Winter
test 2003: Individual participant card
Nr. 006
Stefano Rocca
ITALY ~ Sassari (North
Sardinia)
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CACTUS ART
NURSERY
Cultivation and Mail Sale
of Cacti and Succulents. |
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 Piazza
Italia (Italia square) - Sassari |
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The place where I live it is practically on the
sea level (Lat.: 40° 46' 7 '' N; long.: 8° 29' 27 '') a few
kilometres from the beach of Platamona in the gulf of the
Asinara.
The climate is mild up to the months of October, toward November
it begins to be cold and the coldest months in absolute are
December, January and February where the max temp are attested
to 10°-13 °s and the min temp can also go down under the 0 in
the first hours of the morning. By March it begins to be warm
and the temperatures are attested around the 22° the max and
4°-7° the min ones, in the summer months the max oscillate
around the 32° - 35° and the min 15° - 18°.
Rain IS scarce in the summer months while in the winter
months the rains are abundant but few frequent. I love Copiapoa,
Gymnocalycium and Ariocarpus |
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 Local landscape |
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 My greenhouse with some plants in full sun |
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plants in theyr new home |
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August 06 2003:
Hi Valentino, I sent you the
photos of the plants, initially they were tilted but now it seems that
the Opuntia has begun to work and they are again straightened.
The soil I used it is formed by:
1 part of universal soil,
1 part of big sand,
1 part of lava (volcanic rock),
1 part of garden soil,
1 part of ground granite
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September 28 2003:
One Opuntia stock died
Dear Valentino, unfortunately a P.despainii stock base (the one I
destined to remain sheltered in the greenhouse, irony of the fate)
suffered an inexplicable hard attack of rottenness. I carefully checked
it and rottenness was already notching the scion, so of my initiative I
detached it and re-grafted it on Myrtillocactus (not having
Opuntia
compressa) I send you the photo of the plant regrafted. The graft
seems well succeeded and the Pediocactus has started to vegetate…. |
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February
10 2004
Hi Valentino, I send you a short update about the test: The two
outdoors are very well and as you can see P. despainii has started to
enlarge the flowers buds.
The winter here in Sardinia has been quite clement and, apart a few days
of cold in January, the minimum temperatures never lowest under the 0°
C. |
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