No, I don't grow my cactus outside, as I don't believe mine are hardy. Of course, we have the native Opuntia, but I don't grow it because I had a bad experience with it as a kid walking barefoot. I just take my cactus and succulents outside to the hot, sunny deck for six months out of the year and bring them inside to sunny windows for the winter where I don't fool with them or rarely water them. What with self-watering in summer and them going through dormancy in winter, my plants pretty much take care of themselves. Pam Braun ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis Kramb" <dkramb@badbear.com> To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 9:18 PM Subject: Re: [pbs] New member > Welcome aboard! You seem like a devout plant lover! And it's nice to > know I'm not the only crazy fool growing cacti in this part of the > country. :-) (well, i'm assuming yours are outdoors like mine?) > > Dennis in Cincinnati (who is also an American Iris Society member) > > > > Pam Braun wrote: >> My name is Pam Braun, and I am an active member of National Garden Clubs, >> Inc. and the TN Federation of Garden Clubs. This year I will become a >> Flower Show School Instructor for N.G.C., Inc. in order to teach flower >> show judges horticulture. I am also a long time member of The Gesneriad >> Society and Gesneriad judge. Besides that I am a member of the Middle TN >> Daffodil Society, American Iris Society, American Begonia Society, >> American Ivy Society, American Hosta Society, and the Cactus & Succulent >> Society of America. I enjoy growing many different plants, but specialize >> in growing many tuberous plants. I also enjoy floral design work and am a >> member of the National Flower Arrangers and the Creative Floral Arrangers >> of America. >> Came across the PBS web site by accident, so decided it might be nice >> to join. Sounds like a good group and a chance to learn more. Pam Braun >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >> http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com/ Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.4/1880 - Release Date: 1/7/2009 8:49 AM