purchasing cactus....?

[lismar79]

I am looking to buy a (spineless) opuntia cactus, to grow or already growing, for winter feeding. Would want organic, chem free, so I can feed as soon as possible. I transplanted a pad i bought but not seeing any growth on it. Any one you can recommend would be great.

 

[wellington]

I don't know anything about this person, but there is a guy on fauna classified, under the tortoise section that sells them all the time. He goes by the name TheCactusGuy. Here is his email. [email protected]

 

[turtlemanfla88]

If you lived in Florida I would give you some. Once you plant it you ca not start using it right away. Also, they grow a lot slower in winter than in Spring or Summer. I grow spineless and ones with spines I cut spines off or burn them off with a small butane torch before feeding. I recommend you might find pricky pear cactus by posting ad on craiglist or find a spanish food/grocery store that specialize. I know of people who ate the pads and the fruit also, called tuna. If you buy a lot it should be fine keep it dry. Another suggestion it take some and make a desert in an aquarium with heat lamp and grow lamp and see if you can grow them that way.

 

[AmRoKo]

I found opuntia pads at a big farmers market nearby, I stuck one in the cactus mixture I make and I noticed it kept swelling and getting bigger until finally it started producing babies. I think it was about a month of it just swelling up before the new growth showed up.

 

[ShadowRancher]

I bought from a great seller on ebay that has a pretty truly spineless variety http://www.ebay.com/itm/111387452391?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649 She sent me more than I paid for and its growing great.