If Beavercreek reappears in spring, that's my best bet for buying Pedios, and by all accounts he gives very good value also--plants are around $C5.. Bringing plants across the border can become pricey by the time you add in phytosanitary certificates ($45 from Mesa for plants, luckily seeds need no phyto) and cites ($12 for Mesa; I think only simpsonii is not on the cites list, which applies to seeds also).. of course the more you order, the less it costs per plant , but the paperwork easily doubles or more the cost of a small order. However, I do appreciate that Mesa is even willing to ship abroad, many U.S. growers will not, or have high minimum orders to make all that paperwork worthwhile.
We are getting some up and down temperatures now, as well-- yesterday morning was somewhere around -38C/-36F, this morning at least -30C and tomorrow daytime will be +4C/+39F! Cohan Fulford West Central Alberta, Canada, Zone 2-3 record temps from 10-20 miles away: min -45C/-49F;max 34C/93F http://picasaweb.google.com/cactuscactus > It is -23C on the back patio at 8 a.m. right now. So, obviously, I can > provide the alternative warm and cold without even leaving this chair. > But even putting pediocactus seed outside, then taking it indoors, then > putting it out again, should work. P. knowltonii is the easiest. > If you're just trying P. simpsonii, Mesa Garden sells plants for quite low > prices. If I figure my time is worth, say, $1 US a month, it still works out > to my advantage to buy plants. > > > Bob Nold > Denver, Colorado, USA > >
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