Love max! Funny agave have never done well in the cold where i am in the USA. We usually don't get below 20 degrees and that's not often to get even that cold. Lucky you! ❤
I grew up in the far North of the US in Montana and we have a few cacti species that are extremely cold hardy -- down to -30° C. Yucca glauca is also impervious to cold and has beautiful blooms. The cactus are small guys, but can form nice colonies. Opuntia polyacantha; Corypantha Missouriensis & vivipara; Pediocactus simpsonii; I have many a fond memories removing opuntia spines from my feet as a child 😂
:D I bet! I'm constantly have spines in my hands when working around the garden. The garden hose gets easily dragged next to the cacti and from there in my hands in no time :D Thanks for mentioning the cacti species!
I live in Southern New Mexico USA. I am at 4700 feet altitude in foothills of Sacramento Mountains. In 2011 we had a hard freeze. It got down to -17' and killed 3 of our huge New Mexico Agaves. That pink blooming cholla you have wasn't bothered by our freeze. There is practically a forest of them on back of our property. We have tons of prickly pears and the Soaptree yucca is our state flower. Fun to see your plants! I could never plant so close together here.
Hi those 2 big cactus you have grow here in southern New Mexico (Las Cruces) USA - they grow naturally all over the place and the flat oval shaped ones you can eat( most varieties you can) plus a lot of yuccas that can grow very tall - 5 meters I think - I love cactus - I’ve started a cactus garden here - I lived in France for 15 yrs, loved it and aquired European citizenship - had to come back to US to help my mom because she had a stroke - - best of luck in you garden - I enjoyed your video 😊
Wow ! You’re talented with landscape. Your place is gorgeous! Love all your plants and how you’ve arranged them . I have some cacti that I’ve grown under grow lights for years . I’m just now finding out they can handle the cold . Could I put them outside now in the fall and they’d survive winter ? Or do I need to put them out in spring to give them longer to acclimate to the outdoors. I usually put plants out on my back porch with eastern exposure and 40% shade cloth so they don’t sunburn. Even with the grow lights , some still burn if put directly in sun too fast . And I have good grow lights that make the plants keep their colors. LOVE Max ( or it’s it Mags , short for Maggie ?) . She’s beautiful. She’s so cute . I can see her little personality shining through. She said , “ No . I’ll stay here if ya don’t mind !” . What a cutie ! I want a tortoise now 🤣
Thank you for your comment and sorry for the late response :) It really depends on the species of cacti if they can handle freezing temperatures. It gets quite cold at night in many deserts so some are able to survive the cold. Personally I wouldn't risk it if you are not 100% sure what species of cacti you have or you could try it with a smaller one. Rain is another thing most really can't handle. Your first guess was right... its Max :) Take care!
Very beautiful garden you have there! I have one cactus patch too in my zone 8a/b mansion! I suggest you that you could try Aloe aristata or aristaloe, it is hardy down to -9c from my experience and even colder!!! I have them both in pots and in the ground! You should also try the sea fig succulent ! They are lovely and have great cold hardiness too! They can easily take -6c or even -8c !!!
Thank you for your tips! I will try to get my hands on both of them. Hopefully they will make it here. What is your experience with moisture? Might that reduce their hardyness?
@@gardenday4429 make sure to plant them in a well draining soil !But I don't think that moisture may kill them ! I have one in regular potting soil in the groung and it's growing like crazy with lots of rain every winter here in north Greece
I want to create a small cacti bed on my allotment. Only problem is I live in London. We 'can' get extremes of hot and cold...but mainly wet. Should I make a roof as my plot is very exposed? I'd rather not as it would take away from the look but It seems necessary to me in my location
There are some cacti that can handle wet conditions quite well. Most of the ones I have shown tolerate rain very well. I would try a few and just experiment with it and see how they do. Make sure you plant them in very very sandy soil and mix lot of gravel and rocks in. Cacti generally hate having wet feet. Good luck to your London cacti bed and keep me updated!
@Tony Grayson, I’m in the planning stages of an ornamental garden space and intend to dedicate some space to cacti and succulents. I am in zone 7 in the southern U.S. and we have periods of heavy rain here so I must take that into consideration. My current plan is to start with a base layer of drainage gravel covered with permeable ground cloth. Then a thin layer of gravel mixed with a soil/rock mixture suitable for cacti/succulents. Then the final deep layer of the soil/rock mixture. We can get a lot of rain during the colder months which is the worst time for this type of plants. I have a lot of thought and planning to do but my initial thoughts are to put a small pergola type structure over this area that will allow sun and rain in. However, during the cold soggy season, I can put clear plastic or clear acrylic panels on the top and part way on the sides to block the rain. Be sure to allow for plenty of airflow to help dry out whatever moisture that does make it’s way in. It is my hope that the covered pergola can serve double duty in the winter. I plan to add some small wire baskets with a bit of straw or sphagnum moss so that any birds needing a winter roost can have a safe place to be. I don’t know if any of my ideas will be of help to you or anyone else but perhaps it they will lead someone to think “outside the box” and come up with ideas that work for them.
You could also use a mobile roof for the winter. I though about building something like that one day. My idea would be to have holes in the ground where I can slide in the structural supports and then put the roof on top. And then remove it in spring. As far as I know, hardy agave definitely will need that to stay as dry as possible.
I live in south texas , my yard are filled with cactus, agave, yuccas and palms. Not all opuntia fruit are edible, do your research. The fruits are called tunas
Bahahaha!! He whips out the ole tortoise to mow his plants back. He was so cute helping himself.
Love max! Funny agave have never done well in the cold where i am in the USA. We usually don't get below 20 degrees and that's not often to get even that cold. Lucky you! ❤
Opening my eyes to a few things thanks
I grew up in the far North of the US in Montana and we have a few cacti species that are extremely cold hardy -- down to -30° C. Yucca glauca is also impervious to cold and has beautiful blooms. The cactus are small guys, but can form nice colonies.
Opuntia polyacantha;
Corypantha Missouriensis & vivipara;
Pediocactus simpsonii;
I have many a fond memories removing opuntia spines from my feet as a child 😂
:D I bet! I'm constantly have spines in my hands when working around the garden. The garden hose gets easily dragged next to the cacti and from there in my hands in no time :D Thanks for mentioning the cacti species!
I live in Southern New Mexico USA. I am at 4700 feet altitude in foothills of Sacramento Mountains. In 2011 we had a hard freeze. It got down to -17' and killed 3 of our huge New Mexico Agaves. That pink blooming cholla you have wasn't bothered by our freeze. There is practically a forest of them on back of our property. We have tons of prickly pears and the Soaptree yucca is our state flower. Fun to see your plants! I could never plant so close together here.
Very intressting to read! Thanks for sharing!
Oh, cholla... The cacti that just wants to come with you if you bump into it 😂
Hi those 2 big cactus you have grow here in southern New Mexico (Las Cruces) USA - they grow naturally all over the place and the flat oval shaped ones you can eat( most varieties you can) plus a lot of yuccas that can grow very tall - 5 meters I think - I love cactus - I’ve started a cactus garden here - I lived in France for 15 yrs, loved it and aquired European citizenship - had to come back to US to help my mom because she had a stroke - - best of luck in you garden - I enjoyed your video 😊
Very nice, I’ve only kept cold hardy prickly pear cactus before. I like what you have here. Yuccas are my favorite.
very very very impressive! thank you for this bit of hope and insipiration. i plan to do in milwaukee.. it is cold here .. will try & see
Thank you a lot! Its always worth to experiment a little and see how its going
The pond looked realy nice in this video . i love a beautiful rock and cacti garden.
Thank you for sharing beautiful and amazing succulents lovely
That’s an awesome garden..love the Mediterranean feel especially given that you’re in Vienna 👍🏼👍🏼
Amazing garden! I have three species of Opuntia in my garden. One of them blooms every year very beautiful.
Good work
What state or country are you in?
Wow ! You’re talented with landscape. Your place is gorgeous! Love all your plants and how you’ve arranged them . I have some cacti that I’ve grown under grow lights for years . I’m just now finding out they can handle the cold . Could I put them outside now in the fall and they’d survive winter ? Or do I need to put them out in spring to give them longer to acclimate to the outdoors. I usually put plants out on my back porch with eastern exposure and 40% shade cloth so they don’t sunburn. Even with the grow lights , some still burn if put directly in sun too fast . And I have good grow lights that make the plants keep their colors. LOVE Max ( or it’s it Mags , short for Maggie ?) . She’s beautiful. She’s so cute . I can see her little personality shining through. She said , “ No . I’ll stay here if ya don’t mind !” . What a cutie ! I want a tortoise now 🤣
Thank you for your comment and sorry for the late response :) It really depends on the species of cacti if they can handle freezing temperatures. It gets quite cold at night in many deserts so some are able to survive the cold. Personally I wouldn't risk it if you are not 100% sure what species of cacti you have or you could try it with a smaller one. Rain is another thing most really can't handle. Your first guess was right... its Max :) Take care!
Very beautiful garden you have there! I have one cactus patch too in my zone 8a/b mansion! I suggest you that you could try Aloe aristata or aristaloe, it is hardy down to -9c from my experience and even colder!!! I have them both in pots and in the ground! You should also try the sea fig succulent ! They are lovely and have great cold hardiness too! They can easily take -6c or even -8c !!!
Thank you for your tips! I will try to get my hands on both of them. Hopefully they will make it here. What is your experience with moisture? Might that reduce their hardyness?
@@gardenday4429 make sure to plant them in a well draining soil !But I don't think that moisture may kill them ! I have one in regular potting soil in the groung and it's growing like crazy with lots of rain every winter here in north Greece
I wonder how they'd do in Maryland snow?
I really enjoyed your video and garden
Thank you!
I want to create a small cacti bed on my allotment. Only problem is I live in London. We 'can' get extremes of hot and cold...but mainly wet. Should I make a roof as my plot is very exposed? I'd rather not as it would take away from the look but It seems necessary to me in my location
There are some cacti that can handle wet conditions quite well. Most of the ones I have shown tolerate rain very well. I would try a few and just experiment with it and see how they do. Make sure you plant them in very very sandy soil and mix lot of gravel and rocks in. Cacti generally hate having wet feet. Good luck to your London cacti bed and keep me updated!
@Tony Grayson,
I’m in the planning stages of an ornamental garden space and intend to dedicate some space to cacti and succulents. I am in zone 7 in the southern U.S. and we have periods of heavy rain here so I must take that into consideration.
My current plan is to start with a base layer of drainage gravel covered with permeable ground cloth. Then a thin layer of gravel mixed with a soil/rock mixture suitable for cacti/succulents. Then the final deep layer of the soil/rock mixture.
We can get a lot of rain during the colder months which is the worst time for this type of plants. I have a lot of thought and planning to do but my initial thoughts are to put a small pergola type structure over this area that will allow sun and rain in. However, during the cold soggy season, I can put clear plastic or clear acrylic panels on the top and part way on the sides to block the rain. Be sure to allow for plenty of airflow to help dry out whatever moisture that does make it’s way in.
It is my hope that the covered pergola can serve double duty in the winter. I plan to add some small wire baskets with a bit of straw or sphagnum moss so that any birds needing a winter roost can have a safe place to be.
I don’t know if any of my ideas will be of help to you or anyone else but perhaps it they will lead someone to think “outside the box” and come up with ideas that work for them.
You could also use a mobile roof for the winter. I though about building something like that one day. My idea would be to have holes in the ground where I can slide in the structural supports and then put the roof on top. And then remove it in spring.
As far as I know, hardy agave definitely will need that to stay as dry as possible.
What is the exact species of the yellow Sempervivum that you start to discuss around 6:28 into the video?
Sorry I really don't know what species that exactly is. I purchased it at a random hardware store, so nothing fancy.
I live in south texas , my yard are filled with cactus, agave, yuccas and palms. Not all opuntia fruit are edible, do your research. The fruits are called tunas
hey make a video about Cold Hardy plants that we can eat!
Alright I will :)
Where is this location, Vienna Austria?