OT Cactus & Succulent Show

[ccharr]

Was in Arizona on Saturday temp was 113 most of the day until a little rain fell which was as we were leaving headed back here at 7 pm PST then it went down to 89 till we were out from under the cloud then back up .
The show at the Arboretum show was great by going only Sunday and not Friday night or Saturday the special plants were gone but I was able to get a few I have been wanting. Here ate a few photos of what was there. Would have been more but the battery ran down.

 

[Blueflame236]

cactus & succulent show.

Thanks for sharing your photos Charles.These plants are so amazingly beautiful . I love the 2 last photos of the "bonzai" looking forms very much. Are they old vegetations as they have these dwarf growing forms ?

Take care Martinius.

 

[ccharr]

Most likely they are at least 10 possibly 15,

 

[Flashlight]

I need more Succulents,,,,,,, My wife just had me make her a flower bed just for succulents, mostly Sedum varieties. I wonder if any would tolerate Tennessee? Its a fun little flower bed with rocks and grasses.

 

[vwnate1]

Sweet !

Thank you for those wonderful photos ! .

Glad you made it home O.K. ~ I drove to Yucca Valley where it was 99? F @ 09:30 and didn't get any cooler all day .

 

[MT AZ]

If any of you California boys ever venture out this far east..... you could get lost in this cactus farm for days....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaHnYTHhpJA


I could just imagine Charles haulin' ass down I 10 with one of these stickin' out of the back of his 1 ton....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIWMOQZwUB8









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[ccharr]

If any of you California boys ever venture out this far east..... you could get lost in this cactus farm for days....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaHnYTHhpJA
I could just imagine Charles haulin' ass down I 10 with one of these stickin' out of the back of his 1 ton....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIWMOQZwUB8

I've been to their place on Speedway, in the early 70's out on Tanque Verde there use to be another cactus farm/store, B&B's 2 1/2 acre spread was started about 1980 or so. I use to live on the 5000 block of E. Lee just above Speedway in town, my youngest daughter was born in Tucson in 1973.
That would be a good looking picture of one or two about 10 ft. long in the back of it headed home.

Charles

 

[ccharr]

I need more Succulents,,,,,,, My wife just had me make her a flower bed just for succulents, mostly Sedum varieties. I wonder if any would tolerate Tennessee? Its a fun little flower bed with rocks and grasses.

Steve,
This is a great place, I buy there mail order because they get really great plants in that few sale elsewhere. http://www.plantdelights.com/ , enjoy.

Charles

 

[Blueflame236]

Tech plans Green house

We have a kitchen garden area behind the house , aprox. 100 squire meters and we talked of building a green house. The idea is a build with a cement wall and build up a steel or aluminum frame on top , using plastic plate windows and a simple heating source.

Any of you guys whom have tech plans to share ?

Martinius.

 

[ccharr]

Martinius,

Any University Agriculture Extension Program should have plans for any number of buildings or structures,
http://www.wvu.edu/~agexten/hortcult/greenhou/building.htm http://www.caes.uga.edu/Publications/pubDetail.cfm?pk_ID=6071, http://www.uaf.edu/files/ces/publications-db/catalog/anr/HGA-00337.pdf
Here are just a few examples I'm sure the Universities across the pond have an extended variety of them for Family, professional farmer or the do it yourself home owner.

Charles

Found another ;http://www.lsuagcenter.com/NR/rdonl...84A30C17CC6/14659/6312GreenhousePipeFrame.pdf

 

[Blueflame236]

Plans

Charles

I am in Holland on a trip and will look closer to each of the web links that you send me. Thank you fore helping out.

Martinius Berg