tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post624897085550389011..comments2024-03-28T13:18:03.669-07:00Comments on Succulents and More™: Wet stuff from the sky, and quick front yard updateGerhard Bock (Succulents and More)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-91102454650661389612016-09-25T17:11:43.603-07:002016-09-25T17:11:43.603-07:00Why is 'Leon' so fussy? Or maybe all Agave...Why is 'Leon' so fussy? Or maybe all Agave guadalajarana are?<br /><br />The 'Cream Spike' in the photo above had almost 20 pups when I bought it. After removing the pups and putting the mother plant in the ground, I haven't seen a single pup. Weird, eh?Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-66309017080259810002016-09-25T17:09:46.548-07:002016-09-25T17:09:46.548-07:00Thanks, Candy. I'm sure your garden looks even...Thanks, Candy. I'm sure your garden looks even better.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-65174162277260972252016-09-25T17:09:24.539-07:002016-09-25T17:09:24.539-07:00Luisa!!!!! I've missed you!!! I'm glad you...Luisa!!!!! I've missed you!!! I'm glad you're back.<br /><br />The first pup off my Hechtia texensis is yours.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-50436403832335766702016-09-24T09:26:53.102-07:002016-09-24T09:26:53.102-07:00Lookin' good. Your 'Cream Spike' is a...Lookin' good. Your 'Cream Spike' is absolute perfection. I've been having issues with 'Leon' too and had to lift him, near death, out of the gravel garden into a pot where he seems to be recovering but losing the lower leaves. Nearly killed my 'Boutin Blue' with too much sun -- yours is looking fab.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13048985060349929026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-86617992614677401522016-09-22T22:12:45.620-07:002016-09-22T22:12:45.620-07:00Everything looks fantastic!Everything looks fantastic!Candice Suter.....Sweetstuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439964856042558664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-4457360047103445532016-09-22T20:22:21.179-07:002016-09-22T20:22:21.179-07:00Hechtia texensis! Top of my want list!![dies of en...Hechtia texensis! Top of my want list!![dies of envy] I have so much blog reading to catch up on, but had to say that your garden looks terrific - so many wonderful plants...! Had five minutes of rain here, too. Today, everyone's phone went off with, of all things, dust storm warnings :-/Luisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04042236324318156854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-22247787700717217882016-09-22T18:15:16.063-07:002016-09-22T18:15:16.063-07:00I don't miss our lawn one bit. If I did, all I...I don't miss our lawn one bit. If I did, all I'd have to do is walk across the street--in any direction.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-36748443435584898152016-09-22T18:14:40.067-07:002016-09-22T18:14:40.067-07:00I'm still happy with the mulch color but I'...I'm still happy with the mulch color but I've found that all this rock, albeit smallish gravel, produces a lot of extra heat in the summer. Not a bad thing, necessarily, because a lot of cacti and agaves love the heat, but I need to do some plant adjustments in the fall (out with the old, in with the new).Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-74488893871401321492016-09-22T18:12:56.159-07:002016-09-22T18:12:56.159-07:00Loree, I know EXACTLY what you mean about the succ...Loree, I know EXACTLY what you mean about the succulent mounds. They look so, well, two-dimensional in photos. Maybe I'll do a video.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-60773824505351499842016-09-22T18:12:00.761-07:002016-09-22T18:12:00.761-07:00Frost??? Seriously? We set a new record for the ho...Frost??? Seriously? We set a new record for the hottest September 19th ever. Now it's a bit cooler, but on Monday it's supposed to 99 again (!!!).Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-46968000802598888962016-09-22T18:10:11.263-07:002016-09-22T18:10:11.263-07:00Ha! I haven't seen any giant sandworms but we ...Ha! I haven't seen any giant sandworms but we have ants and spiders galore :-).Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-30151664702319251982016-09-22T14:38:25.728-07:002016-09-22T14:38:25.728-07:00Your plants look good despite the cruel summer. M...Your plants look good despite the cruel summer. Missing your lawn much? <br /><br />We've had some overcast here--enough to run out and garden a bit. Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-85603663095124460742016-09-22T03:43:08.418-07:002016-09-22T03:43:08.418-07:00Those mounds are going to be incredible soon! I di...Those mounds are going to be incredible soon! I didn't say it before but I really like your choice of mulch color. Looks especially good with the reddish Ferrocactus spines. :)Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-85763950838480522042016-09-21T22:08:58.960-07:002016-09-21T22:08:58.960-07:00Great light for photos! I briefly looked at the on...Great light for photos! I briefly looked at the ones I took your garden last month and they're pretty harsh, as you would expect. Oh well! BTW the succulent mounds in your former front lawn look so different in person via photos...I wish all of your readers could see them "in real life"...danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-91082087004375247742016-09-21T20:50:20.652-07:002016-09-21T20:50:20.652-07:00But wasn't it fun while it lasted, those brief...But wasn't it fun while it lasted, those brief five minutes? <br /><br />I was going to add, "No chance of frost, yet, is there?" until I looked at the weather map and saw frost advisories as far south as Ukiah. How can that be? Isn't tomorrow the first day of autumn?<br /><br />Nice to see your new plants flourishing.Jane Stronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05016381279699618539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-48579313340110886462016-09-21T20:05:24.405-07:002016-09-21T20:05:24.405-07:00It still feels like Arrakis down this way, althoug...It still feels like Arrakis down this way, although I haven't seen any giant sandworms (yet). All your plants look happy and everything seems to be filled in quickly.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.com