Eary April? New England? Could it be?

Discuss hardy cacti grown outside all year.
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Ray
love the snake shot!!
Do you get lizards? We have a couple of species around Reno but they can't be found in the city. Besides my cats would make short work of them.
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Re: No slugs today

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RayC wrote:Had to check the garden after warmth and humidity of the past couple day, thought there might be some slugs around,,,,,,,,,,,instead found
Whoops, the snake will eat small toads :|

I'm not sure whats going on but the slugs still aren't out. The last three times it rained, including this morning, I looked long and hard but couldn't even find one :?: I already bought the cheapest beer I could get for a few traps but may not even need it the way things are going.

Opuntias have gone mad the last few days after having tiny buds for weeks.
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John P Weiser wrote: Do you get lizards? We have a couple of species around Reno but they can't be found in the city. Besides my cats would make short work of them.
No lizards, might find salamanders in the woods, but its to warm and dry in the garden for them.
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Whoops, the snake will eat small toads :|
Yep, But I'll be happy with any kind of sluginater that decides to hang out there.

Also found quite a few Cicindela sexguttata in the garden after the rain and clouds cleared.
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Maybe the slugs froze :) I was hoping for that after this winter. I've seen quite a few snails but no slugs yet. Of course slugs are hard to find in the daytime.
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Cool toad shot.I kept all of my cold hardies in pots in my basement because had such a wet fall.I didnt know toads ate slugs.I am glad my boys and i introduced them .I let them breed in my goldfish pond.I kept my plants on a table outside last yr and didnt get a slug.Hope it goes like that this year too.
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Nice pics! Cute little snake!
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First flower of the year

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Finally this one decide to bloom. I missed the first flower when away this weekend but at 10 or so this AM:
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And 1 1/2 hrs later I had 3 blooming:

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I had gotten this last spring as a really small plant, looks quite happy now.



Beginning to get crowded with the new growth:
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I may have a couple new first time bloomers (for me) also, time will tell as always.
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Good one Ray! Glad you got to see the flowers.

It's nice when the gardens fills out like that.
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Very nice! :)
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June 1st

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Another first time bloomer for me, I only had about one minute to take a pic before T-storm hit (and I don't know if it will be open still tomorrow). Label says Opuntia 'pony':

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Cool! it should open a second day.
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Seems like most of the Opuntia flowers open for two days.
I have never seen one opened for three.
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Another first time bloomer for me, prickly pear with orange center. Kind of spikes of prange the first day of bloom and more pronounced the second (and last) day of bloom.Image
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Is that last Opuntia an O. macrorhiza? It looks cool. It's got a nice flower :)
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That's quite the cactus patch!
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