by Alice Liles | Jan 25, 2018 | Cactus Are Cool
A reader asked about the soil I use with my cactus and succulents the other day, and I casually responded that I mix compost dirt and perlite. Later I realized that really wasn’t a very helpful answer! I suspect he is not the only person who grapples with that...
by Alice Liles | Jan 20, 2018 | Cactus Are Cool
Not much going on with the cactus and succulents these days. Thanks to our very cold, very dry winter, the outside plants are in really sad shape. Those in the greenhouse and barn are faring much better, not doing much growing yet, but here and there I find spots of...
by Alice Liles | Dec 19, 2017 | Cactus Are Cool
I am the person in charge of flowers at our Methodist church, which includes arrangements on the altar and the seasonal Easter lilies and Christmas poinsettias. I make sure the arrangements are always on display Sunday mornings, then put them in the refrigerator to...
by Alice Liles | Dec 13, 2017 | Cactus Are Cool
Cold outside; brown grass; bare trees; piles of leaves; it’s winter. But it’s warm in the greenhouse, and I think the plants are happy. Every day there is a new surprise and something of beauty. I love my greenhouse.
by Alice Liles | Nov 18, 2017 | Cactus Are Cool
On October 28th as I was admiring the plants in the greenhouse, I looked down to find these two mammillarias beginning to form buds in their characteristic circle or halo on the tops of the plants. I checked my inventory list to discover I have had these two...
by Alice Liles | Oct 30, 2017 | Cactus Are Cool
I kept seeing these pictures I had saved on my desktop of pretty yellow flowers on this unidentified cactus. Then I started looking to see if I had indeed shared them before. Search though I did, I never found a blog spotlighting these flowers.So, even if you have...
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