General Care of Cacti & Succulents
Cacti & Succulents can require very different care than other plants. Many, in fact, fall victim to unintended improper care. While providing specific information for all plants is impossible, there are a few simple guidelines for succulent ... [... more]
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Cacti and Succulents: A Complete Guide to Species, ...
Author: Gideon F. Smith Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 635.93356 EAN: 9781883052553 Edition: 1 ISBN: 1883052556 Number Of Pages: 160 Publication Date: 2007-04-01 [... more]
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Cacti and Succulents: An Illustrated Guide to the Plants ...
Author: Graham Charles Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 635 EAN: 9781861268723 ISBN: 1861268726 Number Of Pages: 192 Publication Date: 2006-11-15 [... more]
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Simon & Schuster's Guide to Cacti and Succulents: An ...
Another very good cactus reference: I found this book to be both useful and informative, but not as one's only reference. It's a little too "biological". The pictures are good - they generally show enough of the plant, including the flowers to [... more]
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101 Essential Tips Cacti And Succulents
this is a very imformative book for beginning cactus growers: This book is the best thing I have every purchased about cacti. The book gives you important information about watering, lighting, repoting, arranging, feeding, tempature, pests and diseases, [... more]
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Crazy About Cacti and Succulents
Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 635.9525 EAN: 9781889538723 ISBN: 1889538728 Number Of Pages: 120 Publication Date: 2006-05-28 [... more]
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Cacti and Succulents: Step-By-Step to Growing Success
Author: Bill Keen Author: W. C. Keen Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 635.93347 EAN: 9781852232641 ISBN: 1852232641 Number Of Pages: 128 Publication Date: 1990-06-25 [... more]
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Afflictions of Succulents, Part I (Pests)
There is an impressive variety of pests anxiously awaiting the opportunity to pillage your succulents. Knowing how to defend your plants against these enemies is key to maintaining a healthy collection. Learn to Recognise Your Enemy, and mount an ... [... more]
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Afflictions of Succulents, Part 1a (Nematodes)
Nematodes, or root knot, are often over-looked as a cause of stunted growth and wilting in plants. Knowing more about them may be the key to recognising their presence. It is the case in life, that there is always something to learn. This is ... [... more]
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Fungi, Part II
In Part II, we look at the Fungi's Botrytis cinerea(botrytis blight or gray mould), Colletotrichum spp., Dichotomophthora indica, and Drechlslera cactivora. Gray mould is so called because of the layer of gray conidia and conidiophores (fruiting ... [... more]
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Fungi, Part III
Continuing with Fungi, we examine Fusarium oxysporum, one of the most frequently encountered Fungi. Then, a brief look at Hendersonia opuntiae, Macrophomina phaseolina (charcoal rot), and Phyllosticta concave/Mycosphaerella spp. (dry rot). F. ... [... more]
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A Cactus by Any Other Name
The title cactus is often unwittingly bestowed upon plants that aren't Cacti at all. So why is it that all Cacti are succulents, but not all succulents are Cacti? It isn't as complicated as it sounds! Mention succulents at your next social ... [... more]
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