Everybody outside! Summer '17

9 years ago

Hi everyone! I don't post much on the houseplant forum, but I'm regularly on GW. But I thought this would be a nice thread for the community :)

This morning, all of my houseplants (which include cacti/succulents, orchids, and a few tropicals) went outside for the summer. I am in zone 7a/7b, right on the border, and the forecast for the next week and a half looks lovely. So I want to share my growing area with you all, and I hope you'd like to do the same :)

Most of my orchids and my monstera enjoying screened sun until 2 or 3pm

Epiphyllum and my mother's (sickly) pothos in direct sun until 11am

Cacti and succulents in full sun until 2-3pm, and my cute little purple Huernia :)

Lycaste cruenta and cattleya hybrid in full sun until just after 12 noon.

I also have an orange bird of paradise that gets sun until 4pm, but he's still adjusting and his leaves are curled--not very photogenic of him.

But anyway! Please share your summer growspace with me and the rest of the community here :)

Thank you,

Alyssa

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jamilalshaw26

9 years ago

Dave your plants look amazing as always!!!

Alyssa your plants are gorgeous!!!

i have a few outside. Still waiting for a few bulbs and seeds to sprout and my diffenbachia that I saved from Wally World needs more leaves. Oh and my poor Draceana Marginata has cold damage smh.

My tomato plant

I'll post more pics when everything sprouts and looks better lol. I got the succulent in the hanging basket for Mothers Day and I have no idea what the names are.

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rina_Ontario,Canada 5a
9 years ago
Very nice plants and set up. Still waiting for warmer nights here :)

Just wondering: did you acclimatize your plants to direct sunlight?
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christine 5b
9 years ago
Beautiful, I cant put my house plants out for a couple weeks to be safe...
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Alyssa (Zone 6)
Original Author
9 years ago
Rina,

Yes. In the winter, they were under lights for 16+ hours a day. As the weather got warmer I started putting them outside when I could. They were outside 24/7 in the last heat wave we got and only one plant got burned. I'm proud! haha

Christine,

Thank you! Warm weather is on it's way for sure
Dave
9 years ago
All of mine are going out tomorrow (may have to come back in Friday night).

other then that, I don't see any nighttime temps under 55° in the forecast.
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massey516 (NW Montana z 4b)
9 years ago
I wish! We had some snow yesterday and projected again this week...
Dave
9 years ago
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Some of mine made it out today. I'll leave them in open shade for a few days and then acclimate the ficus to full sun.

He got a trim too.

An oak tree was growing in the ficus trees pot.

plant room before and after:

much less interesting in there during the summer months.
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Dave
9 years ago
Thank you :)
goldstar135
9 years ago
Love that variegated scheff of yours Dave :)

An oak tree was growing in the ficus trees pot.

How did that acorn end up in there anyway? XD

As for me-I can't wait to start moving my plants outside! Nighttime temps are hovering near the 55*F mark :)
Dave
9 years ago
The acorn must have ended up there last season. Haha.

It sprouted a couple months ago and I just left it till today.

The scheff came from tiny cuttings from a hedge growing outside my moms in Florida. I love it too, thanks!
Dave
9 years ago
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Also, this will be the last summer with the large leaf scheff. Got it when it was two feet tall in Jan 16' and now it's taking up too much space unfortunately.

Hopefully I can find a good owner locally. I'd give it away for free if I knew the person would care for it well.
rina_Ontario,Canada 5a
9 years ago
Jamilla

Looks like Crassula ovata (jade) and Kalanchoe tomentosa in your hanging basket...can't be sure if any more from the photo. They are really packed in there.
Tiffany, purpleinopp Z8b Opp, AL
9 years ago
Oh yeah!! Me too! Here's a few.

I swear this plant sings, "I'm to sexy for my pot, to sexy for my trellis, but don't go gettin' jealous." - Right Said Monstera
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Alyssa (Zone 6)
Original Author
9 years ago
Thanks everybody for sharing your lovely plants and their homes!

Update on my growspace: my uncle built me this enormous shelf to house all my plants so I started moving them.
Full sun on top

Partial sun in the middle, and the bottom shelf for shade is still empty. LOTS of room for a growing collection ;)
Dave
9 years ago
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Some more photos from today.

June 2015

May 2017. Same tree, same spot.
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Dave
9 years ago
Also, that ficus is so heavily wired up because it was blown over last summer. Hence the filed in cracks in that terra cotta pot.

When I repot again next summer, I probably won't go with terra cotta. That 18" pot filled with soil isn't light. Haha.
Tiffany, purpleinopp Z8b Opp, AL
9 years ago
Some pics I took yesterday
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Alyssa (Zone 6)
Original Author
9 years ago
Tiffany, that hanging basket is the cutest thing!