Peter's 2015
Peter's 2015
Hello! I don't think I kept up much with posting pics of plants here last year. I started graduate school and bought a house and I'm helping raise a 6 year old, so I probably won't be very consistent this year either. But I have had two flowering plants already in late Jan/early Feb, growing outside here in Chandler AZ. The nights have been cool, about 48F or so I guess. Days 68-78. Very pleasant.
Surprised that Strombo disciformis is flowering, but not as surprised by Gymnocactus ysabelae as it usually flowers early.
Looking forward to a great year growing. I'm growing a few flats of Baja cacti at the greenhouse at Arizona State, for research purposes, so that should be fun.
Peter
Surprised that Strombo disciformis is flowering, but not as surprised by Gymnocactus ysabelae as it usually flowers early.
Looking forward to a great year growing. I'm growing a few flats of Baja cacti at the greenhouse at Arizona State, for research purposes, so that should be fun.
Peter
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Re: Peter's 2015
Both are gorgeous, but I really love the spinage on that Gymnocactus! Wow!
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Re: Peter's 2015
Great!
I didn't know the ysabelae flowers that early at the year. Mine didn't flowered at all.
Maybe they require some water at this time if the temperatures are fine for them.
And again I've learned something new. Thanks!
I didn't know the ysabelae flowers that early at the year. Mine didn't flowered at all.
Maybe they require some water at this time if the temperatures are fine for them.
And again I've learned something new. Thanks!
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Re: Peter's 2015
Hey Peter, off to a good start there!
Hope you will be able to keep them coming
Hope you will be able to keep them coming
With apologies to the late Professor C. D. Darlington the following misquotation springs to
mind ‘cactus taxonomy is the pursuit of the impossible by the incompetent’ - Fearn & Pearcy, Rebutia (1981)
mind ‘cactus taxonomy is the pursuit of the impossible by the incompetent’ - Fearn & Pearcy, Rebutia (1981)
Re: Peter's 2015
I spent the day yesterday grooming and inspecting and repotting and so on. I also built a make shift shade thing, as the plants were starting to get roasted in the climbing sun already. It is really spring here, with yesterday's high of almost 80. The cooler weather burst growers will kick in any time. Buds on all the Echinofossulocactus and the Pediocactus winkleri, etc. If you want ID on anything just ask. Some of the small ones don't look like much but they're my babies from seed. I'm especially proud that the Austrocactus patagonicus is still alive. It hates Phoenix.
Peter
Peter
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Hi Peter very nice. I hope you plan to build a sturdier shade house in the future. I used to live in Phoenix and when the Moonson comes your shade house will blow away. I've lost too many cactus to wind both in Phoenix and especially Moorpark CA.
In Phoenix I made a simple shade house using these piers and 4x4's then added 2x4 across the top. I went to Arizona Bag to get shade cloth remnants I think 50% worked pretty good. Get a staple gun works great for attaching shade cloth to wood. Looks like you have lots of room to make a pretty nice set-up and then you can really go crazy get too many cactus and we can trade plants.
In Phoenix I made a simple shade house using these piers and 4x4's then added 2x4 across the top. I went to Arizona Bag to get shade cloth remnants I think 50% worked pretty good. Get a staple gun works great for attaching shade cloth to wood. Looks like you have lots of room to make a pretty nice set-up and then you can really go crazy get too many cactus and we can trade plants.
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Hi! Yes, it is just temporary. It faces south, so I know those haboobs are on the way and would make mincemeat out of the flimsy setup. Good idea to use those piers. It's a project for a little later this month.
Peter
Peter
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Re: Peter's 2015
Echinofossulocactus ochoterenaus always flowers early, nice big flowers.
peterb
peterb
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Re: Peter's 2015
some plants definitely starting to wake up. Spring!
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- Love those Pediocactus winkleri flowers.
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Re: Peter's 2015
in between flowers, it's a good time to marvel at the forms and colors of these plants.
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- Cleistocrazy
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Re: Peter's 2015
I'm curious to the name of the plant in picture #4. It sure is spiny!
Thanks!
Bob in Chula Vista
Thanks!
Bob in Chula Vista
Re: Peter's 2015
Hi! Number four in which set of photos?
Here's some more recent action. Loving the early spring here!
Peter
Here's some more recent action. Loving the early spring here!
Peter
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Re: Peter's 2015
Peter,
It's picture #004.JPG, located directly above my entry.
BTW, I really like Mammillaria estebanensis in the last set of pictures you posted. I need to get one of those!
Bob
It's picture #004.JPG, located directly above my entry.
BTW, I really like Mammillaria estebanensis in the last set of pictures you posted. I need to get one of those!
Bob
Re: Peter's 2015
Hows Summer growing going ?