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You can read most of what I have on my profile page. Anyone else here into it?
I just read the post regarding extreme cold exposure. That's really cool! Those little peyote plants are really cute! Makes me want some.Here's an interesting site about them imo
http://lophophora.blogspot.com/search/label/Texas
Sigh. Fake flowers glued or even pinned on with a needle thing. Painted to look shiny sometimes. And the medium they are growing in is often colored gravel that has been glued so they won't spill during shipping.I just read the post regarding extreme cold exposure. That's really cool! Those little peyote plants are really cute! Makes me want some.
As a kid living in Arizona, I stole cactus cuttings from all over the neighborhood. My parents get to enjoy the fruits of my labors in my absence now. Whenever I visit my parents, I'm amazed how big the plants have gotten. The Indian figs I planted as single pads years ago are about 7' tall now.
I'm growing succulent cuttings (taken with permission this time haha) on my porch now. Gardening seems to take even more patience than keeping Ts! I'd kinda like to get into some of the more unusual varieties someday. Right I'm trying to save some pencil cactus pieces that fell off my neighbor's plant.
Anyone else seen cactuses with fake flowers glued on them for sale at hardware stores? Home Depot has also taken to selling rainbow spray-painted cactuses, which look butt-ugly in addition to being dumb.
Why would you even need to pin on the flower? A cactus comes with its own supply of needles!Fake flowers glued or even pinned on with a needle thing.
That how I got my Opuntia plants! Since they are incredibly cold tolerant, they can be grown in the ground in NJ with little trouble. While I was on my bike, I found some plants and thought I'd steal a few pads :sneaky: The spines were painful riding home, but it was worth it, as I rooted the pads and now have two healthy plants. I am planning to try my first attempt at grafting cacti on one of them soon.I stole cactus cuttings from all over the neighborhood.