June 23rd

[hardyjim]

7.65" of rain this month already-that is more-or will be- than(2012/7.80..2013/5.16")the
total rainfall(not combined) of the last 2 summers-what a difference.

Some pics from June 23-

I did end up t-cutting The Eriospatha...just tired of watching the brown spear sulk.

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One of the Passion flower vines..

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the other-

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Washy working on leaf 8 I believe,looks like they are downsizing now too after some big floppy umbrellas.
Underneath is a Calla lily that returns every summer.

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Couple of Castor(right),Brug and Philo "hope"

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Rowe red banana and a Hercules Calla lily.

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There are a lot of different plants in this pic-I counted 13...

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The Trichocereus has grown over 12" in its first full year in the ground...may need a chimney on the cactus house for it.

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I did go ahead and trim the Gloriosa.

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E.Glaucum

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[miketropic]

did you leave the philo hope out? thinking of trying to leave mine out this winter

[lucky1]

Man oh man, everything looks lush, Jim.

Hard to imagine what 2 summers worth of rain would be like...cheap water bills anyway.

8 leaves on the Washy...that's gotta be a record for end of June.
Congrats!

Barb

[hardyjim]

No "Hope" outside..I tried one year,it looked slightly mushy but was still alive-
I think breaking it out of its winter dormancy was the challenge with that one.
This is a pup off the one I tried.




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[hardyjim]

yea Barb.

I think I used the hose once last month....
The Washy is for sure off to a good start.
Even the Fortunei I hacked apart has grown back 5-6 leaves...
and they are pretty good sized!

[chadec]

Cactus garden is looking awesome. Your agaves are getting huge. Nice job Jim.

[hardyjim]

Thanks Chad...looking forward to seeing how thing s are there..

[chadec]

Might be awhile before I post photos of entire yard. Over half of the gardens have been rearranged. Back yard looks awful, had major septic tank problems.