Tina's hot greenhouse
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2015 12:01 pm
This is my favourite greenhouse ( I have three), it holds most of my Euphorbia, Pachypodium and other odd uns, lots of the plants are still waking up by midsummer it's like a mini jungle. I also have my propagators in here and any unrooted plants get to stay in the warm until they can move out to the other greenhouses.
I have a parwin heater & soil warming cables as the plants seem to be able to cope with cooler temps as long as their 'toes' are warm, I water often in here several times a week sometimes as I keep the door closed or only slightly open. It often gets to high 30 or 40's.
Dorstenia, Pachypodium and Euphorbia, looks like the large Euphorbia abdelkuri is going to flower again, I have been braver this year & given it more water Euphorbia, fouquieria and my large Idia columnaris- it's in a bit of a strop at the moment & leafless, I'm not sure if it's got to hot & resting, or wanted more water so lost it's leaves, they seem to opportune growers ( if that makes sense). A favourite is this Pseudobombax ellipticum, this was from Ernie. It had rot & no roots when it arrived but is finally getting established . Anyone know how he is ?. A bursera fagaroides flowered for me last year and produced seed pods ( front right with zip bags on it), they are small individual green seeds and once ripe the green case falls off to show a bright red/orange seed.
and the end, with the discocactus on the top shelf, very nice euphorbia bulbispina some odds n ends, some choice Ariocarpus that are rooting are on the under shelf, these might stay in as I don't want them to get any water marks. My large greenhouse does get lots of condensation because of a flooring issue.
I have a parwin heater & soil warming cables as the plants seem to be able to cope with cooler temps as long as their 'toes' are warm, I water often in here several times a week sometimes as I keep the door closed or only slightly open. It often gets to high 30 or 40's.
Dorstenia, Pachypodium and Euphorbia, looks like the large Euphorbia abdelkuri is going to flower again, I have been braver this year & given it more water Euphorbia, fouquieria and my large Idia columnaris- it's in a bit of a strop at the moment & leafless, I'm not sure if it's got to hot & resting, or wanted more water so lost it's leaves, they seem to opportune growers ( if that makes sense). A favourite is this Pseudobombax ellipticum, this was from Ernie. It had rot & no roots when it arrived but is finally getting established . Anyone know how he is ?. A bursera fagaroides flowered for me last year and produced seed pods ( front right with zip bags on it), they are small individual green seeds and once ripe the green case falls off to show a bright red/orange seed.
and the end, with the discocactus on the top shelf, very nice euphorbia bulbispina some odds n ends, some choice Ariocarpus that are rooting are on the under shelf, these might stay in as I don't want them to get any water marks. My large greenhouse does get lots of condensation because of a flooring issue.