How To Grow a Prickly Pear Cactus from Seed | Opuntia | Tephrocactus, Cylindropuntia, Maihueniopsis
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Growing Prickly Pear Cactus from Seed, Opuntia Cactus.
Awesome video, Lyn. This reminds me I’ve got a bunch more seeds that need sowing soon. Looking forward to seeing when these Opuntia germinate 😊 Thank you for sharing with us as always. Have a wonderful evening and weekend from Edith & myself to you and Hans ❤️🌵☀️🌸🌺🌼🏜
So happy you enjoyed the seed sowing video Daz :-D I thought I would start these seeds off early in January to give them a bit of a head start before the Spring, I just can't wait until the Spring again haha, thanks so much for your wonderful friendship and amazing comment and support and for watching, and Hans and I are sending you and beautiful Edith lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to England and Singapore for a wonderful weekend XXXX
Always enjoy planting seeds with Lyn!🥰 Lovely job with this video. Well done my dear friend! Have a wonderful evening!🌹
So happy you enjoyed the video Amanda :-D and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful weekend XXXX
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Hai2 lyn.. I always enjoy the video you provide .. full of useful info .. I live in malaysia and I will try to plant cactus seeds in the way you recommend .. Have a nice day lyn..👍😊
Thats fantastic you will be sowing Cactus seeds too, and good luck with growing them, its so much fun and very rewarding to grow from seed, thanks so much Ali for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful weekend XXXX
A lot of variations 😍🌵I keep my fingers crossed for fast germination 🌱 Best regards Lyn ☀🙏
Thanks so much, I will make an update video on these seeds in the future, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful weekend XXXX
Awesome video my cactus powered sister. Looking forward to see the tiny opuntias germinated. Thank you for sharing the complete step. Have a lovely day to you and Hans 💚🌵
So happy you enjoyed the Opuntia seed sowing video Kath :-D I just can't wait until the Spring haha, thanks so much my fantastic Cactus Powered Sister for your wonderful friendship and amazing comment and support and for watching, and Hans and I are sending you and Philip lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful afternoon XXXX
Lovely video Lyn! Thanks for showing us the step by step method of sowing these Opuntia seeds! Waiting to see the germination! Do they take long to germinate Lyn! Have an amazing Saturday afternoon Lyn and Hans! Lots of love to you both!
So happy you enjoyed the Opuntia seed sowing video Sylvia :-D it was so exciting to sow the seeds, the seeds can take 2-12 weeks to germinate, but I have had Opuntia seeds germinate a year later haha, thanks so much Sylvia for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and Hans and I are sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Malta for a fantastic afternoon XXXX
Thanks I just planted cactus seeds.
Thats fantastic news you have just planted Cactus seeds too Angela, and good luck with growing them, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful weekend XXXX
Just returned from almost three weeks in the amazing state of Utah with some Opuntia phaeacantha seeds and look forward to seeing if they germinate, fingers crossed. I watch how the desert treats cacti and compare it with the TLC I lavish on my plants, I'd have a lot of dead plants if I behaved like the desert 😂.
I Sowed some Saguara 3 years ago (a Covid lockdown project) and followed your video for this and probably 90% of them germinated. Here's hoping I have similar luck with the opuntia and judging from this video they should grow a bit faster than the saguara. Thanks for all your videos, have a good winter with all your cacti & Happy Christmas
WOW Stephen :-D that must have been so incredible to visit Utah, and thats fantastic you got Opuntia phaeacantha seeds, its going to be so wonderful for you to sow them, so happy that 90% of your Saguaro seeds germinated for you, they can be very slow growing but so rewarding to grow them from seeds, the Opuntia seedlings will definitely grow a lot faster haha, Happy Christmas to you too Stephen :-D and thanks so much for your wonderful support and comment and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for fantastic Thursday today XXXX
I've not seen this method used with cactus seeds. I've used it for other hard shell seeds. Good idea though, since opuntias have such large , hard shelled seeds. I wonder if humifusa does better if frozen first? Not that it has to. But I notice theⁿ fruit hangs on into spring here. I know that some types of seed , not cactus, but some others do better with a freeze. The Opuntia imbricata is a good plant for out door here. Will take hard cold well!! Hope all come up well for you!!! From Morris Park in the Ozarks, to across the emerald isle, have a wonderful weekend!!! Peace, Love, Plants!!!✌💖🌵🏵🌴🌺🪴🌹🌲🌷🌳💐😃👍
Thanks so much Clyde :-D it was so much fun to get sowing these Opuntia seeds and I thought I would start off early in Jan as I just can't wait for the Spring haha, yes I wonder if the Opuntia humifusa would germinate faster with a freeze as the fruit pods stay on over the cold winter freezes they survive in, thanks so much Clyde for your wonderful friendship and amazing comment and support and for watching, and Hans and I are sending you and beautiful Deb and all the pets and plants all lots of love and happiness and PEACE, LOVE, PLANTS and PLANT POWER to Morris Park in the Ozarks for a wonderful weekend XXXX
I recognize those seeds!
haha Alex :-D yes these are the wonderful seeds you gave us last year, it was so fantastic to get sowing them and THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH for gifting us these incredible seeds, you are so generous, thanks so much for your wonderful friendship and amazing comment and support and for watching, and Hans and I are sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Philly for a wonderful weekend ahead XXXX
I havent really grown much opuntia from seed, I have one tray right now and I was thinking of growing a bunch of humifusa in spring, due to their cold hardiness. But I mainly grow other cacti, and I recently got loads of seed from BCSS seed catalogue! So I will be sowing those soon under new lights I got. The BCSS seed catalogue is really good, the seed packs are only 50p per pack haha so I got 22 packs
Thats brilliant news you have got seeds from the BCSS seed catalogue, they have a fantastic selection of seeds on there, and a real bargain price, some of the Opuntias I have grown from seed were from the BCSS seed catalogue and my Euphorbia caneriensis and a lot of my other cactus seedlings came from them too, they are always good quality seed. thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful weekend XXXX
@@desertplantsofavalon yeah really cheap! I got some harder stuff like blossfeldia and neolloydia aswell
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I live in a condo on a beach in central Florida. Prickly Pears grow wild in a small wooded area along the ocean. I have harvested a pear (several actually, delicious), dried the seeds, and have them sitting in a small glass dish in water on my porch where they have been getting sun every day for the past month or more. I plan on putting them in a pot with some potted soil and beach sand tomorrow.
Thats fantastic you are going to be sowing the seeds today, and I bet they will grow really well for you with the wonderful sun and heat in Florida, and it must be amazing to see these awesome Prickly pears growing wild along the ocean, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Florida for a fantastic Friday XXXX
Thank you. Are you familiar with Natal Plums? They grow wild here also (at the opposite end of this eight building complex). I have the bushes I started from seeds growing in a large pot. No flowers yet, but the plant(s) are thriving. I keep it on the shaded side of our home which does get enough (apparently) afternoon sun.@@desertplantsofavalon
@@MajorWolfgangHochstetter yes I have heard of Natal plums, and thats fantastic you have bushes of Natal plums you have grown from seed, its so wonderful to grow from seed and watch plants grow and its so rewarding XXXX
Thank you for sharing beautiful and amazing plants collection lovely cactus
So happy you love the plant collection Jillian
Hello my friends across the blue waters great video a lot of good information were did you say that you ordered your seeds from I wonder how many of these you can grow in the yard in the Carolina’s all of them are going to grow you sowed them on my birthday
Awwww A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you Gary :-D I hope you had a fantastic day, I got the seeds from a friend who gave me a fruit from his opuntia, I think you will be able to grow some Opuntia in the Carolinas, the Opuntia humifusa is very cold hardy and a wonderful Opuntia for the garden, thanks so much Gary for your wonderful comments and support and for watching, and Hans and I are sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to the Carolinas for a fantastic Friday and upcoming weekend XXXX
I prefer to plant my seeds in 5-inch bulb pans so that my seedlings have plenty of room to grow, then wrap the pans in plastic wrap. I've been looking for something to use like a lid, so that I could just lift it and see how my seedlings are doing and add fertilizer and treat any mold or algae that may occur. (A quick spray with hydrogen peroxide will kill most mold or algae, but not hurt the plants. If moss sprouts in your seedling pots, peroxide will not harm it, but you can easily pluck it out with tweezers if you don't want it.) Also, some seedlings are too tall when they sprout to fit under the wrap.
Recently I stopped at a local restaurant supply store and picked up a pack of fifty deli containers to store leftovers in. I was surprised to learn that the containers were the perfect size to fit neatly inside my pots and rest on the little ridge inside the lip. Some of these containers are translucent and some are transparent. I got the transparent ones. It works just like a little cloche that I can lift to examine or work on my babies, then quickly replace. In order to use the same lids on all sizes, the 8-, 12-, and 16-ounce containers all have the same diameter. I find that the 12 oz. containers are tall enough for most seedlings to have plenty of headroom. I recently planted two varieties of Crossandra under them and was able to grow them there for about a month before I needed to transplant them to their separate pots. Since I label my pots on the outside with P-Touch tape, I don't have to worry about interference from plant stakes.
At $4.99 for a pack of fifty, these are easily disposable. Lids are sold separately, so all you get are what you need.
Thanks so much Emmit :-D yes the hydrogen peroxide works so well at killing any of the mold and algae that form on the soil of young seedlings, thats a brilliant idea with the deli containers, and a real bargain price for 5 dollars for 50, thanks so much for sharing the info about them, and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful weekend XXXX
I want to grow this for my tortoise 🐢
Thanks so much for watching and have a wonderful plant powered day XXXX
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thanks so much Susan for your wonderful love and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a blooming wonderful new week XXXX
where can I get some of these seeds?
Hi Peter :-D you can get these seeds online from www.cactusstore.com, they have a large variety of many different cactus seeds for sale, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful weekend XXXX
I have a bunch of seedlings now. It’s only been a month though, but do I remove the little pots from the bags or keep them in the humid ziplock bags??
Thats fantastic you have lots of seedlings, I would keep them in the bags for another couple of months, but if the seedlings grow to the height of the bags you can unzip the bags, but its best to keep them in the baggies for at least three months, good luck with your wonderful seedlings, and thnak so much for your wonderful comment and for watching, wishing you a fantastic plant powered new week XXX
I've had good success with opuntia when growing them without a bag at all. They are one of the few cacti which can take almost full sun right away. This will help them develop a sturdy stem and keeps them from flopping over. With a bag you can't put them out in the sun of course.
I'm going to grow dragon fruit and prickly pear
Dragon fruit cacti and prickly pear are fantastic to grow and amazing to grow from seeds, thanks so much Debbie for your wonderful comments and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic afternoon XXXX
How long does it take to fruit
Hi :-D mature Opuntias and cuttings taken from Opuntias can develop fruits after flowering about 3-9 months before the fruits are ready for harvesting for seeds, but if growing Opuntia from scratch from seeds it can take many years before they flower and grow fruits usually fro about 8 ears onwards, but a pad cutting taken from a mature Opuntia can start to flower and grow fruits the following year after they have rooted, thanks so much for watching and have a wonderful Wednesday XXXX
Hey, are you from the Birmingham area? I'm in Sutton Coldfield
Hi Debbie :-D yes I am originally from Shirley, Solihull, but have been living in Ireland for 17 years now, I still haven't lost my accent though haha, thanks so much for watching and sending lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from Belfast to Sutton Coldfield XXXX
@@desertplantsofavalon Shirley / Solihull great place. Thanks for answering.
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