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"TEX-EX" wrote:

Katra,

If you have "pads to spare", that would be nice (I would gladly pay for
shipping) -- but I am up here in Iowa. Oddly enough, I am from Austin;
so I always have the option of trying to pick one up at "It's About
Thyme" when I am down for a visit.

Shipping a couple of callused pads would not be a problem. :-)
I have mailed callused T. pachanoi to England and it not only survived,
it's thriving.....


Have you tried / had success from cuttings with Opuntia? I only have
tried with hot peppers, which eventually root with some TLC indoors.

Propagating fleshy cacti from pads/cuttings is much easier than
propagating woody perennials! I'll dunk the base in rooting compound
and anti-fungal powder before laying it aside for the wound to dry and
callus for a week. That is how I treat my Trichocereus, and yes, I have
propagated prickly pears from pads. It usually works out pretty well! I
can pull 2 or 3 medium sized pads for you. My plant is not very large
yet but it has created a lot of new pads this year. It's in a pot and I
should probably move it to a larger one.

While this particular species is new to me, I HAVE propagated regular
spiny prickly pear from pads. It's QED. I have also done numerous
cuttings with a 100% survival rate of Trichocereus sp.


Let me know what you think.

$4.15 would cover the priority shipping plus paypal fees, or $3.85 if
you want to send an MO or check. E-mail me at katra at centurytel dot
net for addresses. :-)

Once I cut the pads, they should callus for at least 2 weeks prior to
planting. A good cactus mix is 1/3 miracle grow potting mix, 1/3
limestone sand and 1/3 pearlite. That is also the mix I've used to grow
cactus from seed.
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Thanks,

Jarrad


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K.

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