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7.65" of rain this month already-that is more-or will be- than(2012/7.80..2013/5.16")the
total rainfall(not combined) of the last 2 summers-what a difference.
Some pics from June 23-
I did end up t-cutting The Eriospatha...just tired of watching the brown spear sulk.
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One of the Passion flower vines..
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the other-
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Washy working on leaf 8 I believe,looks like they are downsizing now too after some big floppy umbrellas.
Underneath is a Calla lily that returns every summer.
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Couple of Castor(right),Brug and Philo "hope"
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Rowe red banana and a Hercules Calla lily.
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There are a lot of different plants in this pic-I counted 13...
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The Trichocereus has grown over 12" in its first full year in the ground...may need a chimney on the cactus house for it.
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I did go ahead and trim the Gloriosa.
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E.Glaucum
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Thanks for looking.
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Posted : 23/06/2014 8:07 pm
did you leave the philo hope out? thinking of trying to leave mine out this winter
Posted : 23/06/2014 11:40 pm
Man oh man, everything looks lush, Jim.
Hard to imagine what 2 summers worth of rain would be like...cheap water bills anyway.
8 leaves on the Washy...that's gotta be a record for end of June.
Congrats!
Barb
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Posted : 24/06/2014 5:02 pm
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No "Hope" outside..I tried one year,it looked slightly mushy but was still alive-
I think breaking it out of its winter dormancy was the challenge with that one.
This is a pup off the one I tried.
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Posted : 26/06/2014 5:37 pm
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yea Barb.
I think I used the hose once last month....
The Washy is for sure off to a good start.
Even the Fortunei I hacked apart has grown back 5-6 leaves...
and they are pretty good sized!
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Posted : 26/06/2014 5:40 pm
Cactus garden is looking awesome. Your agaves are getting huge. Nice job Jim.
Posted : 02/07/2014 8:11 pm
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Thanks Chad...looking forward to seeing how thing s are there..
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Posted : 05/07/2014 10:31 am
Might be awhile before I post photos of entire yard. Over half of the gardens have been rearranged. Back yard looks awful, had major septic tank problems.
Posted : 07/07/2014 8:27 pm
