Outdoor cactus bed in Houston, Texas

Peterthecactusguy · Post by **Peterthecactusguy** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 11:31 am

the brand that you used for your soil mixture is the same stuff I used just from a different store. Molton made it.
I liked it, and it works well.

its coming along nicely!

Harriet · Post by **Harriet** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 5:36 pm

Yay for you! Looks good!

m4rkz0r · Post by **m4rkz0r** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 1:41 am

Thanks guys

Where did you get your Molton absorbent at Peter? I got mine at O'Reileys, also known is Kragens in a lot of states.

Peterthecactusguy · Post by **Peterthecactusguy** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 2:38 am

I got mine at AutoZone, but the store I went to has closed down. I guess they didnt get much business there. Most of the people in Anthem where it was located at take their cars in to be serviced at the dealers since they are rich and drive nice cars.

I need to find out where I can buy some more.I need to make some more mix.

I might have to see if we have either of those two stores around here, but I think they are affiliated with Autozone, but I could be wrong.

m4rkz0r · Post by **m4rkz0r** » Thu Sep 29, 2011 4:26 am

Just thought I'd update this thread with a picture of how the cactus bed looks 5 months later! There's some new additions and Pedro's main branch got top heavy and snapped.

Harriet · Post by **Harriet** » Thu Sep 29, 2011 12:05 pm

Those large plants make the bed look older and more established. It is looking good! (And it looks like there is room to expand.

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m4rkz0r · Post by **m4rkz0r** » Thu Sep 29, 2011 2:38 pm

Harriet wrote:Those large plants make the bed look older and more established. It is looking good! (And it looks like there is room to expand. )

Thanks Harriet! I definantly plan on planting more Tricho/Echinopsis columnars next year! Probably some spiny ones!

Post by **daiv** » Thu Sep 29, 2011 3:06 pm

Looks great. Most columnar Echinopsis species are not very strong in my experience. They just have a ring of thin woody rods for a skeleton.

m4rkz0r · Post by **m4rkz0r** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 2:12 am

daiv wrote:Looks great. Most columnar Echinopsis species are not very strong in my experience. They just have a ring of thin woody rods for a skeleton.

Yeah, I've heard of the weight of the flowers snapping columns. It broke off at a weak point close to a joint where I'm assuming the growing tip had been damaged by cold or sun burn. I don't expect any of them to get over 5-6 feet tall without support. I've seen pictures of specimens that are 20' +, but I'm assuming they're places that have almost no wind. It wasn't even windy the day it broke, just a light breeze. Hopefully that Cereus will get tall, I like tall columnars.

Joel143 · Post by **Joel143** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 9:15 pm

Great garden. How are things holding up lately? I live right down the road from you in Louisiana just past Lake Charles and would enjoy doing something similar. Like you Im alittle worried about all our rain we get here and rotting the plants. Any updated pics to post?

m4rkz0r · Post by **m4rkz0r** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 11:56 pm

Thanks Joel. I don't have any recent pics but if I can remember to take some this weekend ill post them. I was going to update in the spring.

We've been getting quite a bit of rain this winter and the temperature has dropped into the high 20's several nights and 40-50's during the day then jumping back to 60-70. Kind of a warm winter this year. Its been like that for several weeks. But all the plants are doing great! They all look very very plump. Pedro looks like he's about to pop and so does the myrtillo. I've just been putting styrofoam cups that i drew faces on over the tips when I know it is going to frost.

I even have some pereskiopsis outside because I didn't have room inside and they're still alive too although the leaves look a bit frost burnt. Last year I left some pere cuttings outside while I was gone for 3 months. Supposedly everything froze over and it was in the high teens and one of the pere cuttings survived unprotected out in the open. I was pretty surprised.

Anyways Im bored at work and rambling. Ill post some up to date pics hopefully this weekend.

Joel143 wrote:Great garden. How are things holding up lately? I live right down the road from you in Louisiana just past Lake Charles and would enjoy doing something similar. Like you Im alittle worried about all our rain we get here and rotting the plants. Any updated pics to post?

m4rkz0r · Post by **m4rkz0r** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 1:49 pm

I finally got around to taking some updated pictures of my bed.

hoteidoc · Post by **hoteidoc** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 8:41 pm

Pics probably blurry probably 'cause they're still shivering.

But great island!

Post by **daiv** » Fri Apr 13, 2012 12:43 am

The plants look great! Kind of wild surrounded by all that lush green grass!

Peterthecactusguy · Post by **Peterthecactusguy** » Mon Apr 16, 2012 4:44 am

I have used that brand before. IT works well as an additive. I stay away from organic mixes anymore. They rot cacti.(edit)
The bed looks great. And finally the Accord Wagon. lolz I replaced the engine in my Civic and I could pick up the engine block by myself. It weighed about 65 pounds or something.

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