So to all my readers, thank you so very much!
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Pensive Tuesday: A Big Thank You!
It's been one year since I began this humble blog about my journey with Lithops, Tillandsias, and other unusual plants. I'm happy to report that this blog is now read in over 63 countries, and on every continent except Antarctica (there's got to be someone down there at a research station who's interested in Lithops, so I'm waiting). I've "met" people who treasure these plants all over the world, and I'm having a great time, gardening here on my sand dune, and blogging about it.
Although I'm relatively new to your blog and blogging in general, I think it is wonderful to meet other people who enjoy the plants I do and learn about their plants and the way they grow them. I'm fortunate in that I belong to a C&S Society (Washington DC C&S Society) and meet a lot of people directly through the society, but meeting people via their blogs is great fun and I've already learned a lot. So - thank you for sharing your plants and your knowledge to the rest of the world. It is greatly appreciated.
ReplyDeleteBob Stewart in Maryland USA
Thank you, Bob! I've learned a great deal from you, and look forward to further comments! I wish we had a local society here, but there are none that are close. We have a great orchid society, so that's a lot of fun.
DeleteCongratulations on your one-year anniversary! Has it really been that long? You inspired me to try growing mesembs and cacti from seed. Some have worked out better than others. Lithops don't want to germinate in my conditions, but Pleiospilos and Faucaria go crazy. What's up with that?
ReplyDeleteThe cacti all seem to do pretty well. The seedlings from my Notocactus fruit are yearlings now, finally growing again after stalling over the winter. One of them looks like it may turn out to be a crested mutation. Cool!
I'm looking forward to many more years of reading about your gardening experiences!
Thank you so much, Ellen! Lithops are very tough to grow from seed in certain climates. My results have been mixed, and I'm working on a post about it. We both live in very humid environments, could have something to do with it. But like you, my Pleios and Faucaria go crazy here. So do the Fenestraria. My cacti seedlings are also doing very well, indoors and out. Congrats on the crested mutant!
DeleteMarla, I think your environment is a lot more humid than ours. During the summer dry season our humidity actually gets very low, so as soon as I water, everything is dried out again. Even when it's raining, for some unknown reason the humidity here is less than it is on the East Coast when it's not raining. I thought maybe the problem with the Lithops was the *low* humidity and/or cool temperatures at night. I guess Pleiospilos and Faucaria just go crazy no matter where they are or how you treat them.
DeleteLow humidity/low temps could be a problem, Ellen. We don't have either here, so I cannot say. It's very humid here almost always. We get a few "dry" days of about 30% humidity now and then; the rest of the time, it's about 70-90%. I'll bet there are Pacific NW Lithops growers on the Lithops Forum, and they might have answers for you. My Pleios and Faucaria are definitely less finicky than my Lithops. They are really tough!
DeleteNice one Marla! Keep up the great job! :) And the plants keep on getting bigger every year. To fifty more heads! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you! I'm not sure where I'd put 50 more Lithops, though, but I'm sure I could figure something out...;-)
DeleteCongratulations Marla! I enjoy your perspectives on so many things. I know there will always be something interesting, artsy and/or scientific coming from your sand dune!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Gail!
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