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where to purchase a cactus
Hi Guys,
I have asked my local nurseries and the closest thing they sell to a cactus is a yucca. I have looked on line with not so good result. Anyone know where I can buy a specific kind of Prickly Pear Cactus called "Opuntia Streptacantha Lemaire"? (It has to be that one. No subs..) Many thanks, -T |
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wrote: Hi Guys, I have asked my local nurseries and the closest thing they sell to a cactus is a yucca. I have looked on line with not so good result. Anyone know where I can buy a specific kind of Prickly Pear Cactus called "Opuntia Streptacantha Lemaire"? (It has to be that one. No subs..) Many thanks, -T The Cactus Store http://www.cactusstore.com/catalog.p...eptacantha&con d=advand&category=3 -- Remember Rachel Corrie http://www.rachelcorrie.org/ Welcome to the New America. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA736oK9FPg |
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On 05/10/2013 04:22 PM, Billy wrote:
In article , Todd wrote: Hi Guys, I have asked my local nurseries and the closest thing they sell to a cactus is a yucca. I have looked on line with not so good result. Anyone know where I can buy a specific kind of Prickly Pear Cactus called "Opuntia Streptacantha Lemaire"? (It has to be that one. No subs..) Many thanks, -T The Cactus Store http://www.cactusstore.com/catalog.p...eptacantha&con d=advand&category=3 Thank you! |
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On 5/10/2013 4:39 PM, Todd wrote:
Hi Guys, I have asked my local nurseries and the closest thing they sell to a cactus is a yucca. I have looked on line with not so good result. Anyone know where I can buy a specific kind of Prickly Pear Cactus called "Opuntia Streptacantha Lemaire"? (It has to be that one. No subs..) Many thanks, -T I've been looking for a nice "old man cactus" for months now. My previous one gave up the ghost and died. I guess it was really older than it looked. -- Natural Girl |
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On 05/10/2013 07:33 PM, Natural Girl wrote:
On 5/10/2013 4:39 PM, Todd wrote: Hi Guys, I have asked my local nurseries and the closest thing they sell to a cactus is a yucca. I have looked on line with not so good result. Anyone know where I can buy a specific kind of Prickly Pear Cactus called "Opuntia Streptacantha Lemaire"? (It has to be that one. No subs..) Many thanks, -T I've been looking for a nice "old man cactus" for months now. My previous one gave up the ghost and died. I guess it was really older than it looked. Is this it? http://www.cactusstore.com/item_536/...-celsianus.htm Have you been eating its fruits and pads? Over harvesting? I have noticed that my hollyhocks will only grow in the same spot for about four years, then their seeds will just sprout and die. My zucchini got really mad at me last year when they figured out what I was doing with their offspring. Gave them a real freight. Stems and leaves stood straight up. I think I might have heard them accuse my parents of not being married when I walked by. It may have been the wind. :-) -T |
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On 05/10/2013 07:41 PM, Todd wrote:
I've been looking for a nice "old man cactus" for months now. My previous one gave up the ghost and died. I guess it was really older than it looked. Is this it? http://www.cactusstore.com/item_536/...-celsianus.htm Have you been eating its fruits and pads? Over harvesting? I have noticed that my hollyhocks will only grow in the same spot for about four years, then their seeds will just sprout and die. Hi Natural, I have an "Uneducated Theory": I think if you grow certain plants over and over in the same spot, they eat up (deplete) some specific nutrient(s) from the soil and eventually starve to death and won't reseed. So far, I have tried adding compost to the dead hollyhock spots, without success. -T |
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On 5/10/2013 9:41 PM, Todd wrote:
On 05/10/2013 07:33 PM, Natural Girl wrote: On 5/10/2013 4:39 PM, Todd wrote: Hi Guys, I have asked my local nurseries and the closest thing they sell to a cactus is a yucca. I have looked on line with not so good result. Anyone know where I can buy a specific kind of Prickly Pear Cactus called "Opuntia Streptacantha Lemaire"? (It has to be that one. No subs..) Many thanks, -T I've been looking for a nice "old man cactus" for months now. My previous one gave up the ghost and died. I guess it was really older than it looked. Is this it? http://www.cactusstore.com/item_536/...-celsianus.htm That looks like it. Have you been eating its fruits and pads? Over harvesting? whut fruits and pads? I have noticed that my hollyhocks will only grow in the same spot for about four years, then their seeds will just sprout and die. oh no! They died? Did they re-incarnate themselves? My zucchini got really mad at me last year when they figured out what I was doing with their offspring. Gave them a real freight. Stems and leaves stood straight up. I think I might have heard them accuse my parents of not being married when I walked by. It may have been the wind. :-) -T {snicker}!!! -- Natural Girl |
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Todd wrote:
.... I have noticed that my hollyhocks will only grow in the same spot for about four years, then their seeds will just sprout and die. try the perennial hollyhocks instead. songbird |
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On 05/11/2013 04:54 AM, songbird wrote:
Todd wrote: ... I have noticed that my hollyhocks will only grow in the same spot for about four years, then their seeds will just sprout and die. try the perennial hollyhocks instead. songbird Hi Songbird, Oh they are perennial. But they will only come back for about four years. I do collect the seeds and try to reseed the dead spots, but they only sprout and die. The seeds will grow everywhere else. Makes me think that all the nutrients where sucked out and the sprouts are starving to death. -T |
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On Sat, 11 May 2013 17:52:53 -0700, Todd wrote:
On 05/11/2013 04:54 AM, songbird wrote: Todd wrote: ... Oh they are perennial. But they will only come back for about four years. I do collect the seeds and try to reseed the dead spots, but they only sprout and die. The seeds will grow everywhere else. Makes me think that all the nutrients where sucked out and the sprouts are starving to death. Bet you've got a fungal disease established. Try digging in a copious amount of well cured compost. |
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On May 10, 5:39*pm, Todd wrote:
Hi Guys, I have asked my local nurseries and the closest thing they sell to a cactus is a yucca. I have looked on line with not so good result. Anyone know where I can buy a specific kind of Prickly Pear Cactus called "Opuntia Streptacantha Lemaire"? (It has to be that one. *No subs..) Many thanks, -T It would help to know your location. Chris |
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On 05/13/2013 09:18 AM, Chris wrote:
On May 10, 5:39 pm, Todd wrote: Hi Guys, I have asked my local nurseries and the closest thing they sell to a cactus is a yucca. I have looked on line with not so good result. Anyone know where I can buy a specific kind of Prickly Pear Cactus called "Opuntia Streptacantha Lemaire"? (It has to be that one. No subs..) Many thanks, -T It would help to know your location. Chris Hi Chris, Northwestern Nevada. But, I have found two source of seeds now. -T |
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