N Linnea

Anyone know about the Cristalina variety of prickly pear cactus?

Good sources for cactus pads?  Tips on growing them in a semi-arid area (I live in a valley that gets very hot and dry but it NOT desert; it's oak woodland/oak grassland originally)?

Any information is appreciated.  Thanks

Todd Parr wrote:

N Linnea wrote:

I'd be very interested in buying some root cuttings off of you!

If you can't find any here on the site, I bought my original plants from Coe's Comfrey.  He is a great guy with good prices, and he includes extra with your order to help you with shipping costs.  Sells Bocking #4.

10 root cuttings for $11 and $8 shipping isn't bad at all (in reference to what I can get at Coe's Comfrey).  Thanks so much for the information.

Todd Parr wrote:

N Linnea wrote:

I'd be very interested in buying some root cuttings off of you!

If you can't find any here on the site, I bought my original plants from Coe's Comfrey.  He is a great guy with good prices, and he includes extra with your order to help you with shipping costs.  Sells Bocking #4.

I shall check this out!!

Ryan Sharon wrote:

N Linnea wrote:
Question: is it growing everywhere (like taking over type of thing)?

I wish! We've had the property for 3 years and only discovered the patch this year. It sparsely occupies a very tiny corner of a meadow we spend a fair amount of time on, so I probably would have noticed it.

This is the only evidence I've seen of the species on our 40 acre parcel and it is no more than 10 square yards.

Regardless, I can't make any guarantees on genus or its ability to propagate (or take over).

For that matter, I wasn't even 100% sure it was comfrey when I first found it.

Todd: thanks for the info! I'm hoping to divide this source and use it as a nutrient accumulator for some black locust we're adding to a patch of dismally degraded, highly acidic, clay soil.

I'd be very interested in buying some root cuttings off of you!

Ryan Sharon wrote:I don't know how helpful this response will be, but here goes:

I'm in Northern California as well and the comfrey in this picture was growing naturally on our property. Obviously, I can't guarantee it's origins, but the fact it is growing unassisted is a good sign.

If you are interested, I'd be happy to send some your way. However, I have never done root division on comfrey and fear I may not get it right on the first attempt. I'd be open to any tips/guidance from fellow permies.

Question: is it growing everywhere (like taking over type of thing)?

So, I'd really like to plant some comfrey root cuttings in my hugelkultur bed (I've read comfrey does well in acidic soil, and since I used cypress wood, my bed will be acidic).

I'm looking for sterile Russian Comfrey #14 or #4 root cuttings.  I've found some, but only in far away places where the shipping costs more than the root cuttings.

I'm in Northern California, so if anyone has root cuttings in California, Oregon, Nevada, or Arizona, I'd love to talk to you!

*Note: I'm not looking for free cuttings.  I am very willing to pay (just not an arm and a leg in shipping costs!!)

Thanks!