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dianaji
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Succulents in Baja
although i have seem some succulents growing and for sale in nurseries, i have been unsuccessful finding unusual varieties for sale in nurseries.
wondering if anyone knows of any nurseries between rosarito and ensenada.
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Succulents are very easy to propogate. Maybe keep an eye out, and ask for a snip when you see one. Or even make a day out of it and cross into US and
get a really big supply of purchased and snips. I've got 5-6 varieties I could give you. Get some root stimulator and potting soil and containers for
all your propogates too. Come at a time when the San Diego cactus and succulent society has a meeting in Balboa Park - they always have snips for
sale real cheap.
http://www.sdcss.com/
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wilderone,
that made me laugh! i will send u a photo and u will know why. and thank u for trying to help. the problem is bringing in the 100 varieties (or
more) to baja. i have brought a few thus far, however. also, i have attended the succulent society both in san diego and in escondido many times and
every nursery near and around san diego. they all know me. do u live in san diego? i also am selling my excess on ebay...
diana
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Oh! ha! I guess you're just looking for the unusual species then. Yes, I live in San Diego, about a mile from Balboa Park and see the Succulent
Society sales all the time when I walk. I've gotten a lot of stuff from them - some just 50 cents or so - and I make little container gardens for
gifts. I like to use rocks and white arroyo sand, or black pebbles that I get on Baja trips.
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i made this garden and want to make one in baja*sigh*
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my patio
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dianaji
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a few gardens that i make
some people brag about the fish they catch, some the avocados they grow, and as u can see what i love to do.
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Those are lovely - very much like the one's I make!! So much fun, aren't they? I made a Baja-scape in a terrarium for a friend once - it had an
indigenous scraper tool, a shell fossil, a bit of cactus bark. Even when not in bloom, very attractive. I try to mimic some of the places we've
been.
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do u have any pics? i'd love to see them.
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I give most of them away - the pups break off and I don't have any more space to plant them, so I keep them a while in plastic cups and then make a
mini-garden to give away. I have a couple I'll take a pic of.
I'm a frustrated farmer - I have such limited space but want to plant vegetables, fruit trees, bulbs, succulents, flowering containers, etc. - all
with limited success because of soil, sunlight conditions.
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one thing i found is raising veggies in a raised garden is the best way for me...more control, better soil conditions, no bending. i have never been
successful with strawberries until this year with this method. i don't have a lot of space with, however, it's fulllll of plants, fruit, edibles.
send the pics
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Very nice! Nice healthy beautiful succulents. What's yer secret?
DON\'T SQUINT! Give yer eyes a break!
Try holding down [control] key and toggle the [+ and -] keys
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mostly hovering over them...the best fertilizer. also, since i raise worms also, i mix that soil after sifting with potting soil and dry stall.
since then, the plants LOVE it. it's like people...if u love them and feed them, they love u back.  
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I bring back a bucket of Baja arroyo sand for containers. It works really great for succulents and bulbs. I'm going to try a Topsy Turvy tomato
planter this year. Using air space will give me a whole new option. The nastursiums are taking over the spot where I had tomatoes last year. I like
them too - can't pull them out. I'll try zucchini in a pot this year.
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Very nice Diana... I love the colors and they way you mix them together!
I have a variety of succulents all around my home, some in the ground and some in pots.
All of these varieties will grow in Baja, I'm sure.
Bob H
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| Quote: | Originally posted by dianaji
i made this garden and want to make one in baja*sigh* |
Very nice design, Diana.
The frog peeking out from under the foliage is a great addition.
Wetting the ground prior to taking the picture was a good idea.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by wilderone
I bring back a bucket of Baja arroyo sand for containers. It works really great for succulents and bulbs. I'm going to try a Topsy Turvy tomato
planter this year. Using air space will give me a whole new option. The nastursiums are taking over the spot where I had tomatoes last year. I like
them too - can't pull them out. I'll try zucchini in a pot this year. |
i love nasturtiums...they are great in salads...i bought some plants and will plant them soon. also bought a topsy turvy planter...want to try
growing beans in it. what is arroyo sand? not too salty? do u use it straight, unwashed? or mixed.?
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The arroyo sand I bring back would always come from an inland canyon bottom - so washed by rain - not near the ocean at all. I use it straight and
unwashed - it's very clean. I may put some Miracle Gro potting soil that has the fertilizer in it - but not too much, because the benefit of this
sand is that it drains well. The arroyo at El Volcan, has all sorts of sizes of pebbles as well. I'll scoop up a bagful of the size I want - since
it sorts itself - and I can even pick out all black pebbles to use for a particular decorative look.
Hmmm - yeah, string beans out of the Topsy Turvy. You think they'll follow a stringer down and not up? Maybe I'll try to make my own Topsy Turvey in
principle once I see how it's made. Thanks for the idea!
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if u google it, u can make your own topsy turvy. sure would love to know where one of those inland canyons are...and love the pebbles!
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All those look like they could be found in Baja... take a drive away from the cities... down around El Rosario the land is covered by all kinds of
succulents! I know you don't have a Baja map yet, so that would be about 190 miles from La Mision (3.5-4 hrs.). Stay at Baja Cactus (cheap luxury
motel) eat at Tacos Mision and see Hugo Lopez' wonderful paintings there.
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