ferret Posted December 3, 2009 finally got a chance to go and visit my cactus garden i planted christmas 07. this heres a few of my favourites. not the best growth over two years I could imagine, they dont get any water other than the <300mm per year rainfall. oh yeh a couple of flowers out too got a few more ill put up next time 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pacha Posted December 3, 2009 finally got a chance to go and visit my cactus garden i planted christmas 07. this heres a few of my favourites. not the best growth over two years I could imagine, they dont get any water other than the <300mm per year rainfall. oh yeh a couple of flowers out too got a few more ill put up next time Very nice collection, looks all good and healthy. You made a good habitat for them. How much growth in 2 years? Do you have photos from back than? You have a bunch of few different clones, Can you give IDs please? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mutant Posted December 3, 2009 Great man, jealous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They are in pine needle litter?? IS this appropriate for trichos and cacti in general??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C_T Posted December 3, 2009 Cool pics, some nice specimens there. Question tho, why so close to the shade of those trees? Wouldn't pretty much full sun be their natural habitat? Or do they grow better next to something that offers a tad of shade, without over-shading? Does look like a hot and dry area. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ferret Posted December 3, 2009 (edited) cheers that first photo is just after id planted them. the needles are off a native sheoak which is giving them shade, dont think pine needles would be a problem anyhow... yep summer is a harsh time in semi-arid NW Vic. i prefer my trichos in a bit of shade even in melbourne, esp in pots, they stay greener without the full blazing summer sun beatin em down and i dont have to water them as much, i suspect that there is a lot more cloud cover throughout the year in their natural habitat. although if they were in full sun i reckon a few of them woulda been putting out flower buds by now. wish i hadda taken a pic of my monstrose bridgesii's, one segment had the girth of a can o beans and about 20cm long! edit: err NW vic not NE... Edited December 4, 2009 by ferret Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Garbage Posted December 3, 2009 A few more years and some bastard will be collecting the fallen limbs,thirty years on and they will remain as a testament to some unknown hippy. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evil Genius Posted December 3, 2009 (edited) Ferret, i love your garden! Thanks for sharing the pics! There are so many interesting cacti in there that i could :wub:probably spend hours in there... Do you have them labeled? i´d love to know what kind of clones you have there... bye Eg Edited December 3, 2009 by Evil Genius Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KanJe Posted December 3, 2009 Nice garden ferret. I look forward to seeing it in 5 years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iGarden99 Posted December 3, 2009 Cool pics, some nice specimens there. Question tho, why so close to the shade of those trees? Wouldn't pretty much full sun be their natural habitat? Or do they grow better next to something that offers a tad of shade, without over-shading?Does look like a hot and dry area. I read an interesting article a few months ago where it was theorized that in a couple of hundred years the famous Saguaro cactus will be no more except where cultivated... reason being that those desert regions originally had trees and lots of shrubby plants growing amongst the cacti.. then us clever humans started cutting the trees for building wood, firewood and such... Now the seeds have no safe place to sprout as they once did... no protection... Made sense to me... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PD. Posted December 3, 2009 Excellent Fez, heaps of variety and all in the ground exactly where they should be Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tripsis Posted December 3, 2009 Damn, nice garden. An impressive collection for sure. You have some really nice cacti there... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chiral Posted December 3, 2009 Beautiful....that Roseii looks as happy as a Greek man in an Asian brothel. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mutant Posted December 10, 2009 (edited) as a Greek man in an Asian brothel lol OK, what does this mean?? I know 'it all sounds greek to me' and 'greek&italian lover' shit, butis this a real expression????!??!?? We greeks must have a pretty good reputation as lovers, huh? In regards with pineneedles, I thought they like neutral to alk soil, and a soil with pine needles is acidic, no?? Anyways, I am asking because I have some nice spot around a pine, around which I was wondering what to plant.... Edited December 10, 2009 by mutant Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bℓσωηG Posted December 10, 2009 (edited) dude i think thats a sheoak /aka cassurina /native aussie tree /not acidic pine crapolla Edited December 10, 2009 by blowng Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weedRampage Posted December 10, 2009 If the rainfall is less than 800mm and evaporation rates are high the soil will be alkaline because the calcium magnesium potassium sodium salts accumulate in these conditions Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Micromegas Posted December 12, 2009 That's great to see ferret, some beautiful plants there. I have a garden in a similar locale tho a bit more rain, enough to encourage shitloads of weeds. My plants are similarly close together in places and I am concerned that the plants will eventually grow too close together to reach their full potential with the roots competing for moisture; do you have a strategy to deal with this, like moving em around. Guess the soil is reasonably fertile judging by the vines in the background; is it red sand country or clay (or something else)? Great work! and great to see how other plants look neglected and in the ground! Also interesting to see how they grow close to a sheoak. The mulch on the ground looks helpful. And I agree with whoever said it, but part shade is much more beneficial to s.american cacti than full sun, with the larger girth plants perhaps an exception. I also note there are no blemishes on the plants from insect damage. Awesome work indeed. I also would love to see this in 5 years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ferret Posted December 16, 2009 yea they are packed in a bit tight, i figure i will try and dig a few out in the next year or two to thin them out a bit, when i have time to stay up with them for a few days and make another bed. the soil is a red loam. some bridgesii type thangs a patch of seedlings i put in about a year ago. (Icaros, SS01xSS02, bridgesii, Los Banos x pallarensis, Los Gentiles, SS02 x (JxP) and a new patch. SAB's kk2152, kk338, kk2151 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
san p Posted December 16, 2009 you are a legend ferret! im hoping to do something like this next year,have a cheap property lined up so cant wait. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KanJe Posted December 17, 2009 Keep up the good work and keep us updated! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PD. Posted December 17, 2009 VERY nice Fez, those lil seedlings are gon be a wall in coupla years lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ferret Posted March 10, 2011 (edited) 12/2007 12/2009 3/2011 view from the other side Edited March 10, 2011 by ferret 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoOnThen Posted March 10, 2011 Looking good ferret I have been hanging to see an update of this thread they are look like they love being in the ground. Cheers Got Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ferret Posted March 10, 2011 yeah its been a good year for them up here with a shitload of rain over summer. i gave a lot of the taller ones a bit of a trim about a year ago, so while some have gotten shorter , its getting quite Thick in there. jus spent the day weeding the bed, creeping gingerly amongst them wih only a few jabs to the ass... i found it highly amusing screaming out PRICK! everytime i copped a decent one in the hand. yes it is dull up here in the country. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evil Genius Posted March 10, 2011 Nice seeing your around, Ferret! Cant stress it enough, your garden is so nice. I especially like the variation you got there... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tripsis Posted March 10, 2011 great garden ferret. What's that fat beast in the bottom right of the last photo? I like it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
