Planning a Desert Garden

[Beelzebozo]

I already have a grow tent simulating jungle conditions and now I'm in the planning stages for a second grow tent simulating desert conditions. This is a little ways out and probably won't come to fruition until January 2016. I'm collecting seeds right now. [I'll post pictures here when it's up and going.]

So far I have seeds for Datura wrightii and Datura discolor, as well as an established T. pachanoi and a T. grandiflorus.

My wish list so far includes: Peganum harmala, Aloe vera, T. bridgesii, and T. peruvianus.

Any recommendations as to other plants of interest that would thrive in a dry, warm (70 F), bright environment with these other guys?

 

[Continuum]

Space consuming, but mimosas would like it.

Have you looked into Share the Seeds to expand you seed collection? I suspect you could find seeds for most ethnobotanicals of interest over there.

 

[Beelzebozo]

A Mimosa would be a perfect candidate except the available space is only about 4 feet vertically. :| I have a fair amount of horizontal space though, perhaps it could be pruned back and grown as a very bushy dwarf?

I haven't looked into Share the Seeds, thanks for the heads up!

 

[Continuum]

Hmmm, four feet vertically wouldn't do so well for a mimosa. They potentially hit that height the first growing season.

Some of the acacias may do ok though. Acacia Simplifolia (Simplex) and Acacia Acuminata var narrow phyllode come to mind, as ime they are some of the slower growers.

There are a lot of great cactus hybrids and varied genetics on the pachanoi, bridgesii, and peruvianus, enough to make cactus collection within those species a full time gig. Also maybe look into T. Scopulicola and T. Terscheckii.

 

[Beelzebozo]

I'm shuffling things around to see if I can provide a bigger space. The idea of growing Mimosa is very appealing to me and I'm not ready to give up on it yet.

And yes, I just started looking into the world of Trich hybrids. Holy wow. . . a little overwhelming. :lol: My only experiences are with pachanoi and I'm terribly curious about the variations between species.

 

[wearepeople]

peyote!!!

Yay for peyote!!!

Woooo Hoooo Peyote!!!


It's small n easy to care for.


Peace,
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