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Post by miket on Mar 13, 2019 9:31:00 GMT -5
Got up this morning to rain and now the snow is coming down. 65 mph winds and 15-23 inches of snow over today and tomorrow is what they're saying. Here's a pic of a couple of cactus my son and I rescued last summer when we were out hounding. The top of the table is a pretty good way to see how much snow comes down, I may post some more pics later today and tomorrow.  |
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lookatthat
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Post by lookatthat on Mar 13, 2019 9:36:25 GMT -5
Poor lil cacti! Can they take the cold/snow like this?
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Post by miket on Mar 13, 2019 9:52:32 GMT -5
Poor lil cacti! Can they take the cold/snow like this? Oh yeah. They came from the grasslands, which are covered by snow right now... They're just one of the species you can find out there- mostly by accident.  I don't know how many times I've reached down for a rock and either ended up with a huge needle (or 20 tiny needles) stuck in my finger! |
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Post by fernwood on Mar 13, 2019 11:12:07 GMT -5
Stay safe. I have never heard of winter tolerant cacti before. How cool.
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Post by miket on Mar 13, 2019 11:55:48 GMT -5
Stay safe. I have never heard of winter tolerant cacti before. How cool. Thanks Beth. Not worried at all, it's not my first rodeo. I've lived with snow all my life. 4-wheel drive to get me around, firewood and kindling ready to go, some food to eat if the power goes out, all the basic preparations taken care of. Plus the entire town has basically shut down so there's not many people on the roads. Even if there were, the fastest speed limit where I live is 30 mph. Not really the big city! |
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Post by miket on Mar 13, 2019 11:57:57 GMT -5
Oh, and the cacti...
I guess I'm assuming they're winter tolerant- they're all over the place out here.
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RWA3006
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Post by RWA3006 on Mar 15, 2019 21:17:25 GMT -5
Stay safe. I have never heard of winter tolerant cacti before. How cool. It's amazing how cold tolerant some cacti can be. I'm from the Northwest corner of Wyoming in an area that averages about two frost=free months out of the year and we had scrubby little prickly pears scattered in the sage brush at 8000 feet elevation. Back in the 80's we had two consecutive years that it snowed on the fourth of July. |
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NevadaBill
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Post by NevadaBill on Apr 8, 2019 19:29:08 GMT -5
That's pretty cool that you can rescue plants and bring them home. I would be doing that too.
We have tons of cactus out here. In my neck of the woods though, it is called "cactus wrangling" believe it or not, and is against Nevada law to bring them home. Hehe. I might be able to if I obtain a permit. Never checked though. I'm pretty sure of this.
I have a neighbor that looks down on me because I gather rocks. She thinks I am an outlaw.
Can you imagine the conversation with other inmates in prison though? "So... what you in for, assault, drug trafficking kidnapping ...?". My response, "Nope. I am in for Cactus Wrangling. Better keep your distance from me ..."
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