{"id":2122,"date":"2011-07-09T16:15:27","date_gmt":"2011-07-09T20:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/muchachopolaco.com\/?p=2122"},"modified":"2011-07-09T16:15:27","modified_gmt":"2011-07-09T20:15:27","slug":"growing-desert-plants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/muchachopolaco.com\/?p=2122","title":{"rendered":"growing desert plants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Roughly 2 years ago (Aug. 1st, 2009), Yun and I went hiking up Mt. Lemon with the dogs. I wrote about it <a href=\"https:\/\/muchachopolaco.com\/?p=888\">here<\/a>. On that little adventure, we found some cactus that we liked, so we dug it up and brought it home to plant.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the photo from 2009:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/muchachopolaco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/mt-lemon-cactus.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2123\" title=\"mt-lemon-cactus\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/muchachopolaco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/mt-lemon-cactus.jpg?resize=300%2C201&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/muchachopolaco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/mt-lemon-cactus.jpg?resize=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/muchachopolaco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/mt-lemon-cactus.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/muchachopolaco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/mt-lemon-cactus.jpg?w=931&amp;ssl=1 931w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And here is a photo of it today:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/muchachopolaco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/ScreenShot009.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2124\" title=\"ScreenShot009\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/muchachopolaco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/ScreenShot009.jpg?resize=201%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/muchachopolaco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/ScreenShot009.jpg?resize=201%2C300&amp;ssl=1 201w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/muchachopolaco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/ScreenShot009.jpg?resize=100%2C150&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/muchachopolaco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/ScreenShot009.jpg?w=419&amp;ssl=1 419w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s getting big. Not the fastest growth, but it will be impressive in a couple more years. We have thought about adding it to the landscaping of the new house when we get to that point. I think it is called an <em>Argentine Hedgehog<\/em><\/p>\n<p>We have done the same with a number of other desert plants we have found. I started two more today.<\/p>\n<p>This little one was found near the house we&#8217;re currently living in &#8211; it looks nearly dead. I planted it in a bucket. At least you can see roots, so perhaps there&#8217;s hope. Its hard for me to tell, but I think this is a <em>Paleleaf Yucca<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/muchachopolaco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/ScreenShot010.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2125\" title=\"ScreenShot010\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/muchachopolaco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/ScreenShot010.jpg?resize=300%2C199&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/muchachopolaco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/ScreenShot010.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/muchachopolaco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/ScreenShot010.jpg?resize=150%2C99&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/muchachopolaco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/ScreenShot010.jpg?w=928&amp;ssl=1 928w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/muchachopolaco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/ScreenShot011.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2126\" title=\"ScreenShot011\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/muchachopolaco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/ScreenShot011.jpg?resize=199%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/muchachopolaco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/ScreenShot011.jpg?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/muchachopolaco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/ScreenShot011.jpg?resize=99%2C150&amp;ssl=1 99w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/muchachopolaco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/ScreenShot011.jpg?w=418&amp;ssl=1 418w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This other one I snapped off from a cactus already flourishing. I have no idea how one properly propagates one of these things, so I am hoping that simply placing a piece of it in a pot will yield success. It might be an <em>Argentine Hedgehog<\/em>, but it is significantly thinner.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/muchachopolaco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/ScreenShot012.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2127\" title=\"ScreenShot012\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/muchachopolaco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/ScreenShot012.jpg?resize=199%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/muchachopolaco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/ScreenShot012.jpg?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/muchachopolaco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/ScreenShot012.jpg?resize=99%2C150&amp;ssl=1 99w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/muchachopolaco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/ScreenShot012.jpg?w=414&amp;ssl=1 414w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Roughly 2 years ago (Aug. 1st, 2009), Yun and I went hiking up Mt. Lemon with the dogs. I wrote about it here. 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