My Greenhouse and farm

Loph · Post by **Loph** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 5:51 pm

Well, mostly i grow tropical fruit and these last few months have been mainly focused on transplanting them from our house to farm. but there is a cactus greenhouse and soon to be experimental cactus plot outdoors as well.

some photos. may have posted a couple before, not sure.

making the greenhouse

making the water holding pond for the greenhouse

irrigation ditch which i hope not to rely on

usually i am here at night, so sometimes i get to see sunsets

some cacti

miracle fruit getting planted

brave Neobuxbaumia polylopha sticking it out in the flood plains lol. one of the few cacti that survive the wet here. note one in this picture is rotting, that is from a mysterious piece of flying bamboo spearing it.

getting ready fo rsome other herbs, fruit and veg.

some of many critters i find here. night has so many more, but hard to get pictures.

one of my favourite ladies

Post by **daiv** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 5:54 pm

Wow! that's quite a setup. You have not posted pics of that before - I would have remembered!

Christer Johansson · Post by **Christer Johansson** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 5:58 pm

Wow! That's a great farm an green house

Now I know why you grow so many great looking plants

John C · Post by **John C** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 8:15 pm

Nice greenhouse!

Post by **CoronaCactus** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 8:35 pm

Very nice!
What size is the greenhouse? Looks like 20 x 48?

iann · Post by **iann** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 8:38 pm

Nice rain! It makes England look like a good place to be growing cacti

Neko Bazu · Post by **Neko Bazu** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 8:59 pm

That's an impressive setup!

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 9:27 pm

Nice greenhouse!

king_hedes · Post by **king_hedes** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 11:41 pm

great farm and green house ya got there

Loph · Post by **Loph** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 5:19 am

thanks guys

unfortunately thats not a very big rain, its only rained that once in 4 months here so far. in peak rainy season teh whole area will probably be 3 feet under....not sure about those neo's outside......they handle the rain, but not sure about the flood.

looking to make cacti fences along the place, so far just using cereus cause they have good spines, grow quick and dont die. always up for suggestions.

about 100-150 meters along one side will be hylocereus, be planting them tomorrow probably.

Peterthecactusguy · Post by **Peterthecactusguy** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 6:02 am

heh, I wanna build a cacti fence too. I know down in Mexico they build them with mexican fence post which I think are in the cereus family but I am not sure.

as for your set up it looks nice and a lil bit like my back yard in AZ looked a month or so ago..(that is underwater) Its been a rainy year so far.

and yeah. nice greenhouse...

peterb · Post by **peterb** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 2:07 pm

Lots of labor going on there, Kyle. Keep us posted on those Neobuxbaumia, as well as the entire project!

peterb

Loph · Post by **Loph** » Sat Mar 13, 2010 2:43 pm

ya, sure is a lot of work, but when you enjoy doing something, its hardly work

i have got some mexican fence post cactus but to be honest their spines are not mean enough for my liking. i want people thinking of stealing to think twice. will also be trying some perskiopsis and see how big they get. i like them cause they look so harmless, until you touch them.

some pics

inside the greenhouse

raised bed for large cacti...ran out of concrete

makes a good wall for rooting cuttings though

tobacco

various solan. veggies

beginning of the dragon fruit fence, but i doubt the bamboo is strong enough for long

hafezzahruddin · Post by **hafezzahruddin** » Sat Mar 13, 2010 2:58 pm

Marvelous!

Post by **daiv** » Sat Mar 13, 2010 3:40 pm

How is the soil there? From the pictures it looks like a clay or lime-like soil. Probably low in nurtrients?