I had sent out the cemetary cactus a few weeks ago, and that wonderful Aiyana had sent me some plants back...
The plant at the top of the triangle is Chamelobivia 'Fire Chief' the one to the right is Chamelobivia 'Rose Quartz' The one to the left is what we believe Echinopsis 'Elegant Lady'Really, it was totally unnecesary to send me anything. But, these really cheered me up, and for that I'm grateful.
And once I started potting things, I kept going... I started by cutting up a few pieces of fence wood to make a tray. I use these to display little plants that I root up to sell in the Flea Market and I have some to take in next weekend... The first one I made, years ago, surprised me... people want to buy the things! I have no earthly idea why, but who am I to turn down 10 bucks... it's just a piece of fence wood that you find by the side of the road on trash day after a good storm blows through, and an old belt that you cut up to use for handles. Old horse-shoes make better handles, but they're hard to come by.
The boot with plants in it sells well too... something to do with Texas no doubt. Then I planted a bunch of Semperviviums chicks in an old tin can... I'll either use this to size them up to sell or maybe just sell the whole darned thing. There's a very old tradition of Hen & Chicks in old tins, galvanized buckets or enamel pans, growing on front porches...
I then I planted up this Strawberry jar...I collect pots from rummage sales, and I like to plant them up, but I really don't have room for all of them, so I wait for them to root good and sell them off... I can probably get 15 to 20 for this at the flea market. It would be more than double that at a nursery, but I'm just pulling these out of the yard, so I don't really have any money in them...
And the final pics are of the infamous "Prickly Pear Jelly Cactus" Looks like I'm going to have a great deal of fruit this year...
So it turned into a pretty good day after all...
So it turned into a pretty good day after all...
Wow awesome!! I'd be one of the idiots to buy the hens and chicks, lol...In fact I already did at Lowes this spring, lol...Hey I was desperate to finish a planter...Now if they'd only grow!! Great blog and thanks for stopping by mine...Yes Texas does have it's wildflowers and Cacti too!!
ReplyDeleteClaude,
ReplyDeleteGlad the cactus I sent cheered you up. The unusual containers are great--I know I always go for the unusual at sales. That's why I like to shop at thrift stores for containers. I also have far too many pots, offsets and pups going, but I've never been able to throw them away! Not a lot of people I know want cactus offsets, potted or not. I guess when you like in the desert, it's just everyday stuff.
Aiyana
I am going for those strawberry jars next time I visit a flea market .
ReplyDeleteI do like the strawberry pot! How do you plant in the boot? Will you make jelly this year? Bizarre rituals...sounds like my kind of day LOL!
ReplyDeleteYou get a boot. This isn't as easy as it sounds, but that's where you have to start...
ReplyDeletePoke, cut or drill a few holes in the sole to allow drainage.
Fill most of the foot of the boot with rocks or broken bricks... this gives the thing enough weight to stand up.
Fill with potting mix and plants... Hen and Chicks (semperviviums) are the classic choice, but a Prickly pear or one of the small agaves works too...
Put gravel on top of the soil... this is important because otherwise the first rain storm will wash all the dirt out and you'll be cleaning up mud...
That's it.
Usually Mom makes the jelly, but I do have the recipe and I've helped a few times, so I may be doing a few batches myself.