they're super easy :)

Even now when I go to the box stores and I see plants on death row, I buy them all.

@@qctropicals Haha!! Me too. Half of the plants in my yard, are the dead discount plants from there too.

Thank you buddy!

And food😁

@@maysonjones3051 yes indeed, the prickly pear fruits are so good!😋

Tell that to Australia.

And there full of water!!@

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I have a pad on the window inside and after a few weeks it started to grow a new pad!

you're so kind!. You as well!

I've never tried it. In my "to do" list.

did not think they could survive frozen ground. That's good to hear!

I agree, plants gave me the purpose I lost when I left the Army.

I haven't seen spineless around here.

We have spineless here in Malta, Europe. They make very sweet large fruit, albeit to a lesser quantity. Its great. My father used to take photos with his face against the pad!

once you see roots coming out the bottom of the pot

You will want to go with a 'spineless' species for the nopales. Opuntia ficus-indica will do for all of your requirements.

yes, we buy them from local landscapers. And for the video, check this one out kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fp6UrbF3mtO3go0.html

@@qctropicals I've been to all the local landscape suppliers here in Florida nd I've never seen them. What are they called and what size are they? I'll have to source them online.

@@kma5699 Not local suppliers, they actual landscapers planting trees. They're called nursery pots #15 #25 and so on. Otherwise try online at greenhousemegastore.com

that would be a myth. I stick them right in the pots. I used to follow that advise until I saw pads literally falling over and rooting in the ground by themselves.

@qctropicals thanks for the quick reply! Literally on my way to our neighborhood park to grab myself a piece

you can chop it to pieces and every piece will root or you can do a full arm, your choice :)

you need more sun and heat. It also needs to be consistent.

if the potting mix I used is dry, I water. Otherwise I only water when fully dry which takes a while.

normal when plants are small

yes

seeds will sprout

they grow easy from seed but cuttings are way easier!

I don't. I stick them right in the pots as shown in the video.

not him, but you can not. You can take the seeds when they're ripe and plant them!

I know where 50 foot of the side of the road is covered in these, I recently learned of the fruit. The state mower mowed half of them . I mean pads like basket balls, some with fruit , right now, any advice

@@dirtwizard5647 if the very bottom of the plant is still there then they should be okay

@@HHH92104 it's still there , the mower only got the front side not the main cacti. The main plant is like 6 foot tall with thorns big enough to kill. I can get the pads no problem. I have 2 thornless pads I'm going to plant, I have seeds from the real deal , coworker brought the fruit, I said what the @#$& is that, lol, I saved the seeds probably got 40 or more no 1 seeds. I have been on a mission, I do landscaping but we're high up east cost not really many cactus here if u see any someone ownes it. I know where several are I'm in the process of getting pads from them. ✌️😎

@@dirtwizard5647 that’s great. I’m in Texas so we got cactus galore. I always keep a few pads around to propagate. I love the fruit but I’m sure up there it’d be full of seeds. You can even grow them inside, I would take the propagated pads indoors so they don’t freeze.

You can if you'd like but truly not needed.

only if the soil is dry otherwise no.

Depends on temperature. If warm, they're rooted fully within 6 months. Once rooted, expect 2-4ft a year

all trees need drainage. Here in the desert I water cactus when I remember. Yes, they're that easy.

all pad cactus produce fruits.

It doesn't matter. I've had pads root in full sun sitting on top of the dirt and others fully buried still rooted. What's easiest for you, will work.

Several cuttings from this video already have fruit on them. Depending on temperatures, normally they fruit same year.

Normally within the same year if propagated early.

bet you won't do it again lol

@@qctropicals O heck...no , I want!!!! Ouch!!!!

Mesquite trees are nurse plants for cacti.

@@blackkennedy3966 Yes, I know this. My question is about the bark. To use in the mix. Not about what they do. 🧓

@@klee88029 cactus think mesquite bark and leaves are tasty🌵😋