I’ve got the trellis down. Now I need pots. Where are you guys finding the 20 gallon nursery pots? I found one source but they are super flimsy. My local nurseries have the harder plastic ones but only in 15 gallon or less. I see some on Amazon but they are almost $30 each, which maybe is correct but it seems high.
These are multi-headed Mammillaria humboldtii. I just happened to find the perfect angle to capture them together with the sunset. The soft golden light gently falling on them is absolutely mesmerizing.
They all grew from tiny little offsets and are now over 8 years old. I guess that's the beauty of growing plants—nurturing them from tiny step by step. There are failures along the way, and not many make it to full maturity. But when they finally do, the sense of fulfillment is just unmatched.
It's almost 17cm now. It's not grown from seed, but from offsets. Watching it gives me a great sense of satisfaction.
Calibanus is no longer valid and is now Beaucarnea but I keep the original cross name for the historical value. At least that’s what I tell myself.
I love this guy. Such a cool species and it’s producing offsets now so hopefully I’ll have a potful soon. Flower smells like dirty gym clothes unfortunately.
Alright, talk to me about trellises. I see some people saying wood will rot and fall over. Other people say PVC can’t hold the weight of will get brittle and fall apart. What are people using that has lasted multiple years? I’ll be growing in pots, probably plastic.
I’m not at all a DIY guy and really wanted something nice so figured it would be worth it. I was given 1/2 the money for it as an early birthday gift and paid the other half myself.
Waited about two weeks for it to arrive and it finally came. Got it all together and man what a POS. It’s flimsy, the paint scrapes off with barely a touch, and there’s no way those holes provide enough drainage.
If you have one and love it that’s awesome. Maybe I got a bad lot number. Really bummed at what a waste of money it was though.
I’ll have to do something else for when the others are big enough.
This was a a much larger clump but the pot was knocked over and broke. I discovered it after it had been baking in the sun for about a week and pitted the hooked pieces up in different pots. It’s a little thirsty but doing ok.