tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post5301022537782345145..comments2024-03-28T13:18:03.669-07:00Comments on Succulents and More™: Rain: we asked for it, we got itGerhard Bock (Succulents and More)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-73131476086496289172017-01-12T16:57:23.060-08:002017-01-12T16:57:23.060-08:00A variegated drimia? Gotta look for it. It sounds ...A variegated drimia? Gotta look for it. It sounds very cool.<br /><br />I hope you'll continue to get rain. At this point, you need it much more than we do.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-57114084895886384912017-01-12T16:56:43.109-08:002017-01-12T16:56:43.109-08:00No issue with the palo verde next to 'Erik the...No issue with the palo verde next to 'Erik the Red'. We keep it trimmed so the branches are 7 ft. above the sidewalk. But it's growing fast so we need to keep on top of it.<br /><br />Thanks for the leucadendron advice. I'll be much more aggressive with them this year because I do want them to become bushy, not leggy.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-89931044645901027052017-01-12T16:37:58.734-08:002017-01-12T16:37:58.734-08:00My experience so far is the same as Hoov's -- ...My experience so far is the same as Hoov's -- no standing water, but we haven't received near your rainfall yet. I saw an Instagram or FB of a variegated drimia, and all I could think was what a slooow grower that must be. The non-varieg bulb seems to take forever to mature!Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13048985060349929026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-52668408737412918612017-01-12T16:17:54.667-08:002017-01-12T16:17:54.667-08:00We've gotten a puddle or two, but they vanish ...We've gotten a puddle or two, but they vanish after about twenty minutes--still so dry here. The prediction is for nearly a week of clear weather starting tomorrow, then a major storm next weekend. Sounds good? <br /><br />Abstract photos very cool! The rest of them, too. I am finding with the Leucadendrons here that pruning makes them much better--bushier, happier. Also the cuttings look great in a vase in the house for literally months. <br /><br />Is there an issue with the city with your tree in the 'Erik The Red' photo? Anything that blocks a pedestrian's path on a sidewalk here gets a warning/fine/chopped. Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-83324102983514814232017-01-11T19:37:45.604-08:002017-01-11T19:37:45.604-08:00Kathy, neither of these aeoniums was covered but t...Kathy, neither of these aeoniums was covered but they're in somewhat protected spots. A. nobile is particularly tender; I think mine are a bit hardier.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-42291236525626767452017-01-11T17:42:48.852-08:002017-01-11T17:42:48.852-08:00I will join in solidarity to vote for 1 week of su...I will join in solidarity to vote for 1 week of sun. I'm going to have the mother of all weed seasons here this spring, but I'm glad I didn't follow through on my plan to spread a couple yards of mulch in December-it would have floated away to parts unknown. Do you cover those Aeoniums Gerhard ? I can't get one to overwinter for the life of me. A. nobile held it's own till we had a few nights in the mid to high 20's kshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10847026541797857854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-71840478866243669622017-01-11T17:13:41.715-08:002017-01-11T17:13:41.715-08:00I just noticed some rot on one in-ground agave. Ho...I just noticed some rot on one in-ground agave. Hoping it's just the outer leaves....Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-46910537602956525422017-01-11T17:12:58.345-08:002017-01-11T17:12:58.345-08:00You're close to the source! Have you seen a fu...You're close to the source! Have you seen a full-size 'Grey Ghost' at Plant Delights? I'm hoping in our dry-summer climate it will stay smaller. I have room for maybe 5-6 ft, definitely not for 11 :-).Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-66441213450763555972017-01-11T17:11:37.304-08:002017-01-11T17:11:37.304-08:00I think we're in good shape. I hope that doesn...I think we're in good shape. I hope that doesn't mean people go back to the old ways. Because the next drought is just around the corner. Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-72765653787842752592017-01-11T17:10:47.023-08:002017-01-11T17:10:47.023-08:00I've lived in the Sacramento Valley since 1989...I've lived in the Sacramento Valley since 1989, and back then there used to tule fog and flooding almost every winter. All that went away 15+ years ago. I don't think we had a really foggy day once this winter. Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-78917185447994427692017-01-11T17:08:46.072-08:002017-01-11T17:08:46.072-08:00I always thought our native soil was clay but it t...I always thought our native soil was clay but it turns out it's a <a href="https://soilseries.sc.egov.usda.gov/OSD_Docs/S/SYCAMORE.html" rel="nofollow">Sycamore series soil</a>. It's slower-draining that sandy loam but better than clay. The puddles are all gone today, and a series of sunny days is in the forecast. That's good news!Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-39900574018432094722017-01-11T17:05:37.756-08:002017-01-11T17:05:37.756-08:00Our weather is more or less "normal" (al...Our weather is more or less "normal" (although "normal" has been redefined in recent years). Your weather, though, is positively crazy.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-8724632398723652612017-01-11T17:04:55.086-08:002017-01-11T17:04:55.086-08:00Truisms are rooted in the truth :-).
The Sacramen...Truisms are rooted in the truth :-).<br /><br />The <a href="http://www.kcra.com/article/sacramento-weir-gates-to-open-for-first-time-since-2006/8576070" rel="nofollow">Sacramento Weir</a> that allows water to flow into Yolo Bypass was opened yesterday for the first time in 10+ years. In hindsight, I wish I'd gone to see it happen.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-13647001803120350502017-01-11T11:11:57.550-08:002017-01-11T11:11:57.550-08:00From one extreme to another. I hope all your succ...From one extreme to another. I hope all your succulents come through the deluge without harm. We haven't received nearly as much rain but even I'm concerned that some of my succulents may not appreciate the nearly continuous wet conditions. Your abstract views of the rain are wonderful.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-71785251752331003252017-01-11T09:52:42.890-08:002017-01-11T09:52:42.890-08:00You could justifiably go back to Bamboo! Caveat E...You could justifiably go back to Bamboo! Caveat Emptor: ‘Grey Ghost’ gets MASSIVE -- 11 ft across.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02116660749140090736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-30259374653073932017-01-11T07:15:56.304-08:002017-01-11T07:15:56.304-08:00I was wondering how you and your garden fared duri...I was wondering how you and your garden fared during the storms. Glad that you finally got some rain and that this will help with the drought. Hope you get a few dry days between rain events!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-20105601739014633452017-01-11T07:14:44.216-08:002017-01-11T07:14:44.216-08:00Rain is like that too much or too little. I lived ...Rain is like that too much or too little. I lived in Sacto when there was lots of flooding. I remember after the rain storms would go thru we got a day with no fog. I love that! Hope the plants don't drown. I love your artistic pictures. I was looking at them on Instagram last night. www.ravenscourtgardens. comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17352192526462955088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-12178122755683752772017-01-11T00:02:32.381-08:002017-01-11T00:02:32.381-08:00Crazy weather! In the desert, we've been getti...Crazy weather! In the desert, we've been getting rain, but in manageable amounts for my back yard to absorb and not puddle too much. I'm so glad that most of my garden is permeable - less runoff and more places for the water to soak in! The roads around here are another matter...Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14441140267067281722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-91585552192114168942017-01-10T22:22:55.666-08:002017-01-10T22:22:55.666-08:00Wow. I hope everything will be okay, that's a ...Wow. I hope everything will be okay, that's a lot of rain! Today I discovered a pond in the park just up the street from us. In the 11 years we've been there I've never seen that happen. It's at the bottom of the sledding hill. All it takes is about a quarter inch of snow and kids are up there sledding. Get this...were closing in on 5" of snow now (it started at about 6pm) and it shows no signs of slowing down. I wonder if it will freeze so the kids can sled down and across. Crazy weather times!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-11687320254194415242017-01-10T19:58:31.732-08:002017-01-10T19:58:31.732-08:00It never rains, but it pours, eh? A truism come tr...It never rains, but it pours, eh? A truism come true. I've been watching the weather reports for all over CA and the most interesting is the opening of the weir to flood the Yolo Bypass. Flood and rain is not new. Grand idea you had to put your succulents on mounds. A premonition? Love the abstracts especially the night ones. Aeoniums are lovin' it, here, too.Jane Stronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05016381279699618539noreply@blogger.com