1. My humble adenium assortment, freshly potted up. I need to prune the small roots and clean up some stems. 2. How in the world do I get my 2 Socotran adeniums to leaf back out?
A page for discussion and media relating to caudiciform, caudex, or tuberous succulent plants. Caudex: An enlargement of the stem, branch or root of a woody plant, usually serving to store water.
I found and collected some Cotinus obovatus (american smoketree) seeds. I've read that they are hard to germinate but I love a challenge! I want to plant them everywhere.
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Some of my seed grown echinacea and monarda fistulosa. I've put several plants in the ground but wanted to run many in 1 gallon and pint size pots for selling and sharing.
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The Dioscoreas right now. Elephantipea, discolor and a small mexicana. The discolor in center isn't a caudiciform but grows from tubers and goes dormant in the winter.
A page for discussion and media relating to caudiciform, caudex, or tuberous succulent plants. Caudex: An enlargement of the stem, branch or root of a woody plant, usually serving to store water.
My Dioscorea discolor right now
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A little further along! Bench supports and gravel floor with pavers will be next.
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My potted Agave Americana in zone 7a southern plains right now. 12F/-11C tonight. All of my other plants are in my greenhouse or in the house under grow lights for the winter. This one is just too big to move now so it goes into survival mode at these temps. More info in the comments.
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Still a few things to build out but nice and toasty right now in this cold weather. Zone 7a, southern plains.
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I use hundreds of cheap neodymium magnets to hang the bubble wrap in my cattle panel greenhouse.
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Very happy with my temperature difference. This is with my propane heater on low. 9'x13' diy cattle panel greenhouse. Insulated north wall and basewall.
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My very sun (and grow light) stressed Welwitschia. I moved it under less light after I took this photo.
A page for discussion and media relating to caudiciform, caudex, or tuberous succulent plants. Caudex: An enlargement of the stem, branch or root of a woody plant, usually serving to store water.
Coming up on 5 months for these. Found a seed on the mother the other day and planted that in here as well on the right.
Lophophora varieties and sub-species, and anything and everything related to the entire Lophophora genus!
80 days. 10 day difference after adjusting light and water.
Lophophora varieties and sub-species, and anything and everything related to the entire Lophophora genus!
70 days
Lophophora varieties and sub-species, and anything and everything related to the entire Lophophora genus!
Dioscorea mexicana, discolor (tubers instead of a caudex) and a still dormant elephantipes.
A page for discussion and media relating to caudiciform, caudex, or tuberous succulent plants. Caudex: An enlargement of the stem, branch or root of a woody plant, usually serving to store water.
How we lookin'? 12 days. More info in comments.
Lophophora varieties and sub-species, and anything and everything related to the entire Lophophora genus!
Comparing top dressing for this weirdo. Hard grown Copiapoa hypogeae. sifted pea gravel and turface on the left, just turface on the right. I prefer the blend.
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Wiggle wire question in comments.
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9'x13' under construction with insulated mini greenhouse inside it. Maintaining 23°F temperature gain at night in the mini greenhouse currently with C9 x-mas lights and a small crockpot here in 7b.
A community to discuss and celebrate greenhouses in all their glory.
All potted up. I figure they'll outgrow these 1 gallon pots soon but I don't want to put them in anything larger going into winter.
My Adansonia grandidieri seedlings 6 weeks after sowing.
A page for discussion and media relating to caudiciform, caudex, or tuberous succulent plants. Caudex: An enlargement of the stem, branch or root of a woody plant, usually serving to store water.
My Adansonia grandidieri seedlings 6 weeks after sowing.
A sub that’s not quite bonsai, not quite caudex... A place to discuss the care and cultivation of pachycaul trees such as bursera, commiphora, boswellia, operculicarya, pachycormus, adansonia, moringa, and more.
My Adansonia grandidieri seedlings 6 weeks after sowing.
