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unclefishstick · 03-22-2015, 01:44 AM

a lot of my native cactus are going to start blooming soon,i noticed my white sand claret cup is budding...i hope to start getting some volunteer stuff sprouting here cactus wise,plenty of yuccas budding off and the wildflowers and grasses are spreading from last years seeds,and since i get so many birds they drop seeds in their poop,im trying to let the yard mulch itself now and just applying more gravel and bark mulch to retain water and keep out the plants i dont want growing...

pinkus · 03-22-2015, 03:40 AM

yeah my horse cripplers are starting to bud

I was hoping I'd have at least one san pedro bloom as I left almost all of them out this year. Only one fatality and honestly I think it was doomed from being in wet soil anyway, though others in the same tub made it.

unclefishstick · 03-29-2015, 01:18 AM

well the yearly cactus flower show is starting,predictably for here its the hedgehog cactus (echinocereus)

unregistered190 · 03-29-2015, 01:57 AM

awesome......I am using some succulents this year to cover some ground vs mulch.....

bugman52 · 03-29-2015, 06:38 AM

nice UNC things R starting to blume.

**exploziv** · 03-29-2015, 10:05 PM

Great pics, as always, unclefishstick! Is there any time of the year that you don't have blooms on your plants & especially cacti? Or you can always find some that are in bloom around there?

unclefishstick · 03-29-2015, 10:13 PM

the cactus are pretty well limited to say end of march to about september as far as blooming is concerned,aside from that theres maybe 6-8 weeks during the heart of winter there arent fresh blossoms on something....aside from that its pretty much non stop once it gets going....theres easily 30 different plants in flower right now...

7thson · 03-29-2015, 10:30 PM

This one has grown quit a bit in two years +,

unclefishstick · 03-29-2015, 10:41 PM

lol,most of my cactus the ceramic pots they are in cost more than the cactus itself!

is that a mammilaria of some sort?

nice saguaro cactus,i have one about twice that size thats about 50 years old...i risked a smaller one in ground last year and it about doubled in size in 12 months but im right on the edge of it being too cold here for it...fortunately my front yard has a "favorable micro-climate" since it faces south and the road im on slopes down away from the house so the colder are is going pool way downhill of me....i have one of the largest in ground collection of cactus around here i think,ive never seen as broad a variety anywhere else...

7thson · 03-30-2015, 03:35 AM

I know what you mean,those ceramic pots are real expensive.I have a couple of big pricey pots in the yard but they don't have cactus in them.

Ya,I think it's called a Fishhook.

I think I've had that fishhook for twenty years,it blooms like crazy.

03-22-2015, 01:44 AM	#121
unclefishstick Fancy Janitor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: spinning circles Posts: 50,464	a lot of my native cactus are going to start blooming soon,i noticed my white sand claret cup is budding...i hope to start getting some volunteer stuff sprouting here cactus wise,plenty of yuccas budding off and the wildflowers and grasses are spreading from last years seeds,and since i get so many birds they drop seeds in their poop,im trying to let the yard mulch itself now and just applying more gravel and bark mulch to retain water and keep out the plants i dont want growing... __________________
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pinkus Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 938	yeah my horse cripplers are starting to bud I was hoping I'd have at least one san pedro bloom as I left almost all of them out this year. Only one fatality and honestly I think it was doomed from being in wet soil anyway, though others in the same tub made it.
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unclefishstick Fancy Janitor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: spinning circles Posts: 50,464	well the yearly cactus flower show is starting,predictably for here its the hedgehog cactus (echinocereus) __________________
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unregistered190 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 6,631	awesome......I am using some succulents this year to cover some ground vs mulch..... __________________
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bugman52 Bug Scissor Hand Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 5,948	nice UNC things R starting to blume. __________________
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exploziv pure dynamite Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 20,176	Great pics, as always, unclefishstick! Is there any time of the year that you don't have blooms on your plants & especially cacti? Or you can always find some that are in bloom around there? __________________ "We ought never do wrong when people are looking." - Mark Twain If the whole world smoked a joint at the same time, there would be world peace for at least two hours. Followed by a global food shortage.
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unclefishstick Fancy Janitor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: spinning circles Posts: 50,464	the cactus are pretty well limited to say end of march to about september as far as blooming is concerned,aside from that theres maybe 6-8 weeks during the heart of winter there arent fresh blossoms on something....aside from that its pretty much non stop once it gets going....theres easily 30 different plants in flower right now... __________________
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7thson Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Sonoran desert Posts: 617	This one has grown quit a bit in two years +,
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03-29-2015, 10:41 PM	#129
unclefishstick Fancy Janitor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: spinning circles Posts: 50,464	lol,most of my cactus the ceramic pots they are in cost more than the cactus itself! is that a mammilaria of some sort? nice saguaro cactus,i have one about twice that size thats about 50 years old...i risked a smaller one in ground last year and it about doubled in size in 12 months but im right on the edge of it being too cold here for it...fortunately my front yard has a "favorable micro-climate" since it faces south and the road im on slopes down away from the house so the colder are is going pool way downhill of me....i have one of the largest in ground collection of cactus around here i think,ive never seen as broad a variety anywhere else... __________________
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03-30-2015, 03:35 AM	#130
7thson Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Sonoran desert Posts: 617	I know what you mean,those ceramic pots are real expensive.I have a couple of big pricey pots in the yard but they don't have cactus in them. Ya,I think it's called a Fishhook. I think I've had that fishhook for twenty years,it blooms like crazy. Last edited by 7thson; 03-30-2015 at 03:39 AM.. Reason: Addition
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