Rescued cactus, and sweet peas :)

[jaxita]

Early last year, I bought a cactus pad from the produce section at the grocery store & made it back into a plant. Last May, it sprouted 2 new pads (wasn't sure if it was flowering or what..turns out it was just growing *grin*). Now there's a BUNCH more going on, so I thought I'd share;

Last spring when it first started to show real signs of growth:


New pads!


This spring..look at all the new growth!





I'm going to put it in a much bigger pot soon; eventually it'll go in the ground, but for now I like having it mobile so I can keep it out of the way of my 2 year old grandson.

And for some variety, here's today's harvest (which I'm snacking on as we speak)..mmm sweet peas. I planted them in 3 waves, each 2 weeks apart, so I should be getting peas for weeks to come, yay! :D

Comments

[gchick]

Your cactus is glorious! How did you propagate it -- can you just stick paddles in dirt or water or rooting hormone or what? I've never even thought to try with cactus.

[bluemeridian]

Oh, wow, it really has been a busy cactus! And those peas look delicious.

[jaxita]

There's lots of stuff on the web about planting cactus pads, that might be more comprehensive than I could be. Interestingly enough, it says to let a scab grow on the cut part and then plant it, but I actually cut the scab off of the bottom & planted it that way; worked like a charm. :) Sliced the bottom off, stuck it into a pot of dirt, watered it (I probably put some Schulz plant food in the water), & it took root in no time. :)

[jaxita]

Yeah, I'm trippin' out on how many lil growths there are on it this year..it's gonna be huge in no time!

And yep..they were VERY tasty! *grin*

[piscinarii]

Gorgeous cactus!

[rensreality101]

Ohhh sweet peas. Now I'm hungry for stir fry.