Hi Guys and Gals. I'm back and it's time to start the show. The early show will be of some desert spring ethereal bulbs and perennials that work well as companions for cactus. These are the earliest to bloom in the High Desert. They start to bloom by mid March and are dormant by early June. It is pr...

April Fools Everyone!!!

These links to Dr Deno's "Seed Germination: Theory and Practice" and the two supplemental books are free downloads at the USDA National Agriculture Library unline sight. I know this book is out of print and nearly impossible to find. I hope this information is useful. Seed Germination: The...

I have been a little remiss in posting shots of the garden lately. Here are a few recent shots. Cylindropuntis echinocarpa http://www.cactiguide.com/forum/userpix/1167_4792687138_f1295746e3_z_1.jpg Cylindropuntia kleiniae http://www.cactiguide.com/forum/userpix/1167_4792693330_d7bff5db58_z_1.jpg htt...

WOW!!

I only dream of growing such nice plants. Love the agave you are using as your avatar! It's perfect!!

More please.

Close call!!
Looks like your house was a little island in a sea of ash.

I went to see this in bloom up-close and personal. Charles told me Bill collected it in Kansas. He found it growing along a pasture fence line. Given just that little bit of information, I lean toward var. radiosa it certainly doesn't look like var. vivpara. In any event it is much nicer to look at ...

I have been watching your progress. It looks good! I fully expect the bed to expand and creep out of it's bounds in a year or so.

Good luck and good growing!!

DesertZone
I thought they had to be E. vivpara they are very nice clusters! Do you know the origin of the clone. I like look of it! Spiny, low and clustering. I must say it is one of the nicest I've seen!

Peter
Ya upper 80's mid 90's and dry! Just waiting around for the fifth season of the year to start up.

A few fireworks from the Garden this weekend! Cylindropuntia imbricata var. arborescens http://www.cactiguide.com/forum/userpix/1167_100_0833_1.jpg Cylindropuntia imbricata var. argentea http://www.cactiguide.com/forum/userpix/1167_100_846_1.jpg Clylindropuntia spinosior http://www.cactiguide.com/fo...

DesertZone No great secret really. They need winter stratifaction and light to germinate. I sow them on a well draining medium. 70%DG, 20% fine potting mix, and 10% clay fines top dressed with 1/4 inch of 1/8">DG.& surface sow. Then set out side and wait for spring to come. Get in touch wit...

Great show Charles!! I'll be by to see it in person after work tomorrow.

Love it all!!

What is the cactus in the second photo and what is the pink opuntia covered in bloom?