November 18, 2015

It was a dark and stormy night (Wednesday vignette)

 
Overpotted, bare root, waiting for a real pot...

It was cold (mid 30s F), it was blowing a gale (the Lady Banks rose fell over), and there were intermittent downpours, so before it got dark I rounded up the possibly/probably-less-hardy kids and put them under the patio roof. Sharing shelter with the ones above were a tabletop's worth of others, and a box of paddles from the Mexican Hat Cactus Nursery — that's a humongous Opuntia 'Old Mexico' on the left ("previously known as (and may still be listed in various places) Opuntia gomei 'Old Mexico', but recent genetic tests indicate it is a spineless form of Opuntia stricta," says Xenomorf), next to a ginormous Cow's Tongue (Opuntia engelmannii var. linguiformis).

I think I need a bigger pot.

Those two are ready for potting. Next week is Thanksgiving vacation, and the weather should be quite nice for working in the garden. Getting colder, though. I'll have to set up frost cloth central in a week or two.

The Wednesday Vignette is hosted by Anna over at Flutter & Hum — visit the link for much vignette goodness. 


6 comments:

  1. That is one sweet queue of agaves awaiting their next potted home.

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    1. They'll get extra TLC this winter, bless their little hearts. The variegated parryi truncata in the box has only been here a week -- was in a rather sodden nursery pot, so has been drying out. Will try to pot all the newbies this weekend.

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  2. You've got some real beauties there. They look just perfect.

    I saw 'Old Mexico' pads at the Ruth Bancroft Garden sale. I didn't know it was a recognized cultivar.

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    1. I'm crushing on 'Old Mexico' right now. Interesting-looking pads, spineless, tasty fruit, frost hardy to 10F or so... love :~) "The cultivar name comes from Helen Wynans, a cactus dealer in Brownsville [Texas] in the 1970's and 80's." Love the name, and love that there are cactus dealers!

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  3. Yikes! That's colder than we've been...of course all that changes in the next few days. Nice grouping, glad you were able to take them out of harms way.

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    1. Thanks - hope to keep them happy (and dry) this winter. Making room in the garage... You all stay warm and cozy up in the northwest!

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