My first succulent dish garden and other plants
DavidL.ca
9 years ago
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Mixed Cacti/Succulent Dish Gardens
Comments (4)Welcome to this fabulous hobby - as you're finding out, these plants grow well in temperate zones (at least in the summer). Once you get these down, you'll want to expand your collection to include cold-hardy stuff, too, but what you have is a good start. 1) Because they worship at the altar of Mammon and don't really care about the plants. 2) Warmth, some air movement and bright light (most of the day), along with a daily spritz, will get these cacti pieces rooted - then you can pot them up. 3) Pictures would be great, but that sounds all too true - they're called glufers and I hates 'em forever (said in a Gollum voice). It sounds like you're doing things right - you might look at some of the posts here which have lots of responses, as it offers you a greater chance to turn your sponge into a Shamwow and get a lot of exposure to these plants of ours....See MoreMy first attempt at a dish garden.
Comments (5)It does look nice now. Interesting balance of colors and textures. I also like how the Cereus looks like a central mountain or rock. Like tjicken said, some of these plants aren't really compatible. Left in with those other plants, in what looks like a pretty rich soil, you will definitely kill the Lithops. The Pleiospilos probably won't do so hot either. The rest of the other plants are much more adaptable, so they'll survive, but they will definitely compete to each others detriment. The Semps and Echies will clump and mound all over the place, and the Aloe will quickly fill the pots with roots. It all boils down to what you really want out of this dish garden. Do you want something that will last a few years without much maintenance? Then you should probably start over. Are you OK losing a few of the plants, and having to do a lot of work to keep it looking good? Then it is fine the way it is. Either way, take some time to read about the basic cultural requirements of the different genere you have so that you can properly tend to there needs....See MoreWould like to create multi-color succulent dish garden
Comments (3)Sure! Use succulents that don't require bright light. Some that will grow with less light are Aeonium kiwi, senecio serpens, sedum makinoi 'ogon', crassula multicava and sedum palmeri, to name a few. You should be able to find a some with the contrasting colors you desire. You don't have your location, but the big box stores have little succulents for around $2, or if you know someone with succulents, you could get cuttings. Here is a link that might be useful: succulent bowl...See MoreMy first M Gardener Plant Sale
Comments (3)Legally the land belongs to someone. Even on the roadside, where an easement exists to some local govt., there is still an owner. So, legally, you would be trespassing if nothing else. Morally and ethically, you will have to decide if you know that the plants will be mowed down or even removed if the road is widened or the hwy. dept. decides to clean ditches, etc. When aware of one of the previous conditions, I have been known to "rescue" some plants, but I try to get permission. It would be better, in my opinion, for you to ask whoever lives around that site if you can dig a few columbines...or whatever plant is growing there that you want. Most people are happy to share. Developers, however, are another matter. BTW, most native plant organizations are opposed to taking from the wild UNLESS the site will be destroyed....See Morerina_Ontario,Canada 5a
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