Ok thank alot Tom[emoji4]Cut the pads off and give them a week or two to dry out and scar over. Leave them somewhere with good ventilation, but not in direct sun. Then stick them in plain dry dirt, or some sandy soil that drains well. The pad should be about 1/3 to 1/2 in the ground and standing vertically. Don't water for about one month. After one month, water as needed. I water mine twice a week in our hot dry summers, and not at all during our winters.
Tom, I'm curious as to why you dry the cactus pads out. Out of my ignorance, mine have seemed to flurish after being planted just after cutting. ThanksCut the pads off and give them a week or two to dry out and scar over. Leave them somewhere with good ventilation, but not in direct sun. Then stick them in plain dry dirt, or some sandy soil that drains well. The pad should be about 1/3 to 1/2 in the ground and standing vertically. Don't water for about one month. After one month, water as needed. I water mine twice a week in our hot dry summers, and not at all during our winters.
A larger percentage of them will rot in the ground if you don't let them dry out and scar over first. I suspect it works well for you due to your extremely dry desert climate out there.Tom, I'm curious as to why you dry the cactus pads out. Out of my ignorance, mine have seemed to flurish after being planted just after cutting. Thanks
Hehehe I'm up for it [emoji6] I shell take some pics tomorrow when I do itA larger percentage of them will rot in the ground if you don't let them dry out and scar over first. I suspect it works well for you due to your extremely dry desert climate out there.
I've tried planting them when freshly cut too and over half did fine, but enough rotted and failed that I decided to go ahead and let them scar over at the cutting point.
Based on these experiences, I suspect that someone in a wetter climate, like SC, might have more problems if they don't let it scar over before planting. How about it @Billna64 ? Are you up for an experiment? Plant five or six right after cutting and another five or six after a week or two of drying out and scarring over. Lets see what happens in your climate with that variety of opuntia.
Thanks you alot Oails[emoji4] and I love those kind of caterpillarsI have not been getting updates from one of my favorite threads. Boo!
Pads look good, @Billna64! Can't wait to see how they turn out.
Found a monarch caterpillar on our milkweed yesterday. I'm so happy they're laying eggs in our yard!!
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Thanks!I always trim off the brown parts. They're never going to rejuvenate, so why keep them? Love the gourds!
Quick question on spider plants (Chlorophytum comosum): I repotted a few from my friend and they went through a bit of transplant shock in the process. The ends of most of the leaves are brown, but the newer growth is green. I thought that they could still take in sunlight from the brown parts of the leaves, but they seem to be needing more TLC lately. Should I trim off the ends of the leaves that are brown instead?
We've had some pretty warm temperatures for October. It was nearly 90°F the other day. Whew.
Steve checked out the gourds that grew in our yard this year. They're the "grandkids" of the gourds that decorated our wedding reception.
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Still super cool!I had a request from a member to see my cactus garden, so I snapped a few current pictures. I haven't done anything out there in a long time, and the weeds are taking over. Also, it's the total wrong time for blooms, and yet a couple of them are blooming.
In this first picture, the curve for the new street access starts in the middle of the cholla cactus on the right side of the picture, and ends at the stake just below the cholla.
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In this picture, the saguaro cactus on the right (with the sign on it) is directly in line with the existing power pole (out of the picture on the right) and when they widen my street, I worry the power company will want to set their new pole right where the saguaro is. I started that either from a seed or from a tiny 1" pot, bought at a desert cactus stand many, many years ago. It's been planted in this location for a bit over 25 years. It's very precious to me and so I put a sign on it so hopefully it won't be harmed during the road widening and pole relocation.
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This poor cactus garden. It really needs some attention. Too much to do. . . too little time. . . no energy!
I love it! It's a succulent heaven!I had a request from a member to see my cactus garden, so I snapped a few current pictures. I haven't done anything out there in a long time, and the weeds are taking over. Also, it's the total wrong time for blooms, and yet a couple of them are blooming.
In this first picture, the curve for the new street access starts in the middle of the cholla cactus on the right side of the picture, and ends at the stake just below the cholla.
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In this picture, the saguaro cactus on the right (with the sign on it) is directly in line with the existing power pole (out of the picture on the right) and when they widen my street, I worry the power company will want to set their new pole right where the saguaro is. I started that either from a seed or from a tiny 1" pot, bought at a desert cactus stand many, many years ago. It's been planted in this location for a bit over 25 years. It's very precious to me and so I put a sign on it so hopefully it won't be harmed during the road widening and pole relocation.
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This poor cactus garden. It really needs some attention. Too much to do. . . too little time. . . no energy!