New high bed for small outdoor cacti

Arjen · Post by **Arjen** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 6:54 am

jens, you're an inspiration, I'm really curious if all these plants will survive, if they do they might as well survive here!

Jens · Post by **Jens** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 6:54 pm

Thanks guys,
I think some (or maybe most)of these will not be hardy if left unsheltered out in the rain and snow of the long winter month from November to March so I´ll try with a coldframe on top of the highbed. If they do good with that I might try some without shelter in an other place

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Tony · Post by **Tony** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 7:31 pm

This will be interesting to watch as the plants mature and fill out the space, nice work!

Post by **CoronaCactus** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 7:33 pm

Looks great, Jens!
My only critic is they might be planted too close together. But I understand if you want to put out as many as you can.

PapaBearJay · Post by **PapaBearJay** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 8:29 pm

Jens,

That was gonna be my suggestion, but it looks as if you knew what I was going to say.

iann · Post by **iann** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 8:30 pm

They'll grow quite slowly outdoors in Europe and there won't be any issues with them stealing too much water water from eachother

I think they'll be fine for a good few years.

Jens · Post by **Jens** » Fri Apr 08, 2011 7:01 pm

Thanks your reasuring comments people!
As soon as the roots start to push aside the brick walls I will transplant some to a new highbed

Post by **daiv** » Fri Apr 08, 2011 7:17 pm

At last the plants are in! Wonder if any will flower this year?

Ralf · Post by **Ralf** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 1:38 am

Well done, Jens. You've done a great job.
You'll see the success will come quicker than you think.
I'm looking forward to the coming flower images.
Anyhow, have many fun therewith.

Jens · Post by **Jens** » Sat May 21, 2011 6:23 pm

The cacti I put in there in March and April seem to enjoy it ...so far.

The Echinocereus reichenbachii seedlings are putting out their first buds in life.

May 17

May 17

May 13

Their bigger brother in the GH is done with flowering already.

Echinocereus_reichenbachii_v_albispinus May 12

The escobaria that were put in open their brownish flowers gradually.
Escobaria_emscoetteriana_v_runyonii, May 19

Escobaria_missouriensis_v_caespitosa, May 19

Escobaria_sneedii, May 19

Post by **daiv** » Sat May 21, 2011 10:06 pm

I'm sure they'll have a good time there. Hopefully they past the real test - January 2012!

Jens · Post by **Jens** » Sun May 22, 2011 12:03 pm

You really do know what were talkin´ there Daiv.

Jens · Post by **Jens** » Sat May 28, 2011 7:42 pm

Some new flowers and buds outside too.

Gymnocalycium bruchii

Maihuenopsis mandragora

EC reichenbachii ssp. baileyi v. albispinus

Jens · Post by **Jens** » Mon May 30, 2011 8:23 pm

The seedling EC reichenbachii ssp. baileyi v. albispinus outside finaly made it.

Some Escobaria spec. too

Post by **daiv** » Wed Jun 01, 2011 1:02 am

Jens, I have a feeling you are really enjoying this new outdoor bed of yours.