Taking the pricks out of prickly cactus.

[Blakem]

Use a toothbrush and running water. You’ll thank me..

Genius! I’ll try that next time. Nice to see you on here

 

[katieandiggy]

Has anybody grown them from a seed? Somebody local to me is selling seeds on eBay, I’m wondering how long it takes from seed?

 

[JanelP]

Has anybody grown them from a seed? Somebody local to me is selling seeds on eBay, I’m wondering how long it takes from seed?

Takes lots of patience... lots. These were grown from seed and about a year old. Cacti grow s..l..o..w...
In fact I can't show you any more progress, about 6 months later my cats knocked it off the table and I quit watering it. I'm tempted to dig it out of the shed and see if they come back with some water...lol....

 

[katieandiggy]

Takes lots of patience... lots. These were grown from seed and about a year old. Cacti grow s..l..o..w...
In fact I can't show you any more progress, about 6 months later my cats knocked it off the table and I quit watering it. I'm tempted to dig it out of the shed and see if they come back with some water...lol....
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Wow that is 1 years growth.... I don’t think I’ll try it lol I’ll get bored waiting

 

[Kapidolo Farms]

At the risk of sounding to retail, I do sell dehydrated cactus. Shelf life for me has been over a year, and you use it as you need it. Super convenient.

https://tortoiseforum.org/threads/dried-mulberry-leaf-usda-certified-organic.166133/

My turnover is approaching the need to buy another dehydrater, many people are using it these days. My best week is three full batches at about 12 pounds fresh down to a little over one pound dried.

In 2015 I gave away 100's of one ounce sample. Most people who cared to share a review thought their tortoises did okay with it.

 

[katieandiggy]

At the risk of sounding to retail, I do sell dehydrated cactus. Shelf life for me has been over a year, and you use it as you need it. Super convenient.

https://tortoiseforum.org/threads/dried-mulberry-leaf-usda-certified-organic.166133/

My turnover is approaching the need to buy another dehydrater, many people are using it these days. My best week is three full batches at about 12 pounds fresh down to a little over one pound dried.

In 2015 I gave away 100's of one ounce sample. Most people who cared to share a review thought their tortoises did okay with it.

Would you ship to the U.K. ?

 

[Redfool]

Go to your Latin supermarket they sell them for eating. Mine do have very few if any glochids on them, I handle them with my bare hands and only once had one in my skin. I planted a few pots with them and they grow like crazy,

At my local Latin market, spineless cacti are called nopales.

 

[Jeri Kramer]

We buy the ones for eating at the dollar store. 5 good size pads for a buck. Nothing pokey on them.

 

[JanelP]

We buy the ones for eating at the dollar store. 5 good size pads for a buck. Nothing pokey on them.

I had no idea the dollar store would have them..... I'm going to have to check this out.
I find its hard to get stuff in Idaho in general.

 

[KarenMitchell]

I get them at the dollar store too. I Found a neigbor with some growing strong so I put a few pads in dirt and they root fast and have new pads 1 month after planting. Some are growing faster than others depending on soil and sun.

 

[CarolM]

Has anybody grown them from a seed? Somebody local to me is selling seeds on eBay, I’m wondering how long it takes from seed?

I bought some seeds about three months ago. And I didn't have any luck, but then that could just have been me. Who knows. I eventually took some offcuts from my brothers farm and stuck them in my garden. They haven't grown any new shoots yet, but they haven't died either. I haven't managed to find any spineless one's here in Cape Town yet. But the little pieces that I have taken off the cuttings I took, I have just taken a knife and peeled them. As I would hate for my little ones to get any of the thorns stuck in their throat or anywhere else for that matter.