Chad, ugh 😥

Aaron, great pics on your blog.
Sure looks like spring has arrived.
Gorgeous daughter...and the brevi!

Barb

Chad, ugh 😥

Aaron, great pics on your blog.
Sure looks like spring has arrived.
Gorgeous daughter...and the brevi!

Barb

Many thanks!

Very nice Aaron, looks like all your cacti came through looking great. I think for the first year here I am only gonna plant my smaller echinocactus. Too much money if something goes wrong.

Chad. Great pics. Your pics reminded me I have to get some more Agaves for my collection. What is the cold hardiest Agave? Our snow and cold has disappeared for weeks now. We now know where it went to.

John

Very nice Aaron, looks like all your cacti came through looking great. I think for the first year here I am only gonna plant my smaller echinocactus. Too much money if something goes wrong.

I would do the same thing. I don't think the cold will hurt it, not in your zone. It would the wet or rot that would do it in. I had one more, but i watered it in before I covered it up for the winter, I should have planted it dry and let it alone, it was mush by spring. I very weary of trying one again but I did and have had it for years. 😀

John, for me in order I would say havardiana, ovatifolia and parryi var. parryi. But ovatifolia gets big and must be planted on a slant or it holds too much moisture. Trying lechuguilla and appears to be promising as pups are surviving outside with no protection. Going down into negective degrees F tonight and still have plenty of ice on the ground so it will be interesting to see.

Chad.... even though I'm zone 8a I don't get off that lightly. Despite a -7C min I've lost one of my oldest Agaves which I had for 5 years in the ground.. Agave Montana and even managed leaf burn on Agave havardiana.

Admittedly mild leaf burn but both Agaves were unprotected.

Andy, I always keep in mind how mesic an agave is when deciding to test its hardiness. I know Greg list montana as one of the most hardiest and mesic agaves. So far I am impressed with mine, however it is planted in 75% non organic such as pea gravel and DG. I noticed yours appears to be in complete top soil. Definitely amend the soil and plant on an angle. You may want to try agave montana baccarat. I had this agave in ground for 4 yrs. lost it last winter at -18C. I can't say how many hardy agaves I have killed. Doesn't look like my ocahui or parryi v truncata is gonna make it. I have 4 ovatifolias, 4 havardianas, 4 parryi parryi, lechuguilla, toumeyana ssp bella surviving unprotected. Some that I can't leave unprotected are salmiana, durangensis, victoria reginae, gentry, bracteosa, and insects finished off my protoamericana silver surfer. But I always buy in pairs and never give up.

A few after winter shots.

Montana getting sun burn.
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trichocereous no damage
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ovatifolia's looking good.
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Yucca

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Thanks for looking,

Nice collection!

Nice!
Sure getting some size to them 😀

Barb

Thanks Mike and Barb.

The big ones sure do make it scary during severe weather. I never know if they gonna survive or not.

Montana lost its meristem. Talking with Tony Advent this agave was dead, but I didnt give up on it.
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Here are a few other agaves. Ask if you want id please.
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Thanks for looking,

Awesome post, thanks for sharing!. 😀

Thanks DZ,
Here a up close of crazy horse
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Removed a tree to allow for sun light on the bed.
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This salimiana has already doubled in size since planting in Feb.
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These beds are raised 4" off the ground. Not everything is hardy so I am testing the microclimate.
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