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mumamuma Posts: 8
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hello,

im a new member on the site and also partialy sighted which doesn't help me much, hence me bieing here.

please can you tell me when is the best time to pot my small cacti outside. I have about 6 different ones. I was thinking of putting them into my rockery.

thank you

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  • ButtercupdaysButtercupdays Posts: 4,546

    Succulents might be ok to put in your rockery, weather permitting, but if you mean spiky cacti,  I would think they would be safer in a pot. Nasty things to come across while weeding!

  • mumamuma Posts: 8

    hello Philippa/ buttercupdays

    here are sum of the ones I have,

    sempervivum calcareum?

    sempervuvum chrysamthium/arachnoidevin

    sedum gold maud?

    sorry im partially sighted so the names may not be spelt correctly..

    I have these one large pot and they are doing well.

     

  • mumamuma Posts: 8

    omg!!

    how rude of me I forgot to say thank you for your adice.

  • BiljeBilje Posts: 811
    Hello Muma, I think your plants would be classed as succulents not cacti. Sempervivum are often called houseleeks. I have several varieties just like you. If you have a gritty soil in a sunny border they should be OK if planted out. I 'm not sure if the Sedum Gold Mound? Is winter hardy, perhaps plant that as well but take cuttings which you can protect in winter.
  • mumamuma Posts: 8

    oh dear,

    I thought id got some realy nice ones for the rockery part, mm now im wondering if the alpine ones ive got are any good too ??

    sisyricnhium e.k. balls

    sedium spur???? dragons blood.

    will these be ok??

    thank you all for your help. ye you can tell I don't have a clue realy hahhaaimageimage

  • mumamuma Posts: 8

    hi again folks,

    I was jus thinking instead of me asking about the onces I have , I should be asking which ones do you have that are good for outside, our rockery has holes for pots to go if need be so I can take them inside later.

    thank you 

  • ButtercupdaysButtercupdays Posts: 4,546

    Hi again Muma!

    Your sempervivums will be fine planted out, they thrive in dry gritty soil, sun and neglect.

    Sedum Gold Mound looks very pretty, but it is only half hardy, so will need to come indoors when it starts getting cold. It looks like the kind of sedum that will spread, so would probably enjoy a pot to itself.

    Sedum spurium does spread a bit and will be happy planted on the rockery, sun and gritty soil again.

    The sisyrinchium is lovely and needs sun and well drained soil, not quite as dry as the others. It is hardy but semi-evergreen, so it will die back a bit in the winter, so don't panic! It dosn't grow very tall so put it where you can enjoy itimage

  • mumamuma Posts: 8

    hi,

     

    oh thank you so much, im just playing with ideas realy, and built the small rockery fo which I have left pot holes in case I have to bring them inside.

    im hoping tha one at least will trail along some bricks.. I guess now I shall wait till later on in the year to see if my ideas have worked and if so will pop a pictre on.

    so thank you once again

     

     

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