Carol Sandberg on mon 25 dec 00
Capt. Mark:
Yes, Yes, undeniably yes! I have had a love affair going on with cacti and
succulents for the last bazillion years.
My six foot windows (I live in an old house) have shelves at the top of each
to hold cacti and succulents. They are so incredibly awesome......one day at
a building supply I even broke down a bought some grafted ones (I
know...that makes most purists cringe.) But the interesting thing is that
when one is grafted on top of another, the supply of nutrients to the top
one is unnatural, and causes atypical cell division. The top part ends up
becoming an unpredictable sculptural form due to the abnormal growth. I
have one that looks like a fish, another that looks like the torso of
Madonna. Of course, cacti and succulents are unbelievably sculptural on
their own! They really don't need ANY help in that department! I guess
that's why I love them so much. Plus, they thrive on neglect. And when my
hectic life whirls out of control and I forget to water, they hang in there.
I have not used pumice in a soil mix...I don't recall having seen it in
Indiana along with the soil mixes....where can I order it?
Thanks for the info!
And forgive me, Capt. Mark, but my succulents aren't getting diddly squat
for Christmas!
Carol, in a ch-ch-ch-ch-chillier than chilly, downright freeze your butt off
on Christmas Indiana
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Sent: Monday, December 25, 2000 7:14 AM
Subject: Re: pumice
> I know pumice. i used to use it in my potting soil. i grow succulent
plants
> like Adeniums and Pachypodiums and other Caudiciform plants. When i lived
in
> Miami where it rains a lot i needed a soil that would drain quickly.My mix
> was 50%pumice 50%peat kinda like my ash glaze which is 50%ash 50%red clay
>
> Pumice is great in a soil mix. It does NOT float out of the mix like
perlite
> and airlite do.It cost more $5.00 per cubic foot. My first pumice came
from
> California from a succulent grower, but later i was able to get it from a
> orchid supply house. Their pumice came from So America. They also sold
other
> stuff for plants.
>
> Are there any other clay people into Succulent plants?????
>
> Happy Holidays
> Capt Mark
> Lookout Mountain Pottery
> Rising Fawn Ga
>
>
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