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- Ralf
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Yes indeed it's right, Daiv. Double isolated with bubble wrap from inside and outside.
Mainly I do use a propane heater and as backup there is an electrical fan heater.
Temperature inside is between 5 to 8°C (41-46F) at night. On day it's somewhat higher.
The third pic is also a puzzle pic. Where are the hotbeds?
Mainly I do use a propane heater and as backup there is an electrical fan heater.
Temperature inside is between 5 to 8°C (41-46F) at night. On day it's somewhat higher.
The third pic is also a puzzle pic. Where are the hotbeds?
Only when the last tree has died, the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught will we realize that we cannot eat money.
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- Ralf
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I'll do show you the hotbeds. The plants inside needs light, so I've do remove the snow and opens the windows for fresh air on sunny days.
Let's have a look inside there are some several
Escobaria, Echinocereus and Opuntia
inside the other one some several Cylindropuntia and Opuntia
The lowest temperature inside was -10°C (14F) since December. The plants looks therefor very vital and healthy.
Let's have a look inside there are some several
Escobaria, Echinocereus and Opuntia
inside the other one some several Cylindropuntia and Opuntia
The lowest temperature inside was -10°C (14F) since December. The plants looks therefor very vital and healthy.
Only when the last tree has died, the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught will we realize that we cannot eat money.
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- Ralf
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Aha, now I'm a little step more clever, thanks iann.
Now in the following I'll use the term "cold frame".
It's a lot of work to correcting my site.
@TimN
What do you mean with "TFS"? I'm not really good in your language.
Now in the following I'll use the term "cold frame".
It's a lot of work to correcting my site.
Sure, of course. But I'll do this in another topic.daiv wrote:How about a look inside the greenhouse?
@TimN
What do you mean with "TFS"? I'm not really good in your language.
Only when the last tree has died, the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught will we realize that we cannot eat money.
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- Ralf
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Why don't you do it? It's also in pots and bowls possible.
Only when the last tree has died, the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught will we realize that we cannot eat money.
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Re: Some of mine
I don't know if this topic is still hot. However, I am a beginner and found a grower in Germany who is specialised on outdoor cacti growing here.
Homepage (in German): http://winter-kaktus.de
I translated the most important facts:
The following cacti can be grown outdoors in Germany (up to -20° Celsius, some of them up to -30° Celsius; 500-700ml rainfall, no rainfall protection):
There you can also find some cacti which are less hardy (up to -15° Celsius) at the end of the page.
Note that I did not include the hybrids.
Please excuse me if I didn't write the names properly since I am a beginner and just tried to translate the info from the URL above But maybe someone might find this useful.
I started with a Cylindropuntia imbricata, an Echinocereus cocchineus and some succulents. Let's see if it works...
Homepage (in German): http://winter-kaktus.de
I translated the most important facts:
The following cacti can be grown outdoors in Germany (up to -20° Celsius, some of them up to -30° Celsius; 500-700ml rainfall, no rainfall protection):
- Echinocereus triglochidiatus − coccineus group: (monacanthus, gonacanthus); mojavensis, v. inermis; coccineus, v. paucispinus, v. „minor“.
- Echinocereus caespitosus − baileyi group: „reichenbachii“, caespitosus, perbellus, baileyi, v. albispinus
- Echinocereus engelmannii − fendleri group: some fendleri-forms and engelmannii v. variegatus
- Echinocereus x-roetteri, x-lloydii group: x-roetteri, x-lloydii, x-rosei, x-guerneyi, x-octacanthus
- Escobaria vivipara group: vivipara, neomexicana, arizonica, kaibabensis, radiosa
- Escobaria sneedii − orcuttii group: sneedii, leei, orcuttii, v. königii, v. macraxima, villardii, guadalupensis, sandbergi
- Escobaria missouriensis group: missouriensis, ssp. caespitosa
- Pediocactus simpsonii (note that they might need rain shelter)
- Platyopuntia with big flat branches: engelmannii, phaeacantha, cymochila, compressa, humifusa, erinacea, macrorhiza
- Opuntia fragilis group: most of them
- Cylindropuntia imbricata
- Maihuenia: poeppigii, valentinii, patagonica (note that not all clones are hardy)
There you can also find some cacti which are less hardy (up to -15° Celsius) at the end of the page.
Note that I did not include the hybrids.
Please excuse me if I didn't write the names properly since I am a beginner and just tried to translate the info from the URL above But maybe someone might find this useful.
I started with a Cylindropuntia imbricata, an Echinocereus cocchineus and some succulents. Let's see if it works...
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Re: Some of mine
PixMe - Read up ALL posts & pics of Ralf's -- he's as good as they come with cold-hardy's in Germany!
Once bitten by the cactus collecting/growing bug, there is no known cure!
There's no 12 step programme for Cactaholics...so I shall just have to get some more!!
There's no 12 step programme for Cactaholics...so I shall just have to get some more!!