Recently, I noticed that one of my neighbors had a sizable patch of a cactus growing in their front yard. Pretty sure it's opuntia, since the spines are practically non-existent. Anyway, my wife and I spoke with him one day and he was more than happy to allow me to prune a section off for my own use.
I haven't done it yet, but plan to soon. What is the best time of year to plant opuntia? Also, what's the best place in the yard, etc? Anything else I would need to know. The soil in my yard is rather clay-based; is this going to be an issue? Not really much of a hortoculturalist, but I figured "Hey, free cactus!" and when my neighbor actually told me to take enough to plant in my own yard, I guess its worth looking into.
I haven't done it yet, but plan to soon. What is the best time of year to plant opuntia? Also, what's the best place in the yard, etc? Anything else I would need to know. The soil in my yard is rather clay-based; is this going to be an issue? Not really much of a hortoculturalist, but I figured "Hey, free cactus!" and when my neighbor actually told me to take enough to plant in my own yard, I guess its worth looking into.