It's been a while

9 years ago

Yuck--what a winter.

I never took my shade cloth off in the fall and I was out cleaning snow off of it for about a month, Then we had 70mph winds and it picked up my shade structure and dropped it like pick-up-sticks. So I had to buy yet another one. I'm not at all happy with it and then I bought the wrong kind of shade cloth. So my plants still aren't outside yet. Probably won't get any Echinopsis hybrid flowers this year.........

My Echeveria plants did not overwinter well in the upstairs bedroom so I'll just have to enjoy pictures of yours. The Haworthias on the other hand loved it so there you go. I had a plant light, but it probably wasn't close enough to the plants.

We had one of the wettest winters on record so the weeds are totally out of control. But at least the Hen and Chicks I planted last fall look very robust.

Off-topic, I found my box turtle that I thought was gone since October so that stopped me from whining for a while :-) A very little while.

I bought a cart for moving my big pots from Sharper Image. I'll let you know how it works for those of you that have to move them.

Thanks for letting me vent--happy growing everyone!

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rina_Ontario,Canada 5a

9 years ago

Wishing you happier Spring, noto! It has been similar here, and finally there may be some hope for Spring...warming up slowly - my succulents are still indoors, but hopefully soon be able to enjoy some sun and fresh air.

Great you found your turtle!

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Kara 9b SF Bay Area CA
9 years ago
Well finding your turtle is great news! I feel ya with the wet winter. I lost a lot this year, but you know what that means? I have a valid excuse to buy more:)! Spring should be starting to show her face for you so that's a good thing. Succulents can look so ugly over the winter, but as soon as they start getting that sun and heat they make a turnaround. There overwinter look starts to become a distant memory. I wish you a happy beautiful spring.

70 mph winds sounds horrible:(.

ps- In June I'm going to visit my cousin in Nevada. She lives in Nevada in a town called Winnemucca. Nevada is a beautiful state. I remember once visiting her when I was 17 she was 18. We were out takin a drive, and I just remember being in awe of how beautiful the desert was. During our drive it was dusk. On the left side of me it was clear and the sun was going down, but on the other side there was a beautiful lightning storm. It was like a postcard. Never seen anything like it:).
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davez7anv
9 years ago
was asking the other day if anyone had heard from you-glad to see you up and about.

what a great winter.
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Paul MI
9 years ago
Glad for you and the turtle that it was found. Odds of it surviving in the wild in NV were nonexistent.

Surprisingly, my Echeveria do fairly well over the winter. But then they rarely get any water during that time which prevents them from trying to grow
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LH On the Move
9 years ago
NOTO!!! I'm so glad you're back! I was showing off pictures of the babies you sent me last year!!! http://forums.gardenweb.com/discussions/4612160/attn-notolover-flowers
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notolover
Original Author
9 years ago
Good morning--I'm hoping to move plants today....

Rina--hope it warms up for you soon!

Kara--I think Nevada is beautiful in a different kind of way. We sure had some gorgeous sunrises during the stormy winter.

Dave--I work at the legislature so I've been pretty busy--only about 25 days to go. I probably won't have a day off after this until it's over.

Paul--I think it was too warm in that room for the Echies. That little boy is amazing. He disappeared for a whole summer one year and I found him under a huge tomato plant in fall. I swear he has 9 lives like a cat considering all the things that could have happened to him.

Leslie--Thanks for sharing the pictures of your flowering babies. Now you know the bittersweet experience of beautiful, short-lived flowers. Thank goodness for cameras!
aztcqn
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
Hi Notolover,
That time of year again. Are your echinobabies waking up with signs of blooms, yet? I have a few breaking dormancy and forming buds, but, I always look forward to seeing you post your fair beauties in flower.

I'm looking to refine the culture and wanted to ask if you continued to use ammonium sulfate to feed your plants? If ya have, what has been your experience, good or bad?
hablu
8 years ago
Noto, you made my laugh.

Times will come and you will be happy again. Who get's all the plants happy through winter? And besides: it gives room for new ones.

greets

Harry
SpanishFly - (Mediterranean)
8 years ago
For once, I didn´t lose any this last winter. Still managed to squeeze in 5 new small ones, LOL.
tanpexoctics Willis
8 years ago
Yep I feel with Noto my night lows don't want to level out at all, and had some below zero stuff this year.been while since that has happened here in the sticks

I was hoping Rina would keep all that ole nasty cold air up there in Canada lol

Noto Glad see your back on the houzz your photos always nice
davez7anv
8 years ago
noto what are you doing this winter? here in reno we had 16 " of snow last night and still coming down. very nice-and even better is that by tues it will be in the 50s and the snow will go. hope everything is well with you.