The Unc-tanical Gardens

unclefishstick · Oct 20, 2013

after a few days work i have managed to get all the cactus crammed into the front greenhouse...added a layer of plastic to the inside,i think i will go ahead and replace the opaque panels with clear polycarb panels to get a bit more light in there...

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what used to be the living room...now the living room...

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GreeeeN GRassss · Oct 21, 2013

amazing pictures cactus heaven

unclefishstick · Oct 22, 2013

still planting in the front yard....picked up a nice soft leaf yucca and a couple of companion plants for the big fishhook barrel cactus.still nice and warm during the days,lots of stuff still blooming...

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yortbogey · Oct 22, 2013

https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=273295

just in case i missed U...

unclefishstick · Oct 31, 2013

almost november...winter squashes are still cranking along,have butternut and banana squash and some beets still in ground...or actually in planters,but still doing well...down to 38 last night....still a glorious display of flowers out front and the morning glory are blooming hard...slowly taking over the fence as intended...

a big ol' banana squash i cooked up the other night...my first squash i grew myself :biggrin:

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unclefishstick · Nov 6, 2013

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wildgrow · Nov 6, 2013

And I thought I had escaped sights such as these.

unclefishstick · Nov 6, 2013

lol,mild fall here,still covered in blossoms everywhere,there are often a half dozen species of butterflies as well so its a scene of almost lovecraftian horror....im almost certain the geneva convention has been violated in some fashion...

wildgrow · Nov 6, 2013

At least as grotesque as Lovecrafts work. Come to think of it, Id rather be face to face Nyarlathotep.

unclefishstick · Nov 6, 2013

i did get most of my design ideas from better homes and gardens 100 best plants to induce eye gouging horror city of r'lyeh edition,,,

unclefishstick · Nov 9, 2013

shocking news!
i just discovered cactus have flowers on them!
who knew?

an old lady cactus..

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unclefishstick · Nov 17, 2013

having a warm fall here,i would call it unusual but this is the desert after all...anyway,still blooming here,the yard has turned into a late season butterfly singles club,mainly the species that stay here year round and mainly hibernate during the winter...

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unclefishstick · Nov 17, 2013

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xxDR.KICKASSxx · Nov 17, 2013

whats up unc ,things are looking amazing

unclefishstick · Nov 17, 2013

just installed a bunch of new plants today,been getting lots of larger plants,well not lots,they get pricey,but a few centerpieces here and there....spent a lot of time swinging a pickaxe today,pulled out massive amounts of bermuda grass roots....any day that features dead bermuda grass is a good one in my book....i try and be philosophical about it and think at least its holding the soil in place,but after a summer of yanking it out of the same places over and over again im a bit over it....slowly gaining the upper hand....

unclefishstick · Nov 19, 2013

well this could be nearly the end of the flowering season here,the weather is predicted to turn colder over the weekend so we may have our first hard frost of the season,im sure that will put a damper on some of these plants enthusiasm for flowering...i still have the larger dish garden succulents to get under cover for the winter....may have to scratch together a quick cold frame out front on the south side of the house...

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unclefishstick · Nov 19, 2013

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unclefishstick · Nov 19, 2013

many of the succulents and cactus are taking on their winter hues,like the little santa rita prickly pear,just a plain green cactus during the summer it turns deep purple and red over the winter.
and the little sedums and sempervivum that survived the summer heat are coming back slowly and should survive the winter....i expect some die off over the winter,but the desert natives will spring back if even a tiny amount of the rootball survives,i have had one plant regenerate 4 times now when i had given up on it....

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Meloniasty · Nov 28, 2013

This thread is amazing, subbed

Smokin Joe · Nov 28, 2013

Unc, I'd toss that last 1. Look at all them nanners :yoinks:

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