Cactus Questions

[Jhwells46]

So my boyfriends father brought home this cactus somewhere around 20 years ago and planted it at his garage. We live in NC and the soil where it was planted was almost solely that iconic Carolina red clay, so it never really took off (this is my hypothesis at least). My boyfriend said that the pads never got much bigger than a few inches and none of it ever flowered. I dug up some of the remaining newer looking growths and planted them in some organic topsoil and compost and this is the product after only a few weeks. Just want to verify that it is I the Opuntia variety and safe for feeding. I also went to the local international market and bought some new pads that I always buy for Tippy. Planning on scabbing the ends and planting them in order to harvest the new growth for her since I know the larger pads are high in oxalates. How does all this sound? Thanks for any input and/or ID

 

[Jhwells46]

Just kidding, they did flower, but never produced any fruit.

 

[Abdulla6169]

Hi, this looks like Opuntia Cactus to me... It sounds great, just don't over water your cactus

 

[Jhwells46]

Hi, this looks like Opuntia Cactus to me... It sounds great, just don't over water your cactus

Thanks! Yeah I learned that lesson as a kid the hard way. Had a tiny cactus and watered it to death sad times lol

 

[Abdulla6169]

Thanks! Yeah I learned that lesson as a kid the hard way. Had a tiny cactus and watered it to death sad times lol

It doesn't sound sad to me, it's actually a good thing since you know how to keep the cactus alive

 

[Jhwells46]

It doesn't sound sad to me, it's actually a good thing since you know how to keep the cactus alive

This is true! Best regards