Location, location, location
By Kevin G. Belmonte | February 4, 2006 - 12:00am
The single biggest reason for the death of cacti and succulents is over-watering. The single biggest reason for failure with our plants is poor or inadequate location.
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Dory’s secret gardens
By Kevin G. Belmonte | October 22, 2005 - 12:00am
On a beautiful, sunny Sunday, Dory Berna-be, vice president of the Cactus and Succulent Society of the Philippines, feasted the society members with a visit to her fabulous gardens in Pansol, Los Baños, Laguna....
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Succulents from bits & peices
By Kevin G. Belmonte | September 24, 2005 - 12:00am
Yes, you did read today’s title correctly; I literally mean "from bits and pieces"! Imagine taking a bit of root, leaf, flower, or even flower stalk from a particular succulent. Then, using the right...
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Your online cactus mall
By Kevin G. Belmonte | July 16, 2005 - 12:00am
As growers and collectors of cacti and succulents, many of us strive to continuously enhance our knowledge of these fascinating plants. I find that as we learn more about the plants, the more interested we become,...
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When anticipation turns into delightful lunacy
By Kevin G. Belmonte | May 29, 2004 - 12:00am
The big event this year for many of us in the Cactus & Succulent Society of the Philippines finally arrived – the visit to the succulent growers of Benguet. Doubtless, many of us collectors and fanciers...
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Getting Hooked
By Kevin G. Belmonte | September 21, 2002 - 12:00am
(Editor’s note: Kevin G. Belmonte’s column title is a French word referring to those addicted to cacti and succulents. As his brother, Philippine STAR editor-in-chief Isaac G. Belmonte, describes him,...
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