Hardy Gardening

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Tue May 05, 2009 3:33 am

Good eye D.

kevin63129 · Post by **kevin63129** » Wed May 06, 2009 9:53 am

Keep em coming guys.I want a sneak peek of what my garden may look like someday .

ihc6480 · Post by **ihc6480** » Wed May 06, 2009 11:19 pm

Good looking O. macrocentra Chris. I managed to keep one alive for 2 winters then it bit the dust.
I don't think it like my winters

John P Weiser · Post by **John P Weiser** » Thu May 07, 2009 5:11 am

A few buds.

Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris

fragilis x polyacantha hybrid

Opuntia fragilis var denuda

Echinocereus triglochidiatus

Escobaria missouriensis

Opuntia polyacantha aff. nicholii

Opuntia aurea

Echinocereus mojavensis

Echinocereus bonkerae

Opuntia fragilis var denuda "little grey mound"

Opuntia macrocentra

Post by **CoronaCactus** » Thu May 07, 2009 5:14 am

woohoo!
Looking good John!
Gonna be an awesome show

Andy_CT · Post by **Andy_CT** » Thu May 07, 2009 12:05 pm

John P Weiser wrote: Opuntia fragilis var denuda "little grey mound"

Didn't you just plant this one last year? I can't believe you can get buds so quickly on a fragilis!!

Post by **daiv** » Fri May 08, 2009 4:21 am

Impressive bunch John! Your plants are just in excellent shape!

John C · Post by **John C** » Sun May 10, 2009 4:41 am

Looking great!!!

John P Weiser · Post by **John P Weiser** » Tue May 12, 2009 3:36 am

A couple of new cactus blooming. So I'd better post them.

First is Escobaria orcuttii v. koenigii.

Second Echinocereus bonkerae

birdguy34 · Post by **birdguy34** » Tue May 12, 2009 3:56 am

Nice ones. That bonkerae looks happy.
Chris

peterb · Post by **peterb** » Tue May 12, 2009 4:26 am

awesome stuff as always John. love orcuttii koenigii.

peterb

Post by **CoronaCactus** » Tue May 12, 2009 3:27 pm

Beauties!
I hope to have orcuttii koenigii flowers of my own in a year or 2

Post by **daiv** » Tue May 12, 2009 4:03 pm

John, I'm just thinking about how your post is an excellent example of the variation in local conditions.

I think temperature wise, you are not that far off from Andy in CT or Bill in KS, but with the drier climate, you can grow a lot of stuff that would just turn to mush in the east.

ihc6480 · Post by **ihc6480** » Tue May 12, 2009 11:15 pm

Those are some nice blooms John

It's a tie on which I like best

Daiv said:

but with the drier climate, you can grow a lot of stuff that would just turn to mush in the east.

I can vouch for the mush part

Definitely alot wetter here than it is for John.

Andy_CT · Post by **Andy_CT** » Wed May 13, 2009 7:29 pm

Thought I'd post a few that are now starting to ramp up. I hate being behind you guys

(except for Daiv)

O. Fragilis v. Brachyarthra

'Claude Arno' (O. Polyacantha x Fragilis)

This tiny E. Coccineus is looking happy

O. Fragilis v Columbiana, this one was planted last year and did nothing. I'm happy to see he wants to grow this year