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Ptah

(33,731 posts) Thu May 8, 2025, 05:37 PM 16 hrs ago

A cactus in my front yard was dying, so it was dismantled.
The end of a giant: https://www.democraticunderground.com/103813635

I saved a few remnants and surprisingly, it is blooming!

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October, 2024. The end of a giant. (Original Post) Ptah 16 hrs ago OP

Did you eat any of the inside? markodochartaigh 16 hrs ago #1

I have not eaten any saguaro. Ptah 16 hrs ago #2

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1. Did you eat any of the inside?

Thu May 8, 2025, 05:41 PM

16 hrs ago

Does it taste like nopales?

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2. I have not eaten any saguaro.

Thu May 8, 2025, 05:49 PM

16 hrs ago

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3. I have rooted indoor cacti where the top was cut off from a rotting rootstock. Is that possible

Thu May 8, 2025, 10:25 PM

11 hrs ago

here with some of the smaller tips? You can buy rooting powder at garden centers or online, and it works well. So sad to see the beautiful plant die.