Days of my cacti lives - in pictures
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Re: Days of my cacti lives - in pictures
7george: I love how you are using your basement? window for growing plants as well! But for me, I'd be afraid of kicking the glass when walking on the deck and shattering the glass. Clumsy feet!
Jerry Smith
Bloomingdale, NJ
45 inches (114 cm) rain equivalent per year, approx. evenly spread per month
2012 USDA Hardiness Zone 6b: -5F to OF (-20C to -18C) min.
Bloomingdale, NJ
45 inches (114 cm) rain equivalent per year, approx. evenly spread per month
2012 USDA Hardiness Zone 6b: -5F to OF (-20C to -18C) min.
Re: Days of my cacti lives - in pictures
Hi, Jerry! Every window is in use, even some of the North facing in the house. I was also lucky to have this deck the size of 2 rooms South side even the neighbors' house troughs a large shade.
Inside the portable GH: it fits about 40 - 50 small or medium sized pots. Raises maximum temps about 20C or more in a sunny day. Others stay indoors or just on the deck.
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From last night.
Against the odds I'm trying to grow some non-hardy Opuntia, maybe ficus-indica. All are my seedlings from the same fruit. Scars are from an early-season frost.
This year's gain is rather fantastic.
Interesting branching after the tip was damaged.
Inside the portable GH: it fits about 40 - 50 small or medium sized pots. Raises maximum temps about 20C or more in a sunny day. Others stay indoors or just on the deck.
postimages.org is now unavalable but Flickr holds firm as it is a paid service.
From last night.
Against the odds I'm trying to grow some non-hardy Opuntia, maybe ficus-indica. All are my seedlings from the same fruit. Scars are from an early-season frost.
This year's gain is rather fantastic.
Interesting branching after the tip was damaged.
If your cacti mess in your job just forget about the job.
°C = (°F - 32)/1.8
°C = (°F - 32)/1.8
Re: Days of my cacti lives - in pictures
The above Opuntia produced 2 pads from those buds in the past weeks utilising summery weather.
Almost time to bring gentles indoors but I will hold for another week maybe: the forecast is dry & sunny without frost.
My Myrtillocactus grows ~ 1 inch a year, that is the potential of home-pot culture here.
Some mamms are still in bloom with last flowers.
M. boolii.
Almost time to bring gentles indoors but I will hold for another week maybe: the forecast is dry & sunny without frost.
My Myrtillocactus grows ~ 1 inch a year, that is the potential of home-pot culture here.
Some mamms are still in bloom with last flowers.
M. boolii.
If your cacti mess in your job just forget about the job.
°C = (°F - 32)/1.8
°C = (°F - 32)/1.8
Re: Days of my cacti lives - in pictures
I used cheap garden greenhouses (lasts 2-3 seasons) before I built polycarbonate summer greenhouse, later one more smaller. I havent possibility to build sll year round GH. Cacti on the window and in GH are like day and night.
But in South in open air is as polar day. ))
But in South in open air is as polar day. ))
Re: Days of my cacti lives - in pictures
I know this. But building and dismantling a solid GH and even evacuating plants in time is a problem for me. So fast seasons change here.Cacti on the window and in GH are like day and night.
Does one flower make a bloom?
Winter blooms here, a very first bloom for these plants. Mammillaria huitzilopochtli ssp. niduliformis L 1495, about 9 years from seeds.
December is here with snow and cold outside.
If your cacti mess in your job just forget about the job.
°C = (°F - 32)/1.8
°C = (°F - 32)/1.8
Re: Days of my cacti lives - in pictures
If your cacti mess in your job just forget about the job.
°C = (°F - 32)/1.8
°C = (°F - 32)/1.8
Re: Days of my cacti lives - in pictures
See the next post.
Last edited by 7george on Sat Mar 04, 2023 4:38 pm, edited 1 time in total.
If your cacti mess in your job just forget about the job.
°C = (°F - 32)/1.8
°C = (°F - 32)/1.8
Re: Days of my cacti lives - in pictures
Another month rolled, plants started awakening up. Each in its' own way.
Above: Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus ssp. bonatzii. Little late this winter.
T. valdesianus.
G. bruchii: bloom lasts at least 1 week.
Even in cold and snowy times.
Almost missed this flower, others coming soon.
This Neoporteria blooms again after had some flowers during last fall.
Source of snow water is unlimited. Not like in Utah, there is no restrictions here.
Above: Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus ssp. bonatzii. Little late this winter.
T. valdesianus.
G. bruchii: bloom lasts at least 1 week.
Even in cold and snowy times.
Almost missed this flower, others coming soon.
This Neoporteria blooms again after had some flowers during last fall.
Source of snow water is unlimited. Not like in Utah, there is no restrictions here.
If your cacti mess in your job just forget about the job.
°C = (°F - 32)/1.8
°C = (°F - 32)/1.8
Re: Days of my cacti lives - in pictures
Nice Mexican miniature cactus and doing well so far away from the desert , well done. I like growing these also.
Re: Days of my cacti lives - in pictures
T. valdesianus is not hard to grow: just pick a sunny spot and do not overwater it, dry during the whole winter. I've got mine as grown seedlings, from seed these would be slow in cool climate I guess.
If your cacti mess in your job just forget about the job.
°C = (°F - 32)/1.8
°C = (°F - 32)/1.8
Re: Days of my cacti lives - in pictures
T. valdesianus is not hard to grow: "
Not too bad except when I tried soil less then they rotted so I switched back. The Mammillaria lasiacantha you have is also sensitive and will rot easy.
I have trouble with Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus and alonsoi for some reason still working on it. Not root rot more like stem rot. werid
Not too bad except when I tried soil less then they rotted so I switched back. The Mammillaria lasiacantha you have is also sensitive and will rot easy.
I have trouble with Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus and alonsoi for some reason still working on it. Not root rot more like stem rot. werid
Re: Days of my cacti lives - in pictures
I also killed some of small ones too so will be waiting with deep water till warm weather in April or May.
If your cacti mess in your job just forget about the job.
°C = (°F - 32)/1.8
°C = (°F - 32)/1.8
Re: Days of my cacti lives - in pictures
The succulents' corner.
Christmas the whole winter...
This Matucana got regular in spring.
Strombos-time!
This was unexpected, and it's still March.
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And one from April 1st. I guess expanding plant after first water cracked the pot.
If your cacti mess in your job just forget about the job.
°C = (°F - 32)/1.8
°C = (°F - 32)/1.8
Re: Days of my cacti lives - in pictures
Matucana paucicostata.
Flowers come one by one... This is the way!
This plant formed its first ever bud and now is hesitating to fade it or to make a flower.
New growth at these seedlings of Notocactus mammulosus. At this stage thinner reddish spines will become white and flat.
Fresh leaves on this Pachypodium too.
If your cacti mess in your job just forget about the job.
°C = (°F - 32)/1.8
°C = (°F - 32)/1.8