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[Oxalis]

Here is some of the Russian's cactus, They are going to be real pretty for a few days soon. View attachment 175943

Nice cactus blooms! I hope I get some on mine this year. The bigger cactus patch is from my dad and I think he said it's bloomed before. He's really the one with the green thumb. I think his trick is to water at both morning and night.

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Like this on your hollihocks?

Oh yes, definitely looks like this!

 

[wellington]

ANIMAL SAFE WEED KILLER

Caution-it will kill flowers and grass too, so be very exact when you use it. Just thought I would share. Oh, it does work.

Natural weed killer
1-gallon white vinegar
2-cups Epsom salts
1/4-cup blue dawn dish soap

 

[Len B]

Some of my other opuntia without long spines but have the little sneaky ones.Each is different than the others. This last one does have long spines but I wanted to show how it is growing, I can still get in and out this door. It is close to the Russian tortoise cactus but the blooms are different

 

[Oxalis]

I can still get in and out this door.View attachment 176038

Haha! Nice! ;D

 

[Yvonne G]

Some of my other opuntia without long spines but have the little sneaky ones.Each is different than the others.View attachment 176039 View attachment 176040 View attachment 176041 View attachment 176042This last one does have long spines but I wanted to show how it is growing, I can still get in and out this door. It is close to the Russian tortoise cactus but the blooms are different View attachment 176038

That first one is going to be a beauty in a couple days. Be sure to post again once it blooms all over the plant.

 

[Len B]

Determined Russian reaching, They will never eat it all but enjoy trying.

 

[Oxalis]

Determined Russian reaching,View attachment 176465 They will never eat it all but enjoy trying.View attachment 176464

Oh, too cute!!

 

[Jacqui]

ANIMAL SAFE WEED KILLER

Caution-it will kill flowers and grass too, so be very exact when you use it. Just thought I would share. Oh, it does work.

Natural weed killer
1-gallon white vinegar
2-cups Epsom salts
1/4-cup blue dawn dish soap

I found it did not work on my stinging nettles.

 

[Pearly]

Determined Russian reaching,View attachment 176465 They will never eat it all but enjoy trying.View attachment 176464

Omg!!!! It looks like you've got 2 different ones in there, ine with lemony-yellow and the other with almost orangy-yellow blooms... I'm jelous!!! Beeathtaking!!!!

 

[Pearly]

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Like this on your hollihocks?

Yep! Same thing! And I don't see it on any other plants

 

[Pearly]

That looks like scale, Jacqui.

It's not the kind of scale I know. It doesn't rub off like the scale does

 

[Pearly]

Determined Russian reaching,View attachment 176465 They will never eat it all but enjoy trying.View attachment 176464

So beautiful! Do you ever have to prune it? Or is just harvesting for torts enough to keep it in shape?

 

[David Schmidt]

Determined Russian reaching,View attachment 176465 They will never eat it all but enjoy trying.View attachment 176464

Assuming I would start a cactus garden like yours how long would it take me to grow a good size plant from a single pad

 

[Yvonne G]

Assuming I would start a cactus garden like yours how long would it take me to grow a good size plant from a single pad

Those opuntia plants are pretty fast-growing. It takes a while for the roots to take hold, but I'd say, maybe by next summer you would have a plant with at least 4 pads on it.

 

[Pearly]

Those opuntia plants are pretty fast-growing. It takes a while for the roots to take hold, but I'd say, maybe by next summer you would have a plant with at least 4 pads on it.

And also I think a lot has to do with the maturity of the pads you use to start the plant with. I've used the very top pads and it took them several years to get going and start "bushing out", but those "lower level" pads should start making baby pads pretty much immediately if it's the growing season

 

[wellington]

I found it did not work on my stinging nettles.

A weed with that name probably only dies by fire.
I don't have any clue what kind of weeds it does and doesn't work for. Maybe if you upped the amount of salt and vinegar. I don't know, might be worth a try.

 

[Linhdan Nguyen]

Leaving to go to the bank today i noticed something... Weird. The bank, buildings around my bank, my job, and my apartment complex all have yellow daylilies, some smaller no-buds-or-flowers-yet-just-leaves daylilies, spider plants on the side and these colorful small flowers that look like little petunias at first, spaced about 5" apart from each other in the front.
Not sure if they all have the same landscaping company or not. It was just weird.
Now i hope the daylilies i have arent yellow

 

[Len B]

Nice cactus blooms! I hope I get some on mine this year. The bigger cactus patch is from my dad and I think he said it's bloomed before. He's really the one with the green thumb. I think his trick is to water at both morning and night.

Like your dad I water the cold tolerant cactus I have more than most people would recommend.

 

[Len B]

So beautiful! Do you ever have to prune it? Or is just harvesting for torts enough to keep it in shape?

I have to prune it so I can get between them and the wall behind, also at the outer walls so the tortoises can't climb up and out.

 

[Linhdan Nguyen]

Okay! Now I'm dying to see your balcony! Photos PLEASE!!!

I didnt forget!
I took the big wooden pot and a couple other pots to my moms again after this. Its mostly just tortoise edibles now. And my bf also wants chairs out on the balcony so i will have to rearrange and clean up some