cactus at corseside pembrokeshire in may ...
By sandra
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today i got to work with my cactus collection…im realy pleased just how many have come through the winter. some of you know i seem to have become a bit of a cacti rescue home….some arrive in amazing condition, some dont.. i never sell the ones i am given but i do take cuttings and divsions to sell. some of the older ones go brown and scabby at the bases and some get over watered and their roots rot. so today was the day i was going to do some maintenance…..
this is an opuntia cylindrica that lost a big stem in the winter.
regrowth where it snapped
regrowth on the stem cut up into sections
it amazing watching it.
this is one that arrived propped up with sticks and needs a serious make over…its never easy doing it, bit it usualy results in a new smaller but healthier plant and a few cuttings. i didnt get around to this one today, but i did do this one…
mammillaria saetgera
i am amazed at its colour …..usually they have been green or white…it had faded and dried throught the day and hopefully in a few months it will throw a few pups…
around the grow shed the flower buds are starting to appear.
wont be long before they are open..
aeonium enjoying the sunshine..
kids all helping with the new glamping site..
the tomatoes are growing well
hope you all enjoying the sunshine…happy gardening..Sandra..:-)
31 May, 2010
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thanks Tt. i plan to make a big flower pot man one day....
31 May, 2010
GoYpedia Flower Pot People awaits your giant FPP.... Lol...
31 May, 2010
one day....he he he
31 May, 2010
enjoyed seeing the cati and hope you get babies soon lol, love how the new site is comming along to sandra, your all working really hard and deserve all the success ;o))) x
31 May, 2010
thanks San.:-)
31 May, 2010
It's been a nice day hasn't it. Wonderful to see your cacti. I hope they get lots of babies lol. The flowers are fantastic.
31 May, 2010
~ what I lot you've got Sandra~ your Protea in the foreground is doing well!
31 May, 2010
thanks Hywel and Arlene..and yes my protea is doing well...:-)
1 Jun, 2010
What a fantastic collection you have Sandra, are they easy to look after or do they need a lot of attention.I would like to buy them as they are really nice.
1 Jun, 2010
thank you Khayla....most cacti need good light and little water....but they do need to be inside in the winter months....
1 Jun, 2010
Thank you Sandra.
1 Jun, 2010
Lovely blog Sandra: thats a nice specimen of Mammilaria saetigera you have there.
3 Jun, 2010
thanks Rbt...but it has not got good roots....it leaning more and more...
3 Jun, 2010
All looking good Sandra! :-)
I took some cuttings from my Rebutia muscula last year and they are all flowering now, but unfortunately, they don't stand upright and rock about all over the place! Do you think I should repot them a bit deeper and is now a good time to do that?
4 Jun, 2010
its hard to say Sid....but id give it a go....make sure u use cactus compost.....and maybe less water...good luck...
5 Jun, 2010
Thanks Sandra - will have to do something as they all look drunk lol
7 Jun, 2010
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absolutely fascinating, Sandra...
I like all the new shoots on the cacti... and the budding flowers ...
.. and great to see you have the Flower Pot People supervising ;o)
31 May, 2010