tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post6387308570622720507..comments2024-03-28T13:54:16.110-07:00Comments on danger garden: My basement “greenhouse”danger gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-61185338677903414702012-01-30T18:49:33.500-08:002012-01-30T18:49:33.500-08:00Well you know what happens during the winter!! Pe...Well you know what happens during the winter!! People and plants gets busy propagating! LOL How wonderful to have a great area to be able to hold these beautiful succulents. I am glad they are doing well. I have about half of mine in the garage. Another 1/4 in the gazebo greenhouse and the other 1/4 on my front patio near my house. Most are ok, some are not which is sad but the way of living in Sacramento.Candice Suter.....Sweetstuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439964856042558664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-29740434868459537802012-01-30T18:14:21.631-08:002012-01-30T18:14:21.631-08:00Between your posts and my neighbor's fondness,...Between your posts and my neighbor's fondness, the agave's are growing on me...pokes and all! Your basement greenhouse seems to be perfect.Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13449390713125491458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-64359556910226028332010-02-28T20:06:53.559-08:002010-02-28T20:06:53.559-08:00ricki, true...but in what form? I am trying to fig...ricki, true...but in what form? I am trying to figure this out! Part of it seems to be falling into place but the rest...well...I'm working on it! Thank you for the sentiments!<br /><br />Megan, I know this system. I start practicing it a little later than you but its the same idea. I decide it's spring and to hell with it all, of course mother nature doesn't always agree.<br /><br />Nature Assassin, oh god! Your name! I have to visit your blog! Thank you, I love my Agave mediopicta. I need to move it outdoors though, it's starting to head in the not so healthy direction. It's hardier than I am giving it credit for.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-11444992641390401402010-02-28T10:35:05.916-08:002010-02-28T10:35:05.916-08:00Oooo, your Agave mediopicta is awesome!! Color me ...Oooo, your Agave mediopicta is awesome!! Color me jealous.Nature Assassinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16951932729955216912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-32694059396066527042010-02-27T01:52:26.727-08:002010-02-27T01:52:26.727-08:00My overwintering system is to religiously protect ...My overwintering system is to religiously protect everything for the first couple months of winter, hauling things in and out, wrapping and unwrapping. Then I run out of steam and forget toward the end of winter and everything I managed to save is then lost by a late frost.<br />It could use some improvement.Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563840922463701366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-38787803685914034432010-02-26T15:55:21.456-08:002010-02-26T15:55:21.456-08:00No garage, no basement, so the little dears have t...No garage, no basement, so the little dears have to move right in with us.<br />It looks like you could just hang out your shingle and go into the plant business. As Joseph Campbell always used to say, "follow your bliss"...the problem for most ordinary mortals is usually figuring out what their bliss is...not a problem for you, I should think.ricki - sprig to twighttp://bannersbyricki.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-64867591205703137452010-02-26T13:29:06.746-08:002010-02-26T13:29:06.746-08:00Grace, sometimes I worry that I look like a crazy ...Grace, sometimes I worry that I look like a crazy addict with all the poke marks on my arms. Gloves protect my hands but only when I remember to wear them!<br /><br />Evelyn, thank you!<br /><br />K&V, I think it was a post of yours (or a comment you made here) that convinced me to try and overwinter them. I'm starting some seeds too. Thanks for the shade advice!<br /><br />Les, luckily the punctures heal. I just look a little odd at first.<br /><br />Lauren, thank you! I've been collecting for many years.<br /><br />Jane, funny! I have been tempted to do just that! I aim to be a good agave mom, but a few of my outdoor babies died this year! So sad.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-55917564045981486062010-02-25T21:04:32.343-08:002010-02-25T21:04:32.343-08:00I had to laugh at myself: I was ooohing over the &...I had to laugh at myself: I was ooohing over the "gold" umbrella palm in the first pic then read that it was yellowing!<br /><br />Nice litters of aloe and agave desmettiana pups. You're a good agave mother.<br /><br />We have a sunny, south-facing breakfast room that holds most of our tender overwintered plants, but next winter I think I'm going to need reinforcements like your basement greenhouse. It looks pretty nice - like the kind of place you could set up a lawn chair and relax with a margarita in the middle of winter!MulchMaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13848950758103138175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-71439221450863510292010-02-25T20:25:14.227-08:002010-02-25T20:25:14.227-08:00Loree, you have a fantastic collection of pots!Loree, you have a fantastic collection of pots!Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13959779241904037305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-76197060966290057762010-02-25T18:27:00.325-08:002010-02-25T18:27:00.325-08:00So, just how often do you get punctured?So, just how often do you get punctured?Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-61281646057989227232010-02-25T13:57:41.290-08:002010-02-25T13:57:41.290-08:00We overwinter almost nothing. I'm very impres...We overwinter almost nothing. I'm very impressed with yours! That's a lot of work, even if you haven't checked them in two months.<br /><br />Your daturas should transplant OK. I'm always digging up volunteers in the spring and moving them around. Just be sure they stay in the shade for a while after the moves.Victoria Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16014235737941054206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-2760794412107051862010-02-25T13:08:49.538-08:002010-02-25T13:08:49.538-08:00Wow, you do have lots of agave :). Beautiful pics....Wow, you do have lots of agave :). Beautiful pics. They all look healthy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13755278209399870145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-13005255305351117022010-02-25T11:13:21.762-08:002010-02-25T11:13:21.762-08:00Oh Dear Loree, this is the first I've heard of...Oh Dear Loree, this is the first I've heard of a cold snap. I'd better keep attuned to the forecast. Your tenders are amazing and it looks like they're thriving in their winter home. I'm sure my Umbrella plant is a gonner. Luckily my friend Carol has them reseed all over so I'll get another one but next year I must be more diligent. Your Datura seedlings look full of promise. What a day it will be when they bloom. I'm wondering if you've got scars and blood spots on your hands from handling these not-so-friendly spikies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com