Nopales cactus pads for sale

I am offering to ship you 2-3  pads from the opuntia humifusa cactus that I use to make nopales, edible cactus leaves. They are called spineless, but contain areolas with glochids. The glochids need to be cut off, brushed off, or burned off before eating.

The flowers are gorgeous. The edible leaves are ready to harvest on about July 4th in Cache Valley.

This has been winter hardy at my place since 2009 (USDA zone 4/5). Winter hardiness is enhanced if winter moisture is minimized, such as by planting in sandy soil. Deer and antelope love to eat these, so they may not be appropriate for remote wildlands.  

You may ask me to substitute a pad of opuntia polyacantha and/or cylindropuntia imbricata. I don't consider either species to be edible.

Shipping to usa only in a small flat-rate box.

Cost = $25 or one silver dollar.

Send me a private message for payment details and to confirm availability as winter approaches.

We would like to buy some. Will some Nogales be available come Spring? If I’m
Away most of the winter I’m concerned they might wither away. What do you recommend for growingvthem out? Thanks

They wither up during the winter, whether they are bare pads or on full roots.

Winter hardiness is best if planted into well draining soil. I typically make a bed of sand/gravel about a foot deep, and plant into that. They are also susceptible to being eaten by deer and other animals.

Are you still offering this, Joseph? I'm looking for polyacantha because it gets too cold for humifosa here (and it seems like fragilis are less desirable). I was about to overpay for some on eBay and decided to check here for sources and found this thread.

Alas, my cactus bed got eradicated one day while I was working.

Lots of seedlings sprouted, but I don't know what species came up. I consider polyacantha unsuitable for food. Neither the nopales nor the tunas lend themselves to edibility.

Sorry about your loss!

Your assessment of edibility is interesting. PFAF gives it a whole apple more than fragilis on their 4-tier rating.

I would rate polyacantha nopales much more edible than fragilis. And polyacantha gets extra points for productivity. I rate the edibility of polyacantha tunas at 0.

Fragilis hasn't flowered for me after 15 years.

My original humifusa didn't have spines, but the new seedlings do. Don't even know if they are humifusa.