Re: Inside Bon Vivant Nursery

Efficient use of space! Is the Opuntia, O. humilis, by any chance?

Cathy, west central IL, z5b

On Jun 12, 2006, at 3:01 PM, Christopher P. Lindsey wrote:

> You've all probably read my nursery trials and tribulations in  
> amusement,
> boredom, or annoyance over the past few months.
>
> I'm here to make sure that it continues.  :)
>
> Since I didn't have enough room (or sun) in the back for my plants,
> I ended up using the flat roof over my garage.  I installed three
> long storage tables and built a framework for two of them out of PVC,
> covered them with shadecloth, installed a misting system over the top,
> and then connected it all to a manifold that's controlled by my  
> computer.
>
> It's pretty much done now, so I'm torturing you even further by  
> putting
> some photos online:
>
> Here's the first framework covered with shadecloth:
>
>    http://www.mallorn.com/~lindsey/nursery/rooftop/shadecloth1.jpg
>
> The second one was the same height until today; I needed to add  
> another
> foot since the coneflowers were growing through it:
>
>    http://www.mallorn.com/~lindsey/nursery/rooftop/shadecloth2.jpg
>
> The third shelves don't have any shadecloth yet, but will probably
> get some:
>
>    http://www.mallorn.com/~lindsey/nursery/rooftop/nocloth.jpg
>
> The first two shelves are on a timer-based watering system, but the
> third one is still watered by hand.  I left an opening for it in the
> manifold though:
>
>    http://www.mallorn.com/~lindsey/nursery/rooftop/manifold.jpg
>
> I should add that the pipe isn't that bent.  It's partially because  
> of the
> lens that I was using.  :)  Another tip:  PVC doesn't lose it's  
> integrity
> when exposed to UV light, but it *can* become more susceptible to  
> stress
> fractures.  Painting it protects the plastic so that it can be  
> exposed to
> light.
>
> Of course, there are some plants that just don't care about watering
> systems at all:
>
>    http://www.mallorn.com/~lindsey/nursery/rooftop/cactus.jpg
>
> I love Opuntia.  I just dread the day that I have to package one up to
> ship.
>
> Chris
>
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