, E. x roetterii, Pediocactus knowltonii and Navajoa (or Pediocactus) peeblesiana f. menzelii. Only several south american species (several varieties of Rebutia (ex. Aylostera) heliosa, some Sulcorebutias, Lobivia famatimensis, Weingartia neumanniana, ...).
- jerrytheplater
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Re: Greetings from Croatia
Nice! And, thanks for the list of what you are growing. Any photos?Nino_G wrote: ↑Fri Oct 27, 2023 7:54 am Thank you all for a warm welcome.
Compared to your area we have relatively mild winters. Temperatures rarely drop below -5C (23F), and if they do, they never go below -10C (14F). Also, my balcony is south-oriented so the temperatures remain higher, even during the night. I have to transfer my collection inside the apartment only for a week or two each winter, during the most extreme weather. Otherwise, plants are exposed to the unfiltered natural sunlight and fresh air all year around.
Jerry Smith
Bloomingdale, NJ
45 inches (114 cm) rain equivalent per year, approx. evenly spread per month
2012 USDA Hardiness Zone 6b: -5F to OF (-20C to -18C) min.
Bloomingdale, NJ
45 inches (114 cm) rain equivalent per year, approx. evenly spread per month
2012 USDA Hardiness Zone 6b: -5F to OF (-20C to -18C) min.
Re: Greetings from Croatia
Sure, here are some pictures:
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- Aztekium hintonii
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- Aztekium ritterii
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- A. ritterii after rain
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- Pelecyphora aselliformis
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- Pelecyphora (Encephalocarpus) strobiliformis
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- Mammillaria humboldtii
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- Pediocactus knowltonii
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- Escobaria minima
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And some more...
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- T. flaviflorus.jpg (125.79 KiB) Viewed 20714 times
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- T. gracilis.jpg (126.96 KiB) Viewed 20714 times
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- T. pseudomacrochele v. lausserii.jpg (107.01 KiB) Viewed 20714 times
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- T. lophophoroides.jpg (145.88 KiB) Viewed 20714 times
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- Toumeya
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- jerrytheplater
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Very beautiful. Some really nice plants there. You said you were increasing your collection mostly via seed. Have you grown most of the plants you showed via seed? If so, my hat is off to you.
Jerry Smith
Bloomingdale, NJ
45 inches (114 cm) rain equivalent per year, approx. evenly spread per month
2012 USDA Hardiness Zone 6b: -5F to OF (-20C to -18C) min.
Bloomingdale, NJ
45 inches (114 cm) rain equivalent per year, approx. evenly spread per month
2012 USDA Hardiness Zone 6b: -5F to OF (-20C to -18C) min.
Re: Greetings from Croatia
Welcome! Very nice Sclerocactus (Toumeya) papyracanthus!
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Re: Greetings from Croatia
Nicely grown and well photographed. I particularly like both species of Aztekium,
Pelecyphora aselliformis, Mammillaria egregia, and the small Toumeya papyracantha.
Welcome.
Pelecyphora aselliformis, Mammillaria egregia, and the small Toumeya papyracantha.
Welcome.
- nachtkrabb
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Re: Greetings from Croatia
Welcome, Nino. Your plants for sure look nice, and you have planted them in a nice way, too.
Gosh, you have those Azteciums I am loning for, but somehow don't dare to bring home (if available). Are they hard to keep?
If you are interested in further plants, you will find a lot of people here in the forum giving away seeds and / or cutlings.
Hope you like it here,
Nachtkrabb
Gosh, you have those Azteciums I am loning for, but somehow don't dare to bring home (if available). Are they hard to keep?
If you are interested in further plants, you will find a lot of people here in the forum giving away seeds and / or cutlings.
Hope you like it here,
Nachtkrabb
Love and Revolution!
...and still more cacti.
...and still more cacti.