hardyjim
@hardyjim
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Joined: Oct 14, 2008
Last seen: Jun 14, 2024
Topics: 333 / Replies: 4364
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RE: cold protection question (heating cables)

Your welcome Barb.I can't wait to post my new front yard pictures I'm just about done.Bill :shock: :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D...

16 years ago
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RE: Look at what my wife brought home today

Dang,I half expected to see some dinosaurs walking around in the background.What a monster! :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

16 years ago
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RE: Cactus starting to bloom and misc pics from the yard.

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D Bill-Yea,I know what you mean,especially the 5th pic in this sequence,looks like it is glowing-it actually does look li...

16 years ago
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RE: My newest flower bed...

Nice space to work with.I wonder if those are Day lilies,are the flowers orange colored?You may want to try a cold hardy bananas such as Itinerans if ...

16 years ago
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RE: Cactus starting to bloom and misc pics from the yard.

Thank ya'allOne of my favorite flowering cactus busted loose today-now that we are finally getting some sun!But first some other goodies!<a href=""...

16 years ago
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RE: Question about palms in zone 6a...

Pot planting is a good technique in warmer/drier areas but is supposedlynot a good plan in areas where quick establishment is critical.I believe Franc...

16 years ago
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RE: Cactus starting to bloom and misc pics from the yard.

I wonder if they are as hardy as the Graptopetalum paraguayense you can see next to the A.havardiana. I have Aeonium haworthii then non-varigated fo...

16 years ago
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RE: Late Frost/Freeze Damage!

Ya- It sucks that the new growth got blasted... The cactus must have to face late frosts all the time in the wild...Yea,I think only the flower petals...

16 years ago
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RE: Cactus starting to bloom and misc pics from the yard.

That's a nice cactus garden. Is that an E. hordius in there as well?The Echiveria thing looks to be an Aeonium 'kiwi'.Yes E.horridus in the dark colo...

16 years ago
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RE: Dead/dying update, some survivors

Sorry for your loses Barb.Adeniums and Pachypodiums can be a little finicky about water andtemp swings,I think by nature they are designed to have som...

16 years ago
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RE: Cactus starting to bloom and misc pics from the yard.

Great colors on those cactus blossoms. Is that a jade plant (or echeveria?) behind the first pink-blooming cactus pic? BarbProbably some type of var...

16 years ago
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RE: cold protection question (heating cables)

I would seriously question using heating cables in any area that is not very localizedas they are really designed for heating/warming the surface area...

16 years ago
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RE: Late Frost/Freeze Damage!

Cactus didn't seem to mind ehh?I had to wonder what might happen up north with some of the chilly weather here.Seems anytime April is mild May has the...

16 years ago
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