Planting trees

[WilliamTheIrish]

Love those cacti. I think those are beautiful.

[lewdog]

Originally Posted by srvy

Two beautiful looking properties Ed and Lew. The stark differences between the desert and the lush greenery of Southern Mo. It's a wonder anything grows in the rock and clay of Ozarks and Sandy soil of Airidzona.

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The place where our subdivision was built used to be citrus fields. In certain spots the soil is sandy. In other spots, it more clay like. It makes watering a tricky scenario. Where the lime tree is planted is clay. I take rebar and jam it a few feet into the ground around the tree so that water, nutrients and oxygen can penetrate down to the 2-3 depth needed for strong roots. I just added some gypsum to the soil to help loosen it and hope it helps.

Originally Posted by Easy 6

The yellow striped agave is beautiful, a living work of art

Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO

I was thinking the same thing

Originally Posted by WilliamTheIrish

Love those cacti. I think those are beautiful.

That variegated agave Americana (yellow striped) does some unique things. It's my favorite plant and I love it's looks. It produces off shoots constantly throughout the year. I can cut these out of the ground, dry for 4-7 days and replant or pot and start a whole new plant. I've potted one that is doing ok and have plans to take another off shoot and plant it in the front yard. I dried one out and sent it to our friends in Washington state who potted it for their house. They do well potted indoors, in well lit window areas. If potted they can be outside all summer and just moved in doors when temps in winter go below freezing.

They are also called century plants. In the wild, they are rumored to bloom every century and then die. With our landscaping and watering, they will bloom within 10-20 years sending off a 20+ foot high stalk and flower. After which, the entire plant dies.


If anyone is interested, I'd gladly send you one if you'd like to grow one.