Winter
test 2003: Individual participant card
Nr. 009 Luciano
ITALIA ~ Bergamo ( province
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CACTUS ART
NURSERY
Cultivation and Mail Sale
of Cacti and Succulents. |
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 “La Rocca” (The Fortress), one of the principal
monuments of the city. |
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I live and cultivate my plants in Bergamo
province (9°45'20"E - 45°31'7"N - Altitude 120m), in the country
that lies at the foot of the chief town of province.
The winter min temp rarely reach -5°C and the summer warmest
overcome the 35°C. The zone is decidedly a little ventilated and
the precipitations oscillate among 650-1100 mm/year. The fog
days average is 40 a year while atmospheric relative damp has
oscillated since 64% to 94%. |
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 A typical "Fontanile" (fountain) of Bergamo
country, few away from where I hold the plants. |
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 Part of my collection, protected by a net for
the sun and the hail. |
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| The tests plants |
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August 27 2003, The test plants just
repotted: By the way, what are those
violet dots that are visible (also in my photo) on the tubercles of the
Sclerocactus?
* They are "Nectaries" ("nectar gland") |
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August 2005: The pediocactus has started to branch
near the apex, while the Pedio has
dichotomised.
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