Kerry’s Garden

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Entries Tagged as 'Cactus'

The damage so far…

April 9th, 2007 · No Comments

This is the first time I’ve dared to look since Saturday. We may or may not get a freeze tonight but it should be about the last one for this round and it shouldn’t be anywhere near as cold as it has been. I’ll take another inventory in the coming weeks to see how these [...]

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Tags: Asparagus · Blackberries · Blueberries · Cactus · Currants · Fruit · Grapes · Herbs · Nuts · Onions and Garlic · Raspberries · Roses · Strawberries · Trees · Vegetables · Weather

Promise

June 18th, 2006 · No Comments

I will end up with 3 of these this year if I am not mistaken. Two have bloomed already and one looks like it is going to be a flower. They only open for a day so don’t look away too l0ng.

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Tags: Cactus · Flowers

Flowers Maybe?

May 15th, 2006 · 5 Comments

Eric gave me a couple of pads of prickley pear cactus last fall. These went into the ground at the time but didn’t root before winter. I know this because something knocked them out of the ‘hole’ and they sat there all winter, uncovered, looking shriveled and purple. Eric swore to me that they would [...]

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Tags: Cactus · Ornamentals

A Cactus Garden…Ok…But What Is It?

March 25th, 2006 · 1 Comment

I had been wanting a little blend of cacti/succulents to put on my desk at work for a while now. I happened to be at BigBoxMart when I ran across these little guys. I think they go together nicely for now anyway. Of course I don’t know squat about cacti so I may have planted [...]

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Tags: Cactus · Houseplants · What Is It?