My Succulents and cacti shed

Posted on 12 Mar, 2009 19 comments

I spent the day facing up to the devistation the frost has done to my succulents and cacti. I run a small nursery specialising in them. The morning was spent throwing out the plants that have died… The afternoon was better as i now have space to start potting on the survivors. As usual i had my trusty helpers Ruby Reggie and Blodwyn my little family of terriers.

http://media.growsonyou.com/photos/blog_photo/image/4349/main/DSCF4344.jpg!

hope you enjoyed my photos…

Comments

Jacque

Love The Cactis & Your Little Helpers Sandra :)

12 Mar, 2009

Sandra

thanks Jacue the dogs are with me all day. they have been running rampage all afternoon.

12 Mar, 2009

Jacque

Must be the wether Sandra making the Dogs Scatty as My Summers been the Same2day :) Im Sorry u lost some 2 the Frost :( I lost lots of My Geraniums to :(

12 Mar, 2009

Terratoonie

Good photos.
Lovely dogs :o)

12 Mar, 2009

Seaburngirl

glad you are not prickly:o)
loved the blog and the dogs.

12 Mar, 2009

Sandra

thanks for the comments. jacue my lot are always scatty,lol

12 Mar, 2009

Bonkersbon

Sorry to hear of the losses Sandra,but looks like some pretty robust survivors The ladybirds appreciated your succulents !......

12 Mar, 2009

Wohlibuli

All in all, From your photos things seem to be doing okay. Hope your losses weren't too bad! So far the only thing I know I've lost is a parsley plant. : ) Big deal!

12 Mar, 2009

Sandra

thanks BB and Wohibuli i lost loads but i knew i was pushing nature and she'll only be pushed so far.... but it was great to start going forward today. the ladybirds made my day. spring is definately here. ;-))

12 Mar, 2009

Bonkersbon

: )

12 Mar, 2009

Spritzhenry

If you are a gardener, you always push nature, don't you. This year, she pushed back - and we have all lost plants, sadly.

I still have to face up to my losses, Sandra, and decide what to do about replacing or substituting.

It does look as though at least you have some that are doing well. :-) I've seen ONE ladybird - I agree, it was great to see him!

12 Mar, 2009

Andrewr

I push the limits of hardiness with what I grow so I'm definitely expecting casualties after this past winter. But so far, it's not been as bad as I feared

12 Mar, 2009

Spritzhenry

That's good to hear, Andrew!

My next problem is my Erigerons. In the side garden, they look very dead with no small plants coming on underneath. I shall just have to grit my teeth and dig them out.:-(

12 Mar, 2009

Blodyn

Yes I enjoyed the photos Sandra. You have some nice cacti. Sorry to hear you lost some in the winter I. I haven't looked at my succulents yet.

12 Mar, 2009

Sandra

i find plants just a few feet apart from each other do so differently. a little less wind or a bit more sun can afect the way a plant grows. some of my aeoniums outside did better than those wrapped up inside....

12 Mar, 2009

Blodyn

That's strange. But I think succulents like a free flow of air. I have some succulents in the garage covered in bubble wrap. Maybe I'll look tomorrow.

12 Mar, 2009

Gilli

Well, the ones that survived sure look lovely and healthy Sandra. Sorry about the ones that didn't make it.
Your pics are lovely and so are your doggies. Thanks for the blog. :o)

13 Mar, 2009