Yea Barbnot shooting down the Trachys in any way....just saying,who would have thought a fleshy little plant like this wouldhave less damage then the ...

Once it get's to Oct I look forward to the Bananas,Cannas, etcgoing -so I can get back to the business of putting my attention on my first love-cold h...

I don't know that you can order from him there but check out this guys site for some great ideas,lot's of funflowering barrels,etc to chose from!

You wouldn't like it there Barb,somewhat moderate but to rainy :lol: but better than here for Trachys,etc.Maybe the Freezepruf is fine?????but I think...

The key is obviously your soil mixture but not far behind is the right selectionof cacti for your given location.How big an area are you going for?

ErikYou can get a head start with your Basjoos next year by leaving them in the ground.Every year they will grow their root mat wider/deeper giving th...

I guess the answer depends(a little bit/or lot)on what kind of Opuntia you mean.If they are the garden variety that grown from the southern U.S. thro...

The cold tolerance "spread" between robusta and filifera is that pronounced this time of year? Wow. Blown away that aloe vera isn't total mush at -5...

Just to be clear,all the palms and ferns are fine,there is no more protectionneeded of any kind,only the Cooperi had heat as they are kind of delicate...

I'll just post what I posted there :D Same here as Stosh,18 caused spear-pull on at least one of my Trachys a few years back,one caveat-it had not bee...

My old laptop is not loading my pics :cry: I will mention that my Aloe Vera saw 23f(-5c)and are in good shape,the potted one that did receive some wat...

So what kind of aloe is that jim? From that pic it looks like plain ole aloe vera.Yea,it is Aloe Vera.Hardiness ratings of plants are notoriously to ...

Maybe they are 1800 watts that would make more sense since there 15 amps, duh on my part.No duh necessary my friend,lot's of details in this cold hard...

Looking good!Seems like you have great climate to play with protection and maybe don't haveto leave it on to long,that would be fun.I wish it was that...