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by tvaughan
Wed Dec 28, 2011 1:55 pm
Forum: General-Succulents
Topic: Stapleia cult tips?
Replies: 3
Views: 1381

Light will help them bloom. Frost can kill some. I think the big thing (I have 100 or so species) is wetness when it's cool or cold. Something practical is NOT transplanting them too soon. If the roots are all packed together there's less chance for rot. So if it rains more than once per week in coo...
by tvaughan
Sat Dec 24, 2011 10:38 pm
Forum: Free For All
Topic: merry Christmas
Replies: 21
Views: 3900

Merry Christmas!!!!!
by tvaughan
Fri Dec 23, 2011 5:11 pm
Forum: Free For All
Topic: Rare clouds for this part of the world
Replies: 5
Views: 1361

Even the sheep think they're spooky!
by tvaughan
Wed Dec 21, 2011 2:45 pm
Forum: Free For All
Topic: Anyone Grow Bromeliads? UPDATED! 1/21/12
Replies: 37
Views: 5976

And some Tillandsia. I use them for shade, and they look cool! The whole greenhouse looks pretty much like this. Spray them with orchid fertilizer once per month when it's warm and they bloom and divide fairly quickly.

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by tvaughan
Wed Dec 21, 2011 2:41 pm
Forum: Free For All
Topic: Anyone Grow Bromeliads? UPDATED! 1/21/12
Replies: 37
Views: 5976

I've got both carnivorous bromiliads, Brocchinia and Catopsis, and a couple dozen Tillandsias, including T. cacticola, which isn't that easy to grow, since it lives on cactus and gets moisture from mists. Here's the Catopis

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by tvaughan
Wed Dec 21, 2011 12:25 pm
Forum: Free For All
Topic: Frankincense
Replies: 5
Views: 1811

Don't know! I've never smelled it, and probably couldn't afford it anyway :-)
by tvaughan
Tue Dec 20, 2011 10:50 pm
Forum: Free For All
Topic: Frankincense
Replies: 5
Views: 1811

Frankincense

Well it's not much, but given the difficulty of getting the thing even a half inch tall took a mighty effort :-) so anyway, my horticultural contribution to the season, except for the grinches out there :-) who might want to wait a few months before reading this thread :-) Frankincense comes from th...
by tvaughan
Wed Dec 14, 2011 10:25 pm
Forum: General-Succulents
Topic: Tylecodon buchholzianus . . .
Replies: 5
Views: 1562

Dude!!!!! That's awesome!
by tvaughan
Thu Dec 01, 2011 9:02 pm
Forum: Uses For Cacti
Topic: Has anyone done this?
Replies: 22
Views: 22827

An older thread, but... Yuccas drop their lower leaves, so a person can just walk right in. Agaves will work well; out here we generally used the yellow striped one and it's becoming very popular since it doesn't need much water. As an aside, if you're gonna plant something cruel like those, make ve...
by tvaughan
Sun Nov 20, 2011 10:04 pm
Forum: Free For All
Topic: owls
Replies: 12
Views: 2659

Awesome pics!
by tvaughan
Sat Nov 19, 2011 9:28 pm
Forum: Free For All
Topic: what is your favorite non cacti or succulent plant?
Replies: 51
Views: 10063

A sundew, Dmy
by tvaughan
Thu Nov 17, 2011 10:29 pm
Forum: Free For All
Topic: what is your favorite non cacti or succulent plant?
Replies: 51
Views: 10063

And something from your own back yard!

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by tvaughan
Thu Nov 17, 2011 10:27 pm
Forum: Free For All
Topic: what is your favorite non cacti or succulent plant?
Replies: 51
Views: 10063

Here's one of mine for you, Frag!

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by tvaughan
Wed Nov 16, 2011 4:02 pm
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Topic: what is your favorite non cacti or succulent plant?
Replies: 51
Views: 10063

Hey, P

Most all fruit are the same as apples in that regard. Some citrus, mangoes etc.. but by and large every seed you plant from avocados to pears to grapes to cherries do the same.
by tvaughan
Tue Nov 15, 2011 11:37 pm
Forum: Free For All
Topic: what is your favorite non cacti or succulent plant?
Replies: 51
Views: 10063

Naturally I like carnivorous plants, but Lee, how in the world do you get hybs. to grow where you live?????