Where's the "Like" Button when you need it!!Harriet wrote:I had a lovely day today. Found a new source of succulents in the area, and met fellow cacti aficionado "Apfire". Traded some O. humifusa for various Rhipsalis plants. Sooo cool! Will post pictures when I get them potted up. Also went a little crazy buying up planters, succulents and agave at a nursery I didn't know had such things.
Good stuff! Great day!
Trial and Error in Florida 2012
- Minime8484
- Posts: 1395
- Joined: Thu May 12, 2011 12:09 am
- Location: Chandler, AZ
Re: Trial and Error in Florida 2012
Re: Trial and Error in Florida 2012
Couldn't wait to share. Here is a pre-repot preview of my haul from yesterday.
It’s not the fall that kills you; it’s the sudden stop at the end.
Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
Re: Trial and Error in Florida 2012
Here are my new plants and some old ones. (I was experimenting with a new lens...)
It’s not the fall that kills you; it’s the sudden stop at the end.
Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
Re: Trial and Error in Florida 2012
Everything is beautiful!!
I am just looking for the defining statement to put here. Follow this link to see my other cacti.
http://s290.photobucket.com/user/apfire ... cti%202013, 2014 http://s290.photobucket.com/user/apfire ... New%20Year
http://s290.photobucket.com/user/apfire ... cti%202013, 2014 http://s290.photobucket.com/user/apfire ... New%20Year
- Peterthecactusguy
- Posts: 8862
- Joined: Fri Feb 19, 2010 7:49 am
- Location: Black Canyon City, Arizona
Re: Trial and Error in Florida 2012
WE had a vote on the like/dislike buttons. I was against it. I don't like forums where people go for likes/dislikes.Minime8484 wrote:
Where's the "Like" Button when you need it!!
Here's to you, all you insidious creatures of green..er I mean cacti.
- Peterthecactusguy
- Posts: 8862
- Joined: Fri Feb 19, 2010 7:49 am
- Location: Black Canyon City, Arizona
Re: Trial and Error in Florida 2012
the photos look nice. Wish I could grow more of the tropical stuff. I am trying I will see how they do
Here's to you, all you insidious creatures of green..er I mean cacti.
Re: Trial and Error in Florida 2012
"Like" button or not, I sure do appreciate the comment!
Alvin, I think my new Rhipsalis will be happy here -- thank you!
Alvin, I think my new Rhipsalis will be happy here -- thank you!
It’s not the fall that kills you; it’s the sudden stop at the end.
Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
Re: Trial and Error in Florida 2012
I was outside playing with the new lens on my old camera, ingesting caffeine in great quantities and enjoying the beautiful weather ( it is almost May and it isn't unbearably hot or humid yet, what's up with that Florida?) when it occurred to me that I got a few plants that I haven't identified yet. Any identification for the following plants would be appreciated.
This one looks like a cross between a Jade Plant and an Echeveria to me. These two are both tiny, have red stems, and grow in a "bushy" manner.
This one looks like a cross between a Jade Plant and an Echeveria to me. These two are both tiny, have red stems, and grow in a "bushy" manner.
It’s not the fall that kills you; it’s the sudden stop at the end.
Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
Re: Trial and Error in Florida 2012
Nice plants and planters Succulents go well with strawberry planters.
-Mughal
Re: Trial and Error in Florida 2012
Off and on recently I find that I have missed some of the blooms on my plants. So this morning I went out with my camera in hand to catch what I could... it is a pretty day.
It’s not the fall that kills you; it’s the sudden stop at the end.
Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
Re: Trial and Error in Florida 2012
Backyard "companion plants."
It’s not the fall that kills you; it’s the sudden stop at the end.
Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
- Minime8484
- Posts: 1395
- Joined: Thu May 12, 2011 12:09 am
- Location: Chandler, AZ
Re: Trial and Error in Florida 2012
Wonderful landscaping! Beautiful blooms too - esp. that neat little Echinopsis!
Re: Trial and Error in Florida 2012
Thanks. That one is about the best "performer I have, a most satisfactory plant.
I believe I am going to move most of my Echinopsis into that outdoor bed. I think they can handle Florida winters and so probably don't need greenhouse temps in the winter as much as some other cacti.
I believe I am going to move most of my Echinopsis into that outdoor bed. I think they can handle Florida winters and so probably don't need greenhouse temps in the winter as much as some other cacti.
It’s not the fall that kills you; it’s the sudden stop at the end.
Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
Re: Trial and Error in Florida 2012
Harriet, I recently put around 30 (gulp) of my Echinopsis hybrids in an outside bed, close to the house, with a 50% shade cloth over them since they'll be getting direct sun most of the day. It's a bit of an experiment and maybe somewhat risky. I plan to put a hard roof (Lexan translucent panels) over them this fall to help keep them dry when winter rains come. I'd be curious to hear how yours fare come next spring.