A winter quiz

[iann]

The trough has been planted for a couple of years but the Echinocereus davisii are new this year. Its not entirely successful because they don't flower as freely as in a greenhouse, but they survive and that's the main thing.

Escobaria dasyacantha, Vic, not Echinocereus dasyacanthus. I do have Echinocereus dasyacanthus too, hard to resist those flowers Its one from Brewster Co too!

[Vic]

Yes that as well Ian;)

Escobaria tuberculosa and Neolloydia conoidea can be found not that far away also.

Sure Ariocarpus fissuratus grows near Marathon as well but haven't seen that there, only down into Big Bend.

That this rate you'll need a very big trough(:D

[CoronaCactus]

A hardy garden is not complete without an Opuntia!
O. humifusa would love it in there and it turns really cool colors in the winter.

*ducks for cover*

[Stuart Estell]

And if you're not careful, the magpies demolish it!

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[Julie]

Ouch!!!!

I got a quiz right!!!

[Ali Baba]

Ian
thats a nice trough, I have a couple of home made hypertufa troughs with alpines in, might try a go with a few of the many opuntia nad echinocereus seedlings I grew last year. What kind of compost are they in? Have you restricted your planting to seedlings grown from a specific locality, if so any guidelines to suitable localities (bearing in mind the new mesa garden list is just out!)
Ali

[iann]

Keep it up, Julie, they'll be calling you an expert before you know it

The "compost" is John Innes and grit, more grit than soil. There is a fair bit of limestone chips in there too. It needs watering occasionally in summer! Not a problem and the plants could survive without it if necessary.

Maybe I'll do a Big Bend trough next I've also got some other Echinocereus plants which are ready to go out this spring, so probably two more troughs. Have to make room in the greenhouse!

[Rob]

Anyone care to guess who's under here?
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[iann]

A hedgehog having a bad hair hibernation?

[Ross M]

A piece of moss?