Mark, The coldest I have measured this winter has been -6.4F. That is a lot warmer than the -16F you stated. I was always under the assumption that it is more...
heighty hoe all, I've had a Joshua tree for 5 going on 6 years now. It's about 3' tall, about 1 meter, for our European friends. I give it a lite fertilization...
... I sowed eight species/varieties of Escobaria (E. zilziana; chaffei; hesteri; roseana; laredoi; vivipara v. radiosa; missouriensis; sneedii) a couple of...
I live in wet, wet, S.AL but up the road from me is a large Agave that just gets bigger and bigger every year. (I think it is Americana) We had lows of 9 or 10...
... Maria---oops, my fingers went too fast. I should have clarified about the Escobaria. There *are* issues with Escobaria- but I have not tested enough...
Kristl Walek
kristl@...
Mar 1, 2003 4:04 pm
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Help! tomorrow night is supposed to reach -13F. Will I have a single plant left in the spring? What a winter. Val-zone 5 MI> [Non-text portions of this message...
Hi Mike, doesn't that clear plastic bag cook the plant on sunny days? Obviously not, but why not? Val during the same period of the fert times. For winter, I...
I think many people were fooled by the mild winters of late in the northern states and are going to be saddened by major plant losses. Here in S.AL I am...
... left in the spring? What a winter. Val: I am not sure what plants you are referring to- but we have reached -40C earlier this winter here and I fully...
Kristl Walek
kristl@...
Mar 1, 2003 4:23 pm
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many of my hardy cactus and succulents are marginally hardy here. We've been zone 6 as long as I've lived here-4 years-so I took a chance and planted them....
... been zone 6 as long as I've lived here-4 years-so I took a chance and planted them. Also some zone 6 trees. Val: I understand. We all play the "marginally...
Kristl Walek
kristl@...
Mar 1, 2003 4:56 pm
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Hello Val, Kristl, and others, Here in my area, about 175 miles south-west of Val, we are pretty consistently a zone 5, although last year was very mild. We...
John M. & Katherine K...
cactusman@...
Mar 1, 2003 5:47 pm
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... John: So far the only high altitude South Africans I have been able to keep here is Delosperma basuticum. There are also a few African non-succulents that ...
Kristl Walek
kristl@...
Mar 1, 2003 5:53 pm
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Hi Kristl, The following are all species that have endured at least one winter, and regrew the following spring. I must add though that these beds are...
John M. & Katherine K...
cactusman@...
Mar 1, 2003 6:56 pm
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John: Thank you for the very informative list. I have tried dozens and dozens of times to get Aloinopsis spathulata established here (this one I feel confident...
Kristl Walek
kristl@...
Mar 1, 2003 7:24 pm
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Kristl, I have gotten seeds from Silverhill in the past and at best would say I've had mixed results. Certainly part of which I would have to take blame for....
John M. & Katherine K...
cactusman@...
Mar 1, 2003 8:13 pm
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... As a seedswoman myself, I know this story from the other side, and am always extremely careful to judge, at least not after a number of experiences ...
Kristl Walek
kristl@...
Mar 1, 2003 8:46 pm
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Kristl, The flower looks like basuticum. I'd like to see the foliage as well though, as it would help a bit. Keep in touch, John K. ... From: "Kristl Walek"...
John M. & Katherine K...
cactusman@...
Mar 1, 2003 9:25 pm
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Thanks, Kristl. I understand. We all play the "marginally hardy" game- and I guess it is good to have a test year- and sometimes we are (happily) surprised. I...
John, it will be interesting to see how we all come out. Can you believe how much difference a lake makes? I live next to Lake Huron, but even 5 miles inland...
Hello all, I have noticed that many people from Europe have other problems when they keep their cacti outside than most other people on these lists. The main...
Hi Kristl: in solid zone 4 New Mexico (cold and dry, though the last 10 days have had freezing rain/snow as a test) A. spathulata grows well. I got plants...
I posted the following question on Alpine-L, but realize only now that this ... bloom. ... Kristl ............................. Kristl Walek Gardens North Seed...
Kristl Walek
kristl@...
Mar 2, 2003 2:26 pm
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Hi John Krajenka, Very interesting threads lately. This winter will be the benchmark for years to come as to what's hardy and what's not. My mesembs have been...
Art, its good you have snow. here in upper mid Michigan we've only had light dustings. One inch at the most. My plants have been uncovered almost all winter....
hi Kristl, Now that's a great question. Where and when to see the best desert flower bloom? I've traveled all over the Southwest US and northwest Mexico - in ...
Laurence Magner
lmagner@...
Mar 3, 2003 12:16 am
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Peter, You're right it usually is milder here. I was going by my Oregon Scientific outside wireless thermometer. It showed -16 F as the minimum. However I did...
Peter, You're right it usually is milder here. I was going by my Oregon Scientific outside wireless thermometer. It showed -16 F as the minimum. However I did...
Ya see, that mini-iceage didn't happen. I use my trusty old Radio Shack Micronta indoor-outdoor digital to give me fairly reliable readings. I hope things are...
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