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I don't have any right now, but love to read about them, and enjoy the pix!!

This is one of my prized possessions, a Golden Barrel Cactus which I got at a VERY good price at a plant sale last year. It is BIG, about 14-15 inches diameter .

and its blooms

OH MY! What a beauty but how would you ever change the pot if it needed another???
I think those are just awsome.

Hetty...that is so cool!

Feel free to show off whatever else you are hiding from us!

We repotted it right away when we got it. The spines are very strong, so we just wrapped it in a big beach towel, laid it on its side and pulled the pot off. No spines were broken.
The hard part for me is to weed it on the side....

Beautiful!

I think they look gorgeous, but I'd be afraid of one that big myself. You are taking good care of it for it to look so nice and be so big. WOW. to you!

Yeah, I'm taking good care of it - it gets total neglect and lots of sun

Well, it seems to be working fine! I think I smother them too much and over water and drown them to death. I don't do well with cacti like that. They are so pretty, I just can't leave them alone.

Good Morning!!! Does anyone have a good contact for Spanish Moss (actually a Tillandsia I believe). I want to buy a whole LOT of it...20/30 lbs...but none of the nurseries I googled will ship to Hawaii.

Thanks in advance!!!!

Carol

So what do I have here?



and here

They look like gorgeous pineapple plants from my angle.

Whatever...they are beautiful!

My variegated Agave is about to pup...HUGE flower spike is up...anyone interested in a number of them. It would be wiser to ship multiples rather than one or too, but I should have thousands.....

Absolutely yes! However, I've not done this before. What and how to we make arrangements? Oh are these house plant friendly plants or do they absolutely have to go outside? Outside would not work well at all for me.

Speaking of pineapple, I tried to start a pineapple from the I think it's the crown. I reaearched the process and most of what I read said to twist the crown off the fruit and after cleaning it put it in siol. It wasn't in great sharpe however, I thought I'd give it a try anyway. It seems to be going brown. Now what should I do and not do?

Is there a better way to start a pineapple plant(s)?

I'm tying to get my plant jungle back again, so I'll be glad to give plants looking for a home a place to live.

Fred, they are Agave desmettiana, variegated and non-variegated form. Very prolific and easy to keep.

Carol, I would think you'd need someone in Louisiana or Texas for the Spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides, indeed the smallest form of Bromeliad). And - since it is a plnt be sure to clear with your USDA office! Although there will not be any soil attached!

Hey dogpack! I saw this website that tallks about growing pineapples, don't know if you came across this one yet...
http://www.rickswoodshopcreati...

Hi Carol, have you tried http://www.rainforestflora.com... for the Spanish Moss?

I looked at the information and think the next time I try to start to gerow a pineapple I'll follow these directions. The one I started recently doesn't seem to be doing well. At least I have the fruit.