Key Points Repot the cactus during its active growing season.Mix your own potting mix for ideal results. Protect your plant ...

Spines are a key part of this strategy since they allow a cholla or prickly pear pad to snag passing animals. “They might break off a piece of that cactus and then they will drop it somewhere ...

After the point of one of the cactus spines broke off, the tool was likely tossed into a trash heap. It remained there for centuries, in a pile of bones, corncobs, and other discarded items.

If your cactus paddles have the spines cut off or they're chopped, you should store them in the refrigerator. They should keep anywhere from one to two weeks. If your nopales are already cooked ...

Preparing cactus pads (nopales) Once you remove the spines and peel the skin off the pads, you can cut nopales into strips or squares and cook them. Boiling cactus pads can remove the slimy ...

In the heat of June, I’ll see bright yellow barrel cactus blossoms nesting in protective spines. Desert pincushion ... Also blooming in fuchsia off the trail that day were beavertail, one ...