| Pages:
1
2 |
Paulina
Ultra Nomad
Posts: 3812
Registered: 8-31-2002
Location: BCN
Member Is Offline
|
|
We had one too. They are beautiful. It did it's big bloom then it ended up falling over and dying. The plant itself was getting too big for where it
was planted so it was cut all the way back to the stump. It has since started growing back. I hope it flowers again.
P>*)))>{
\"Well behaved women rarely make history.\" Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
|
|
|
Woooosh
Banned
Posts: 5240
Registered: 1-28-2007
Location: Rosarito Beach
Member Is Offline
Mood: Luminescent Waves at Rosarito Beach
|
|
a twin! LOL I'll make sure I cut mine before it damages the planter. Thanks
\"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing\"
1961- JFK to Canadian parliament (Edmund Burke)
|
|
|
Ateo
Elite Nomad
Posts: 5938
Registered: 7-18-2011
Member Is Offline
|
|
| Quote: | Originally posted by Woooosh
| Quote: | Originally posted by ateo
Beautiful friggen casa. |
thanks for the compliments on the design. Nothing fancy like those Diane Gibbs houses though. It's 100% cement block with concrete floors- built
like a Lego toy then covered with plaster. The magic is always in the plaster, paint and small details. It has turned out to be a good, secure house
design for the beach and the dogs, not so much for the cold and rain. Glad we did it- when we did it. It was a fun project working with the local
builders and trades people.
Still learning about succulents. I grew up around tobacco plants. Some of the succulents we thought were plants years ago have matured into trees.
We're still figuring out how to accommodate those as they grow.
[Edited on 12-4-2011 by Woooosh] |
Personally, I love cement floors. Easy to clean and very little maintenance required. When I retire to Baja someday I'm going with this style....
Love the succulents too. Over the years I've learned the only plants I don't kill are cactus and succulents, and that's all I have in my backyard.
Don't need much water and hard to kill.
Also dig those colorful pots. May I ask where you purchased?
|
|
|
Mexitron
Ultra Nomad
Posts: 3397
Registered: 9-21-2003
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Member Is Offline
Mood: Happy!
|
|
Its an Agave attenuata, Foxtail Agave...FYI.
|
|
|
Sallysouth
Super Nomad
Posts: 1835
Registered: 10-9-2003
Location: Capo Beach
Member Is Offline
Mood: missing Baja...
|
|
The little guys underneath are what I was refering to as offshoots.You didn't plant them did you?Beautiful casa!!!
| Quote: | Originally posted by Woooosh
| Quote: | Originally posted by Sallysouth
The mother plant does die.They are so easy to take an offshoot and stick in the ground.Hearty buggers, they are. |
An off-shoot of that? Do you have a Bris or something? lol
I was hoping that is the case actually (next step- dead). It was getting too top-heavy for the planter I built into the stairwell and I was worried
about it breaking the block. I'll let the bees enjoy the nectar- they haven't been interested in us or the dogs so far. The little guys growing
under it will be fine there for a long time then.
 |
Happiness is just a Baja memory away...
|
|
|
Woooosh
Banned
Posts: 5240
Registered: 1-28-2007
Location: Rosarito Beach
Member Is Offline
Mood: Luminescent Waves at Rosarito Beach
|
|
The offshoots under the large "Foxtail Agave" grew on their own. All the Talavera pots were purchased in Rosarito Beach at the little shops on
Popotla Blvd (Artisans area). They all come from Guadalajara. They used to be about $35 each for the larger ones. We were shopping for some
replacements a few weeks ago (victims of labrador tails) and they were $50 each at the same stores- and they wouldn't bargain for two or three. When
times get lean in Mexico- they raise the prices... go figure. And no, we didn't buy any.
\"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing\"
1961- JFK to Canadian parliament (Edmund Burke)
|
|
|
BigOly
Senior Nomad
Posts: 524
Registered: 10-1-2010
Location: Los Barriles, Bandon
Member Is Offline
Mood: Easy Birder
|
|
The shoots of some Agaves make for a nice Xmas tree.
|
|
|
David K
Honored Nomad
Posts: 65410
Registered: 8-30-2002
Location: San Diego County
Member Is Offline
Mood: Have Baja Fever
|
|
Another odd one, the boojum tree!
Some photos from the past...
Sarah and Andee near Rancho Santa Ana, San Borja region
Neal Johns Tacoma near San Borja
 Josh on the road to Montevideo, off San Borja road.
|
|
|
| Pages:
1
2 |
![[*]](images/xmbforum/default_icon.gif){kind=icon}
