Thursday, 10 October 2024

Spawning In Plain Sight

I have to admit that we've been quite remiss as to the care of our one and only cactus plant, more or less leaving it to it's own devices .......


..... so imagine my surprise when I spotted that said succulent has been pretty much taking care of itself quite happily despite all this laxity .......


....... not only growing by at least a centimetre ...........


....... but also, in plain sight of all at The Towers, spawning tiny babies .......triplets in fact. This discovery was quite emotional, though tinged with an awful sense of regret that all it's stoic efforts have, until now, gone unnoticed.


I'm not sure how I/we can make it up, except for a little more water now and again to help to vitalise the mother, as well as keeping those little babies nice and plump ......... and then a lot of praise? Any other suggestions would be most welcome, especially from Mr D, who must find himself continually surrounded by cacti in the wild in hot and romantic Mexico and thus, no doubt, an expert!

2 comments:

Mr.D said...

Looking good!

I'm in no way an expert, although I eat nopals almost daily.

Nopales are prickly pear cactus pads/paddles/leaves. I just read that they are high in antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals. Mexicans say they are good for the digestion.

Anonymous said...

Clever cactus - we had one for years...it just grew and grew and grew some more! JantheFan x