sagiXsagi Posted January 16, 2017 not bad considering the weeds and lack of pampering and even watering. will propably plant more this year. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Berengar Posted January 16, 2017 Looks great, Sagi! The weeds are pretty ferocious, but the cacti still look pretty good and healthy. I fully expect there will be nothing to protect in spring, this winter is just getting worse and worse... But if they can survive this, they can survive anything, I think this is the coldest winter in the last 50 years at least. Today in that location it's been -6 degrees celsius with wind gusts up to 100 kmh... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sagiXsagi Posted January 16, 2017 (edited) the most ferocious winter in 50 years here was just some -2 for couple hours... well somewhat less in that spot like Micromegas had said, plant them, forget them , then in 2-3 years they will have established. well he didnt exactly say this, but you get my drift... Edited January 16, 2017 by sagiXsagi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Berengar Posted January 16, 2017 Yeah, well as I said, mine have been in the ground for about 2 years now, and I'm not sure they will survive this winter. I'm about a thousand km north of you, so the winters are naturally colder, and this one has been very cold. Hopefully at least some will pull through. And if not, I will plant some more in the spring until I find a few strains that can handle our winters. But since all of these already in the ground survived last winter without a scratch, maybe they will survive this one with just a few scars. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sagiXsagi Posted January 17, 2017 I think they're gonna be fine.. Note that there are some useful plants around that cacti, not only weeds: levander, louisa, pommegranade, and soil cloth in a couple of the pictures... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Berengar Posted March 28, 2017 (edited) I won't have to worry about grasshoppers, every single trich died from the cold this winter. Edited March 28, 2017 by Berengar Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sagiXsagi Posted March 30, 2017 cold spell everywhere huh? sorry to hear - good thing is its propably gonna be 60 years before it does that much cold winter... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Berengar Posted March 30, 2017 Yup... Coldest winter in at least 50 years in this area, probably longer. Some nights it went down to -10!! Even some days were below zero until noon! That never happened during my lifetime. I hope you are right, and this cold won't become a common occurrence. Last winter, not even a tiny scar on any on them. This winter, even a few of my indoor kept plants died (a few bridgesiis and all variagetes) . At the moment, I don't have the will to plant any more of them in the ground, but I probably will this summer or next. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
