Looking for Cactus Pads

[Stuart S.]

I'm looking for some prickly pear cactus pads for my sulcata...if you have some message me your price and shipping. I have both PayPal and Venmo. Cactus is a hard thing to come by in my neck of the woods...thanks for any help!

 

[Kapidolo Farms]

http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/calcium-rich-opuntia-cactus-chips-from-kapidolo-farms.150053/

 

[Stuart S.]

Sweet thanks!

 

[Grandpa Turtle 144]

If you get some start some as house plants this summer .

 

[Stuart S.]

If you get some start some as house plants this summer .

That's a great idea, thanks Grandpa!

 

[Jennifer M]

Anyone sell whole pads?

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Do you have a Hispanic neighborhood nearby?
Most Spanish groceries sell cactus pads.
Jam one or two in a pot of dirt and watch them grow.

 

[Pearly]

I am not sure about Alaska but if you have Mexican grocery store there, they may have some. I just sat my on top of the soil in any type of pot and leave it out in the sun. It starts rooting and after a while you'll see little baby pads sprouting

 

[Maro2Bear]

I'm thinking of a business plan here. Our local Int'l Market has both cactus and aloe for sale all the time. Large Aloe is $1.29 by the piece and cactus is o/a $1.29/lb. Our Sully loves both, ive found the aloe easier to deal with.

I'd be more than happy to experiment with a " test shipment " to Tort Forum members who need some.

PM me if you're interested. US orders only please.

 

[Jennifer M]

Do you have a Hispanic neighborhood nearby?
Most Spanish groceries sell cactus pads.
Jam one or two in a pot of dirt and watch them grow.

Yes, we have a couple of Hispanic grocery stores. I will check with them. I have some that I ordered and planted outside about a month ago. How long should it take to see new growth?

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Yes, we have a couple of Hispanic grocery stores. I will check with them. I have some that I ordered and planted outside about a month ago. How long should it take to see new growth?

It depends. But as long as it doesn't turn yellow or shrivel up, it's growing.
The new growth shouldn't take long and they will have soft, wobbly spikes that won't poke your finger.

 

[Stuart S.]

I am not sure about Alaska but if you have Mexican grocery store there, they may have some. I just sat my on top of the soil in any type of pot and leave it out in the sun. It starts rooting and after a while you'll see little baby pads sprouting

Unfortunately we don't have one, but I will do that in September when we're back South!

 

[Stuart S.]

I'm thinking of a business plan here. Our local Int'l Market has both cactus and aloe for sale all the time. Large Aloe is $1.29 by the piece and cactus is o/a $1.29/lb. Our Sully loves both, ive found the aloe easier to deal with.

I'd be more than happy to experiment with a " test shipment " to Tort Forum members who need some.

PM me if you're interested. US orders only please.

I may take you up on that next month