Summer is a time for flowers in the Cactaceae family. People think that Cacti only flower once. That is so wrong. My Echinopsis huascha have already flowered 4 times and the Summer is not finished. Sure the flowers only last a day or two but when there are lots of buds and continual buds forming, there are always some Cacti in flower.
Over the hot Summer months, I am continually cleaning up the branches that have fallen from the trees around the block. The Summer winds seem to do more damage than any other time of the year.
I am also watering when necessary and this Summer, it is certainly a lot more than previous years. Have already lost quite a few trees around the edge of the block not only to end of life like Acacias and Hakeas, but lack of water for what are considered weedy Melaleucas!
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