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| Hey everyone!
Its a dream come true :-) A few weeks ago I got a HFG. With a 20% off coupon and it already being on sale I couldn't pass it up. If you could please ID as many of the plants or just enjoy the pictures.
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Thanks for looking :-) Travis |
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| Travis, congrats with your greenhouse. You have a fine bunch of plants. For ID's you have to put on more close ups and not to many at one time. greets Harry |
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- Posted by milwdave Zone5 Milwaukee (milwdave_us@yahoo.com) on Sun, Jul 16, 06 at 11:59
| Awesome pics Travis. I, also, have the HFGH. I love it. Get a fan in there, the heat lately is brutal..hehehe. Dave |
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- Posted by travis_m_99 (tmaciejewski@gmail.com) on Sun, Jul 16, 06 at 17:37
| Fan? My cacti are loving it! My "chain fruit chollas" are bursting with new growth. Tonight, once it drops to about 80ish in there, I am going to water them with a little fertilizer and let them enjoy the heat wave. |
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| Travis That's a very nice setup. I personally don't use a greenhouse once temps are up consistently above about 50 degrees at night. It's too hot in them even with shade cloth and exhaust fans, which cost money to run :-). Outdoors works just fine and it's free. You might end up frying a few of your plants in that greenhouse as it is now even in zone 5. randy |
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| I agree, I would just keep them outdoors for now. At those temps, some of your plants are going to go dormant due to the heat and you are risking root damage. |
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- Posted by travis_m_99 (tmaciejewski@gmail.com) on Mon, Jul 17, 06 at 2:52
| The only problem is that I have no good spot outside... also too much rain is a very real issue. I also think that themomiter is slightly off, it said 111 outside but the weather channel put it at a high of 92 that day :-) |
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| Travis If it was 92 outdoors, the 120 was probably very close to the real temp in the greenhouse. My greenhouse stays about 20 to 40 degrees warmer inside. I went into it yesterday to fetch some pots and it was 135. It was only 105 outside. I didn't stay in very long:-). Having a greenhouse is great, but there is a learning curve when you start. Taking plants fresh out of your house and putting them under a magnifying glass and into a frying pan will probably have adverse results. Shadecloth and vent fans will help a lot. Rain shouldn't really be an issue, it rains outside of zone 5 too:-). A very good soil mix usually takes care of that. Wish you luck. randy
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- Posted by travis_m_99 (tmaciejewski@gmail.com) on Mon, Jul 17, 06 at 13:32
| The problem is the temp it read outside was 111 and inside 121. I know it wasn't that hot outside so I question the acuracy of the temp. I did a slow transition into the full sun by putting them out in early spring so they got used to the intensity of the sun. 1-2 of my plants got minor sunrelated damage but I just moved them under my partial shade clothish thing. Travis |
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- Posted by packinblack z6 KY (My Page) on Thu, Jul 27, 06 at 16:17
| In your third pic down, the spikey stripey plant on the upper left (not the big round one)........you don't have a better pic of that one do you? It looks like one that I bought (rescued, LOL) at Wal Mart the other day, and I'm trying to find out what it is. Yours is the first other one I've seen online! I do have pics of mine, but have to get them put on a CD to get them on the computer. J |
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- Posted by travis_m_99 (tmaciejewski@gmail.com) on Fri, Jul 28, 06 at 1:48
| Try this site J... http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Asphodelaceae/Haworthia_fasciat a.html |
Here is a link that might be useful: HERE
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- Posted by packinblack z6 KY (My Page) on Fri, Jul 28, 06 at 18:26
| Thanks Travis, it is a Haworthia Fasciata! Now I can find out how to take care of it! :) J |
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- Posted by miguel_sanchez Mexico (My Page) on Sat, Aug 26, 06 at 5:52
| In the 3rd pic down, that cactus in the back row 2nd from the right...i have one so identical to it, i cant believe it! (the one that has been chopped in half, and has a new shoot out the side). The funny thing is (and i reckon the same thing happened to yours), it used to be the rootstock for a gymno scion, but the top half of the rootstock and the scion rotted, leaving a small amount of rootstock left over, and subsequently re-shooting with new growth. Am i right? |
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- Posted by milwdave Zone5 Milwaukee (milwdave_us@yahoo.com) on Sat, Aug 26, 06 at 6:33
| Hi Miguel, I think those rootstocks are hylocereus of some species...and they get huge! It's a night blooming tropical similar to an Epiphyllum. Dave |
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- Posted by travis_m_99 (tmaciejewski@gmail.com) on Tue, Aug 29, 06 at 2:39
| Sweet news you guys! I just got a new shelf setup for my greenhouse. It ran me just shy of $100 but is big enough for all my plants (+ some new ones) and strong enough to support my weight sitting on one of the shelves (135lbs). I will try to get pictures up this weekend. It was purchased at Menards in the shelving department. Even better its not bulky rubbermaid shelves, this shelf system is like powder coated steel. Looks like it will hold up as long as it doesnt sit in a big pool of water. Considering my GH is usually super dry I don't think rust is too big of an issue. Its amazing how much nicer my greenhouse is with proper room for the plants. This setup can also be added to. Some day if I get the itch again I can just throw on another shelf or two and have 50 more plants. Parts - 10 rods (~$4 each) Travis |
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- Posted by xerophyte_nyc 7 (My Page) on Tue, Aug 29, 06 at 20:33
| don't know all the exact species but I think I can pick out the genus, here it goes: all are left to right pic 1; top: mammillaria, ?, gymnocalycium middle:haworthia, haworthia, euphorbia maybe (or tephrocactus), haworthia, lobivia bottom: ?, ?, anacampseros rufescens, ?, ? pic 2: pic 3: pic 4: pic 5: pic 6: pic 7: hard to see pic 8: pic 9: pic 10: |
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- Posted by travis_m_99 (tmaciejewski@gmail.com) on Wed, Aug 30, 06 at 1:14
| xerophyte_nyc, Thank you very much for giving me some direction for hunting down names for my beauties! I am thinking that getting ID's is going to be my job this winter... keep me busy when I can't be growing them. I can't wait untill my brother comes home this weekend so I can steal his camera and get some new shots of my babies. Looking back at these pictures its amazing how much some of them have grown in just a little over 1 month. The "chain fruit chollas" for example have put on a few inches and many little branches. SOoooooo exciting :-) Travis |
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- Posted by xerophyte_nyc 7 (My Page) on Wed, Aug 30, 06 at 7:16
| Travis Out of curiosity, how do you intend on overwintering those plants? x_nyc |
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- Posted by travis_m_99 (tmaciejewski@gmail.com) on Thu, Aug 31, 06 at 0:49
| Ahhh, my basement stays at ~50ish... I plan on keeping them down there. I did that last year and it worked very well. They actually went with 0 water all winter. Many put out very nice blooms after thier nap time. Travis |
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- Posted by xerophyte_nyc 7 (My Page) on Thu, Aug 31, 06 at 19:43
| Good - because that greenhouse will not keep the night temps any warmer than outdoors. I keep all my cactus in the garage overwinter, no light, no water, I've been doing it for 10+ years. Easy. |
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- Posted by travis_m_99 (tmaciejewski@gmail.com) on Mon, Sep 4, 06 at 20:24
| Here are the updates I promised!
If you ask me, its a much better setup now :-) Enjoy the pics! Travis |
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- Posted by xerophyte_nyc 7 (My Page) on Tue, Sep 5, 06 at 20:40
| Looks clean and neat, and you've got more room for more plants :-) The cycad needs full sun for optimum growth, you can leave it outside the greenhouse and bring it in when it starts to get cold, Sago Palm (Cycas revoluta) can easily survive light frosts without damage, and will live through heavier frosts but the leaves will die back. Since it is very doubtful you'll get a new flush of leaves this late in the season it's OK where it is, but next spring, leave out for fresh air, sun and rain, you will be rewarded. Also, what happens when you water the top plants, does the excess drip onto the plants underneath? Gymnocalycium (the ones with the pink flowers) are easy bloomers and very rewarding, especially the clumping species which look like a bouquet when in flower |
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| It's a nice set up you have there. Pic #6, right front - common name - Paper Spines. 1 down, 100 to go? |
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