I haven't been in the greenhouse for quite a while , beginning of September I think . After my back injury it was as much as I could do to throw this fleece over everything .
The garden table and chairs were brought inside or they might have blown away in the storms . We are still getting frequent yellow weather warnings for rain .
The brand new greenhouse is flooded ....and it seems that I will just have to live with it ....sigh ....
I made a start by taking out the table and chairs , it's not so windy now . I need to get to the plants at the end under the bench .
I have not watered anything in the greenhouse , mostly the cacti and succulents are dormant over the winter months .
I thought the ferns might have suffered .....
...but of course the prefer the damp shade ...
The Tarantula and Elkhorn Ferns look great ....also surprisingly the Brahma Kamala Epiphyllum oxypetalum is looking especially lush ! I am looking forward to seeing that bloom again .
The Epies on top of the bench look a bit sad , but now I've removed the fleece the light levels will be better for them ...although they prefer not too much . They can easily get scorched by bright sunlight .
Hylocereus undatus however seems to prefer more sunlight ....
It has once again pushed through the shade net to get more sunshine ..... well maybe it has been a little disappointed for not finding much sunshine , but certainly a bit more light anyway .
I very cruelly left some Hylocereus undatus outside over the winter as an experiment . It has survived ! I also have a broken piece hanging on hooks in the front porch . It has put out ariel roots and is also still alive ! Hylocereus undatus is a tough guy !
I would dearly love to see it in flower , alas I have only seen pictures of it on the internet .
It is my cactus collection that I am most worried about with the greenhouse leaking , I have now lost some of my most precious and rare ones . 😞
I use polystryrene from packaging to stand pots on and as you can see along the sides of the windows , to keep them cosy . This is an unheated greenhouse .
I haven't had to use the candle lantern or my stone hot water bottles this winter .....but we could still get a cold snap . The sheets of newspaper and fleece wrap are waiting in the wings .
It is the rain coming in that is really worrying me .
This Lophophora williamsii , I have had for about thirty years and it blooms every year . I think it wants to go home to Mexico ! Crassula Buddha's Temple , is very small ...very precious to me !
Opuntia ..has a new friend , nasty bramble branch which has found it's way through under the window !
They have something in common . They both bite !!
The nasty bramble's days are numbered ! 😡 Where are my loppers ? !
I have had these Opuntias also for about thirty years . This one is Opuntia violacea , next to it Agave utahensis (notice how I put these dangerous ones in to the furthest corner at the back )
And that's the fast growing Dog tail cactus in the green hanging pot ... er ..Echinocereus testudo I think 🤔
Anyway I must get on and figure out a way to get all the water out . My friend recommended using a dustpan to sort of shovel it out with .
I'm also trying to keep out of the way of the good gentlemen who are doing some handsome new fencing for us .
One last thing ..
I promised to show you all the "hagstones " that I collected from Charmouth beach 😃
😃 Ta-daah !
I have been known to find the occasional awesome fossil .....
I found this along Black Ven ..... had it identified in the Natural History Museum in London .
🦖🦈🦕 Very happy me ! 🦕🦈🦖
Love Debbie x
P.S . Tomorrow I will show you my amazing driftwood ! I know you can't wait !! 🤣
