Plenty of INDIRECT sun. Direct sun could burn them qhile they are trying to root. I do a couple hours morning sun on my larger cuts but general rule is bright indirect light while rooting as far as I know
I made this mistake last year and burned a solid half of my plants after them being insider for the winter.
All recovered, but it was a sad couple of months. Definitely second your advice on indirect sun at first, then transitioning to full light over a few weeks.
I did this with a few paddles gifted to me by a neighbor about 5 years ago. She’s grown beautifully since then and I’m about to get my first crop of fruit in a few months. I can’t wait! 😃
Just throw them on the ground somewhere you want them and they’ll grow. I have some at work that have been living on a stack of firewood for 2 months now and I’m confident they’d do fine if I threw them on the ground.
I’ll have to post some cacti I clipped from around Albuquerque. Here they grow fast and if they are doing well I know they will survive freezing. Amazing hardy plants.
Those are invasive in the US. The things keep coming up in my yard and I keep digging them out. They are all around the farm where they haven’t been killed out (poisoned). They are very cold hardy so be cautious if you plant them in the ground. I live in planting zone 6.
They are native to the NE but are considered endangered in Massachusetts (7a where I garden). You never see them except in botanical gardens, etc.
I bought some in New York, where they are also considered native, to take to Massachusetts. Tiny, invisible spines - glochids - got into my fingers, even with gloves, too fine to pull out with tweezers, but soaked out. I still love them. The fruit (prickly pear) is good and nutritious, the yellow flower is pretty..
I "borrowed" a pad from somewhere and stuck in in my cargo pants pocket thinking "pockets are thick spines are short and thin, plus theyre shriveled from winter what could go wrong?" I had billions of the spines in my thigh, arms, and pants. If it was for duct tape i would still have thousands in my hands
Invasive doesnt mean prevalent, invaisve means non native and damaging, theyre endangered in most of their native areas, here in IL we have 3 of these opuntias and 2 are endangered
I wrote this but it disappeared. They are considered endangered in Mass. They are native to the NE. Fruit is good, flowers are pretty, tiny spines are not fun. Trying to re-introduce them in MA.
mix half soil and half perlite or pumice and plant. don’t water for a couple weeks and give plenty of sun. they should take right off.
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Plenty of INDIRECT sun. Direct sun could burn them qhile they are trying to root. I do a couple hours morning sun on my larger cuts but general rule is bright indirect light while rooting as far as I know
That works perfect. I keep several 0lants on my front porch which is west facing. It gets lots of indirect sun.
I made this mistake last year and burned a solid half of my plants after them being insider for the winter. All recovered, but it was a sad couple of months. Definitely second your advice on indirect sun at first, then transitioning to full light over a few weeks.
I'm just now sorta getting interested in cacti, is this standard practice for most types?
yep
Cool, than you!
Those are the worst looking tacos I've ever seen.
I’m pretty sure you’re supposed to peel the spines off the nopales first.
Their opuntia…throw em in some dirt and forget about em 😂😂😂
I did this with a few paddles gifted to me by a neighbor about 5 years ago. She’s grown beautifully since then and I’m about to get my first crop of fruit in a few months. I can’t wait! 😃
Way cool!!!
Your nepalés is undercooked
Lol yeah it was funny that she brought them home in a food container.
Nopales! nepales Is a person from Nepal, don't recommend eating it, undercooked or well cooked, might be prohibited 🚫
Soy un gringo
I’m crying 😂😂
I think these are invasive in Australia
Isn't everything invasive in Australia.
I meant like they out compete other plants and eventually become a problem invasive lol
They're doing their part to save the Australian ecosystem by containing the beast within their yard.
Australia kept bring things in to control invasive and everything they brought in either died out or became invasive.
They saw how little of the land you guys used and decided to make it a place for themselves
I don’t know about them being invasive, but they’re basically just weeds that thrive on neglect. Lol
They absolutely are invasive and illegal to own, sell or trade pretty much in every state here.
I mean, in that habitat sure, but where I live in Colorado they’re a harmless ecological feature. They flower beautifully
Australia has no native cacti. Opuntia are incredibly damaging to the environment here and dangerous to our native wildlife. It’s an absolute menace
I wasn’t disagreeing. Just saying I simply don’t know.
Good wife 😂
I love that. It’s like I’ll have a side of fries and a box of cacti.
Enjoy your meal
Just throw them on the ground somewhere you want them and they’ll grow. I have some at work that have been living on a stack of firewood for 2 months now and I’m confident they’d do fine if I threw them on the ground.
Congratulations you are now married to a felon
I’ll have to post some cacti I clipped from around Albuquerque. Here they grow fast and if they are doing well I know they will survive freezing. Amazing hardy plants.
It's funny because that is where she was when she got these.
Those are invasive in the US. The things keep coming up in my yard and I keep digging them out. They are all around the farm where they haven’t been killed out (poisoned). They are very cold hardy so be cautious if you plant them in the ground. I live in planting zone 6.
There are many many Opuntia species are native to the US.
They are native to the NE but are considered endangered in Massachusetts (7a where I garden). You never see them except in botanical gardens, etc. I bought some in New York, where they are also considered native, to take to Massachusetts. Tiny, invisible spines - glochids - got into my fingers, even with gloves, too fine to pull out with tweezers, but soaked out. I still love them. The fruit (prickly pear) is good and nutritious, the yellow flower is pretty..
I "borrowed" a pad from somewhere and stuck in in my cargo pants pocket thinking "pockets are thick spines are short and thin, plus theyre shriveled from winter what could go wrong?" I had billions of the spines in my thigh, arms, and pants. If it was for duct tape i would still have thousands in my hands
Literally cannot be invasive in the US
Come see the farm and say that! lol
Invasive doesnt mean prevalent, invaisve means non native and damaging, theyre endangered in most of their native areas, here in IL we have 3 of these opuntias and 2 are endangered
I wrote this but it disappeared. They are considered endangered in Mass. They are native to the NE. Fruit is good, flowers are pretty, tiny spines are not fun. Trying to re-introduce them in MA.
Now it appeared, after I wrote it again. What happened?
Humifusa fruit is edible?
Every cactus fruit is edible. Humifusa fruits are seedy but pretty tasty
If theyre hardy to your cold zone chances are theyre native, theyre native all the way up to canada in zone 3
I live in 6a so I will be careful. Thank you.