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Post by marceli » Thu May 02, 2013 10:33 am

Igor, how small is your Y. nana? They're small plants as far as I know.


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Post by igor.glukhovtsev » Thu May 02, 2013 10:34 am

One year seedlings.. 10 to 10 centimeters may be?
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Post by marceli » Thu May 02, 2013 10:37 am

I guess mine is not nana, then, but I'll wait for some professional opinion from our yucca experts 8)
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Post by igor.glukhovtsev » Thu May 02, 2013 10:42 am

I do repotting of my yucca seedling these days and once I will have been finished this work I will be posting the pics of all my yucca plants. I have numerous of them. So far the most beautiful to me is Y. angustissima var. avia. It's eye catching blue!
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Post by marceli » Sat Jun 01, 2013 2:28 am

I was going to repot this Y. neomexicana but planted it in the garden instead:

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And here's my tiny Y. glauca var. baileyi. I wanna find out how faster it grows in the ground than potted one:

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And last but not least Y. unknown:

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Post by lucky1 » Sat Jun 01, 2013 11:09 am

marceli,
your unknown yucca seems to have doubled since last year.
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Post by marceli » Sun Jun 02, 2013 1:12 am

Barb, the trunk for sure, but still has the same rather small crown. I guess this species grows this way.
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Post by lucky1 » Sun Jun 02, 2013 9:26 am

Maybe that thicker trunk with allow more foliage development :wink:
And with some age the leaves will likely grow a bit larger too?

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Post by marceli » Fri Jun 07, 2013 2:49 pm

I was thinking I finally found true Y. glauca seeds, but I was wrong I guess. When my plant was small the leaves were narrow but now see for yourselves:

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I have glauca grown from seeds from mesa garden and it looks totally different, as it should be. Bad luck or maybe sellers really don't know what they sell?
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Post by TimMAz6 » Fri Jun 07, 2013 5:24 pm

Hi Marceli,

your unknown Yucca is not a typical Y. glauca with those wide leaves. It's likely a Y. arkansana form. 8)
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Post by marceli » Fri Jun 07, 2013 11:53 pm

Thanks, Tim! I must rename the tag then :)

We've had the worst spring ever with tons of rain and there's one yucca which especially doesn't like it: Y. baccata:

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The other species seem to like it, tho and grow pretty fast:

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Post by TimMAz6 » Sat Jun 08, 2013 5:30 pm

don't feel bad about the Y. baccata.............they hate my climate too! :cry:
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Post by marceli » Sun Jun 09, 2013 1:01 am

Guys, is it safe to put so small yuccas outdoor or should I keep'em in shade first? They grow too slow in containers.
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Post by DesertZone » Sun Jun 09, 2013 9:03 am

marceli wrote:Guys, is it safe to put so small yuccas outdoor or should I keep'em in shade first? They grow too slow in containers.
Keep them in the shade first, then slowly move them out in the sun. They will burn if brought from inside to outside sun. After this they can be planted in the sun. :wink:
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Post by marceli » Mon Jun 10, 2013 12:27 am

Just as I suspected! Thx, Aaron :D
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Post by marceli » Tue Jul 09, 2013 10:34 am

lucky1 wrote:marceli,
your unknown yucca seems to have doubled since last year.
Nice.
Barb, check it out now! :D

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Could it be Y. glauca var. stricta or leaves are too thick? I'm still wondering what it may be 8)

And the rest of my yuccas:

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Post by lucky1 » Tue Jul 09, 2013 11:36 am

Marceli, wow have they ever grown!!!! :shock:
They look really vigorous.

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Post by marceli » Sat Jul 27, 2013 10:22 am

They can't stop growing...

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Post by DesertZone » Sun Jul 28, 2013 2:01 pm

marceli wrote:They can't stop growing...
Thats good! :D
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Post by marceli » Mon Sep 09, 2013 10:44 pm

Weather has been kind to us this summer, which made my yuccas (and me) very happy :D

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My mystery yucca ;)

And last but not least young Y. filata 'Big Mama' grown from seed (thx again Tim!):
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Post by TimMAz6 » Thu Sep 12, 2013 6:37 pm

keep the updates coming.....that mystery Yucca is getting larger....soon it will look mature and with a flower we can confirm its ID. 8)
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Post by marceli » Wed Oct 02, 2013 12:22 am

Nights are getting real cold. Tonight it went down to 36F/2C. My yuccas are covered from now on:

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Post by TimMAz6 » Fri Oct 04, 2013 7:21 pm

I hope you have a mild winter.........keep the updates coming. 8)
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Post by marceli » Sun Nov 17, 2013 7:43 am

Y. constricta x filamentosa x filata 'Big Mama' waiting for Spring:

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Y. filamentosa x elata 'Big Mama':

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Post by marceli » Fri Dec 06, 2013 6:49 am

My plants under a 'teepee' are no longer covered due to the Hurricane Xavier. He torn apart their winter cover:

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My other polytunnel ad plants growing there are luckily safe:

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Post by lucky1 » Fri Dec 06, 2013 8:07 am

Ouch! Darn Xavier!
Can you patch the plastic? or add another layer over the whole thing?

Hope that beauty gets some sun to dry it.

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Post by marceli » Fri Dec 06, 2013 9:15 am

lucky1 wrote:Ouch! Darn Xavier!
Can you patch the plastic? or add another layer over the whole thing?

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Impossible to do that with so strong wind. Felt like I was holding a parachute :(
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Post by igor.glukhovtsev » Fri Dec 06, 2013 9:19 am

I left my yucca plants and some agaves for overwintering inside of my unheated GH. LAst morning it was minus 11C outside but 0 C inside of the GH. It is the Bonus!
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Post by TimMAz6 » Wed Dec 11, 2013 9:54 am

I worry about strong winds too! I hope the protection is OK and works all winter.

I noticed a lot of variation between my Y. constricta x filamentosa x filata 'Big Mama' seedlings.......I hope they turn into interesting hybrids.
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Post by lucky1 » Wed Dec 11, 2013 3:14 pm

Felt like I was holding a parachute
eat more, marceli :lol:
LAst morning it was minus 11C outside but 0 C inside of the GH
That's perfect, Igor, for overwintering yuccas.
variation between my Y. constricta x filamentosa x filata 'Big Mama' seedlings.......I hope they turn into interesting hybrids.
It'll be interesting to see which are hardiest.
But you'd have to bring them to my place to test that. :wink:

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Post by marceli » Fri Dec 13, 2013 3:20 am

lucky1 wrote: eat more, marceli :lol:

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The wind was blowing about 60mph, so I'm afraid a good breakfast wouldn't be enough :lol:

The most important thing is that Xavier its gone now and I can repair the damage.
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Post by lucky1 » Fri Dec 13, 2013 8:36 am

wind was blowing about 60mph
Ouch, that makes your nice mild temperature colder.

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Post by igor.glukhovtsev » Fri Dec 13, 2013 8:51 am

60 mph is much better than 30 m/sec.... But it's not about us.... THe North part of Kazakhstan got 30 m per second wind along with snow last week... All settlements were closed... No commuting between them for 2-3 days.
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Post by lucky1 » Fri Dec 13, 2013 9:03 am

30 m per second

1800 metres a minute, a mile a minute, somehow doesn't seem (to my brain anyway) a strong wind.
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Post by igor.glukhovtsev » Fri Dec 13, 2013 9:05 am

It must be felt but not calculated... :wink:
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Post by lucky1 » Fri Dec 13, 2013 9:14 am

Good point, Igor.
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Post by igor.glukhovtsev » Fri Dec 13, 2013 9:19 am

Yeah... I had been felt 25-30 m/sec wind many-many years ago. In spring... No snow but sand. In desert. WOW!
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Post by lucky1 » Fri Dec 13, 2013 9:45 am

but sand. In desert.
That'd be like doing a faceplant at the beach volleyball game. :?
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Post by igor.glukhovtsev » Fri Dec 13, 2013 9:51 am

Nope... It's worse - I mean wind measurement. Playing the beach volleyball you closing eyes facing the sand, measuring the wind - you keep eyes wide open...
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Post by TimMAz6 » Sat Dec 14, 2013 12:40 pm

Hi Barb......yes your garden is be a better test location than here for cold hardiness......but we do have loads of winter precipitation which is not their favorite. I don't think either one of us could kill off the Yuccas in the Y. constricta x filamentosa X filata 'big mama'........unless we get to some zone 4b/5a temps......perhaps even colder. 8)
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