My 3 headed Ferocactus I have grown for 28 years & How I Care for it

[@desertplantsofavalon]

My 3 headed Ferocactus I have grown for 28 years & How I care for it 🥰❤🌵

[@carolstuff]

It is spectacular! I agree with Danny, I like your background stories on your cacti. Thanks Lyn!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you love this wacky 3 headed Ferocactus Carol :-D and I love to share the story behind them all, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful Friday today XXXX

[@Cactimania]

That's an awesome Ferocactus, Lyn 😊 Definitely one you could enter into a show. Thank you for sharing with us as always. Have a wonderful day and Easter weekend from Edith & myself to you and Hans ❤️🌵☀️🌺🌸🌼🏜

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you love this 3 headed Fero Daz :-D it really is a wacky looking guy haha, thanks so much for your wonderful Friendship and amazing comment and support and for watching, and Hans and I are sending you and beautiful Edith lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to England and Singapore for a fantastic Easter weekend ahead XXXX

[@nuthanuelsfavs4305]

I love hearing the history of your gorgeous plants!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you love to hear the history of my plants Nuthanuel, and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic Friday XXXX

[@gerardoalfarolopez1929]

Hola. Hermoso Ferocactus, algún día florecerán y se verán hermosas esas tres cabezas florecidas. Les encanta el sol directo. Son de mis favoritos 🌵🌵

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Me alegro mucho de que ames este Ferocactus Gerardo, realmente es hermoso y se verá increíble ver las flores en el futuro, muchas gracias por tu maravilloso comentario y apoyo y enviarte mucho amor, felicidad y PODER PLANTA para un maravilloso viernes XXXX

[@heatherstephens9295]

28 years & moving around as well, Lyn that is incredible. I just love it, the three heads is spectacular 😳😍😍

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you love this big old 3 headed Ferocactus Heather, it really is a special looking cactus with its 3 heads, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to New Zealand for a wonderful Easter weekend XXXX

[@CactusGhand1]

Hey lyn !! Amazing Ferocactus !! Being by your side for 28 years is impressive, been through a lot of moments, really cool 😎 Thank you for sharing another fantastic video. I hope your storm is smaller than mine haha, our countries are in the middle of a winter storm 🌪⚡❄🌧 A nice evening for you and Hans !! 🌵🤙

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you love this big old Ferocactus Ivano :-D argh the weather has been awful, and I have heard how wet and chilly and windy it is in Portugal and Spain now too, it feels like the middle of January lol! and the weather forecast for next week is just as bad, lets hope it warms up for us all very soon, thanks so much Ivano for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and Hans and I are sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Portugal for a fantastic Friday and Easter XXXX

[@rhombifer566]

Very interesting 🤔 🌵

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thank you so much and thanks so much for your wonderful support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic Friday XXXX

[@NinjaOrchids]

It’s an absolute stunner, Lyn! I bet no one wants to chop the top off their’s to also get multiple heads after seeing your’s but I am sure it’s tempting because wow, your’s is not only a survivor but looks spectacular! I remember your move to Belfast. What an incredible journey you, Hans and both your collections have had. Even Hans’s tree that you go and visit 🥰 have yourself a wonderful day, Lyn! It is absolutely chucking it down in S’ern Spain and so cold! I feel bad for everyone that came to Spain for Easter 😢 anyhoo. Better get going with my day ❤

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you love this big old Ferocactus Nina :-D and so happy you remember our move to Belfast, it was fun and games moving all the plants haha, and Hans's tree is growing so well at the Botanic gardens now, its massive and about 20 feet high now, argh the weather is absolutely terrible here too, heavy rain and flooding and just 6c and so cold for March even for Ireland, it was warmer in early February than it is now its crazy, thats such a shame that its cold and wet for you in Southern Spain too especially as Southern Spain usually gets much sunnier warmer weather, lets hope the heat and sun arrives very soon for us, thanks so much Nina for your wonderful Friendship and amazing comment and support and for watching, and Hans and I are sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Spain for a terrific Thursday XXXX

[@pimpozza]

Loved this story, Lyn.. Ferocactus not blooming but still blooming beautiful.. 💚🌵 I was very happy to see my tipsy mammillaria boy close up in this vid.. 🤗🥰 Love to you and Hans xx

[@desertplantsofavalon]

haha so happy you noticed the Tipsy Mammillaria Fiona haha, its been doing well since I gave it a fresh repot and I have it leaning against the big Echinopsis haha, thanks so much Fiona for your wonderful Friendship and amazing comment and support and for watching, and Hans and I are sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Italy for a terrific Thursday XXXX

[@morrisparkintheozarks6831]

There you go again Lyn!!! That's one of " those" plants you just gotta say..OH!!! LOOK AT THIS ONE!!!! I love this fero!!! Not the species... THIS PLANT!!! WOW!!! A great beautiful plant!!! I do hope you get flowers on this someday!! I would love to see it!!! It IS just gorgeous!!! And then some!!! Thanks for sharing your wonderful ferocactus!!! And yes, I do have some ferocactus. My glaucesens is the largest. And it's starting to bloom! But I don't have any this nice!!! Thanks for sharing Lyn!!! From Morris Park in the Ozarks, to across the emerald isle, have a wonderful day!!! Peace, Love, Plants!!!✌️💖🌵🌷🌴🌸🌿🌻🍀🌾💐🌱🌳🌹🪴😃👍

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thats fantastic news your glaucescens is coming into bloom Clyde :-D its going to be so amazing to see the blooms, I really love Ferocacti with their awesome spines and shapes, it will be a very happy day to see this big old Fero bloom in the future, thanks so much Clyde for your wonderful Friendship and amazing comment and support and for watching, and Hans and I are sending you and beautiful Deb and all the pets and plants all lots of love and happiness and PEACE, LOVE, PLANTS and PLANT POWER to Morris Park for a terrific Thursday XXXX

[@ZiggySearchfieldCactus]

Lovely Lyn 🙂 You'm never more than 28 are you? 😮 Hope you and Hans have a lovely evening 😊😊🌵🌵

[@desertplantsofavalon]

hahaha Ziggy :-D you are too kind, thanks so much for your wonderful Friendship and amazing comment and support and for watching, and Hans and I are sending you and beautiful Jackie lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Thursday XXXX

[@oddball-z]

Those cacti act like conifers when they lose their head and grow a school marm...thanks Lyn 🌵💚 and it's a talking cacti as well LOL

[@desertplantsofavalon]

hahaha so happy you love the talking cactus haha, I can't resist adding this on the end, I am crazy I know haha, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from the Emerald Isle for a wonderful Wednesday today XXXX

[@flowerszoneforever]

It's one of my favorite cactus in your cactus collection! It's amazing! Thank you for sharing with us this amazing video Lyn! Wishing you and Hans a beautiful day! 🌹🌹🌹

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you love this big old Ferocactus Elda, and thanks so much Elda for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and Hans and I are sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Albania for a terrific Thursday XXXX

[@FernandaNascimentoOrchids]

Such a beautiful cactus with the 3 heads, equally sized too 😅

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you love this 3 headed Ferocactus Fernanda, it really is a special and old big beauty, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Portugal for a fantastic Friday and Easter XXXX

[@ibrahimsalkabariti]

Beautiful video i am ibrahim from jordan

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi Ibrahim :-D so happy you loved the video, and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Jordan for a super Sunday XXXX

[@amyt1986]

Love that cactus, and how amazing that you've had it for 28yrs! I have one ferocactus, I grew it from seed and it's about 3cm tall, so it has a long way to go before it gets to the size of yours! I hope you and the cactus have a lovely rest of the week. Amy from Melbourne 😊

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thats fantastic you have grown a Ferocactus from seed Amy :-D its extra special to grow them from seeds, I really love ferocacti with their incredible looking spines, thanks so much Amy for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Melbourne for a wonderful evening XXXX

[@amyt1986]

@@desertplantsofavalon thank you, you too!! 🥰

[@desertplantsofavalon]

@@amyt1986 XXXX 🥰❤🌵

[@petercalthorpe7966]

G'day Lyn, awesome triple head love it . Hopefully it will flower for you and us .All the best form down under to you and Hans. 🌵🌵🌵🌵😘😗😙😍❤💋

[@desertplantsofavalon]

G'day Peter haha :-D so happy you love this triple headed Fero monster haha, thanks so much for your wonderful Friendship and amazing comment and support and for watching, and Hans and I are sending you and beautiful Ellyn lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Downunder for a terrific evening XXXX

[@petercalthorpe7966]

@@desertplantsofavalon ⚘😘😗😙😍❤💋

[@petercalthorpe7966]

Happy Easter Lyn and Hans. Lots of love Ellyn and Peter ❤❤💋💋

[@desertplantsofavalon]

@@petercalthorpe7966 XXXX 🥰❤😄🌵🏜🏝

[@desertplantsofavalon]

@@petercalthorpe7966 A very Happy Easter to you both too, XXXX 🥰❤❤❤❤🐣🐤🐥

[@100yojimbo]

What a lovely plant 👍👍👍

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you love this golden old Ferocactus Jim, and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from the Emerald Isle for a wonderful Wednesday XXXX

[@allancurtis3342]

I have one Lyn just love it with it red spines,had it about six years.Its a Ferocactus latispinus.No flowers yet,may be its too young or like you say not enough sun🌵🌵 ...👌👌...

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thats fantastic you have a Ferocactus latispinus Allan :-D I love the stunning red spines on these stunners, they really are so beautiful even without flowers, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic Friday and Easter XXXX

[@bhumphries1360]

Proof that we learn more from our mistakes, than our successes. Very beautiful specimen, Lyn.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you love this old Ferocactus Bennie :-D it really is one of my old favourites, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from the Emerald Isle for a wonderful Wednesday today XXXX

[@yoyoyohihihidude]

Thanks Lynn invaluable information

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you loved the information, and thank you so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful Wednesday XXXX

[@mirrlamp]

What a gorgeous ferocactus! Its definitely one of my favourites in your collection and thanks for highlighting this wonderful specimen. Getting damaged all those years ago turned out to be a blessing in disguise! ❤

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you love this big old 3 headed Fero :-D it really was a blessing in disguise with the top getting damaged and then growing the 3 heads, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Thursday XXXX

[@colinhiggs1701]

My favourite of all cacti plants Lyn, I have a small collection of around 50 and love them all. Great video Lyn.💖👏👏👏👍🌵🌵🌵

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you loved the video Colin :-D wow thats fantastic you have 50 Ferocacti, I really love them and their awesome looking spines, thanks so much Colin for your wonderful Friendship and amazing comment and support and for watching, and Hans and I are sending you and Joy lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from across the Irish Sea for a wonderful evening ahead XXXX

[@brianfitch5469]

Trichocereus bridgesii and peruvianus are my favorite especially hybrids.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

@@brianfitch5469 So happy to hear you love Trichocereus Brian, they are awesome cacti and the bridgesii and peruvinaus are amazing, thanks so much for watching and for your wonderful comment and wishing you a fantastic plant powered Thursday XXXX

[@idalewis7169]

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[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thanks so much Ida for your wonderful support and for watching, wishing you a fantastic plant powered Friday today XXXX

[@pelikanidolazetrceci2793]

It's beautiful 😍

[@desertplantsofavalon]

thanks so much Pelikani for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from the Emerald Isle for a wonderful Wednesday XXXX

[@DFJA01]

Wow, what a gorgeous plant Lyn! And great to hear its history. I wonder if there's a trick to getting a beheaded cactus to produce multiple heads? All my Trichocereus and Myrtillocactus that I've cut (usually as failed grafting stock) have only produced a single head, except for one that has two heads. I have some Ferocactus seedling but still very small. Give them another 28 years...haha. Happy Wednesday evening to you and Hans💚🌵🙂

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you love this 3 headed Fero Donald :-D it really is a golden oldie, yes there is away of getting barrel cacti to produce multiple heads, its called 'Coring' where you burn a hole at the crown of the cactus to kill the growing point, it then encourages the cactus to send out pups from the areoles from the crown of the cactus, Ziggy @ziggys cactus Channel and Ana @ Cactus Caffeine have shown videos about this, I have never tried it with any of mine yet, but it looks fascinating, thanks so much Donald for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and Hans and I are sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from the Emerald Isle to Northern Spain for a wonderful Wednesday evening XXXX

[@DFJA01]

@@desertplantsofavalon Wow, thanks for the tip about coring/hot-nailing Lyn, I've just watched Ana's videos on it and I've learnt a whole load, including more of the science behind how they grow. I'm now looking around at my beautiful plants to work out which ones I'm going to sacrifice to the hot nail treatment, my Echinocactus Grusonii plants are probably all still too small but I've got loads of Trichos to experiment with. And actually if the science applies to other species of cactus, my Cleistocactus Winteri experiment (I'm videoing it but will be a few months before it's ready to release) may just have become a whole load more interesting. Now I'm really excited! 🌵🌵🌵

[@desertplantsofavalon]

@@DFJA01 YAY thats fantastic Donald :-D the coring/hot nailing really is fascinating, and the experiment with your Cleistocactus winterii sounds amazing, so looking forward to watching the video in the coming months XXXX 🥰❤🌵

[@horstbluesman54]

Hi Lyn, mir gefällt das Video Intro🎉 🌵🌵 und natürlich das aktuelle Video. 😊

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Ich freue mich sehr, dass dir das Intro und das Video gefallen, Horst, und vielen Dank für deinen wundervollen Kommentar und deine Unterstützung und fürs Zuschauen. Ich sende dir viel Liebe und Glück und PLANT POWER nach Berlin XXXX

[@GlasshouseandGarden]

What a history!! It’s so widely travelled and what a great plant 😊

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you loved the history with this big old Fero Nick :-D it really is a wacky and wonderful big old beauty, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you and your Hubby lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Thursday today XXXX

[@falzonp1]

This is an amazing Ferocactus Lyn! It is amazing that due to some damage at the top it produced 3 wonderful ferocactus and they really seem identical! Thanks for sharing this beauty and for the information given about it. Have a great afternoon my friends Lyn and Hans! Sending you both lots of love and happiness!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you love this big old 3 headed Ferocactus Sylvia :-D its incredible how the three big heads grew after I had to cut the top off it, cacti are amazing at how they can recover, thanks so much for your wonderful Friendship and amazing comment and support and for watching, and Hans and I are sending you and Paul lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Malta for a brilliant afternoon XXXX

[@supercat438]

Gorgeous plant and great story Lyn! Fascinating! Thank you for sharing! 🥰😍💞🌵 XXXX

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you love this wacky old Ferocactus Vera :-D it really is a special old one, thanks so much for your wonderful Friendship and amazing comment and support and for watching, and Hans and I are sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Italy for a terrific Thursday XXXX

[@Madeeintexas]

Love it

[@desertplantsofavalon]

thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from the Emerald Isle for a wonderful Wednesday XXXX

[@tim1280]

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[@desertplantsofavalon]

thanks so much Tim for your wonderful love and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from the Emerald Isle for a wonderful Wednesday XXXX

[@plantdaddy3420]

I love your presentations of your old friends... And this Fero is one "Creme de la Creme" in our collection!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Awwwww thanks so much my wonderful SWEETHEART, this big old 3 headed Fero stunner really is so extra special and definitely one of our 'Creme de la Creme' beauties, thanks so much my love for your wonderful love and support to me and my channel, I LOVE YOU SOOOOOO MUCH my gorgeous big juicy pudding XXXX

[@JaredWood0l0]

❤ Yes I have . Ty

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you have Ferocactus too, thanks so much Jared for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Thursday XXXX

[@janecarter3583]

Hi Lyn, love the video, such a beautiful cactus, 28 years old, how amazing xxx❤️❤️❤️

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you love the video of this big old Ferocactus Jane :-D it really is one of my golden oldies and I love its 3 heads haha, thanks so much Jane for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and Hans and I are sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Cheshire for a wonderful Wednesday XXXX

[@janecarter3583]

@@desertplantsofavalon hi Lyn, yes, the oldies are the best ha ha, and three heads are better than one 😂🤣xxx ❤️❤️❤️

[@desertplantsofavalon]

@@janecarter3583 hahahahahaha Jane XXXX 🤣😆🤣😆🤣

[@aprilfoote8700]

I have 5 ferocactus. They are a very beautiful cacti. 😍

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thats fantastic you have 5 Ferocacti April, they really are amazing cacti to grow, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Thursday XXXX

[@aprilfoote8700]

@desertplantsofavalon I can't wait for them to grow bigger. I really enjoy watching your channel. You're awsome

[@desertplantsofavalon]

@@aprilfoote8700 So happy you love watching my channel April, thanks so much XXXX 🥰❤🌵🌵🌵

[@walterblanc9708]

What a beauty, hope it flowers one day. I have a Ferocactus but its a lot smaller. It is one of the guards protecting some succulents from the pigeons! Its big spines do a good job along with a Toothpick and a couple of other spinnies :)

[@desertplantsofavalon]

haha the spines on Ferocacti really are fantastic for protecting birds from attacking nearby plants, so happy you love this old Ferocactus Walter, and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Thursday XXXX

[@mickeyrosato2567]

Those spines look lethal!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

haha they really are sharp and lethal, thanks so much Mick for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Thursday XXXX

[@He_is_an_alien]

so cool fero! greetings fromm costa rica! big fan since quite a few years of your channel and your cactus!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you love my channel and thank you so much for your long time support Fabian, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Costa Rica for a terrific Thursday XXXX

[@christinaeilers3562]

Very informative!😊

[@desertplantsofavalon]

thanks so much Christina for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic weekend XXXX

[@umikalthumabdulmajid5406]

Congrats on your ferro cactus,simply gorgeous!! ❤❤❤I've got a few too and lots of hot sunlight! I find them quite hardy. I love d reddish spines.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thats fantastic you love Ferocactus too, and they are cold hardy which is a bonus too, the reddish spines on some of these Fero's are incredible, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Thursday XXXX

[@newmanmansell760]

Hi Lyn! That is a Magnificent Ferocactus indeed😌🙏💖I think I remember seeing pilosus on: East Coast Camanchaca. I have glaucescens. It even grows around the neighbourhood under eaves where it doesn't get too much summer rain, and I have a chrysacanthus that is a small growing Ferocactus with golden yellow spines. I also have an Emoryi and setispinus which are only small cacti but flower in abundance. I enjoyed watching🥰🙌

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you love Ferocacti too Newman, they really are incredible cacti and WOW it must have been amazing to see the Ferocacti pilosus on East coast Camanchaca, thanks so much Newman for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Japan for a wonderful evening XXXX

[@allonewordcaps]

Great video 😊

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you loved the video Mary Elizabeth, and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Thursday XXXX

[@AlexanderGallus-k6i]

😊❤

[@desertplantsofavalon]

thanks so much Alexander for your wonderful love and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from the Emerald Isle XXXX

[@mollys1584]

Gorgeous cactus! Finally understand that John Innes is a type not a brand! Who knew? Not this Yank! 😊

[@desertplantsofavalon]

haha Molly :-D so happy you love this wacky Ferocactus, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Thursday XXXX

[@BenSketchingVideos]

Growers can also damage the growth tip intentionally to get branching and cresting. I've heard people have gotten cactus to crest by heating up a nail and tapping it into the apical meristem, but I've never tried it myself. I do have a cactus I have turned into a bonsai, I got it to branch a lot by cutting it back. I think its a Parodia(unlabeled when I got it.) it looks like a mini Saguaro now.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

WOW thats fantastic you have turned your Parodia into a Bonsai, yes there is a method of getting barrel cacti to pup at the top by coring, by heating a nail and tapping it into the growing tip at the crown to kill the main meristem, this causes the cactus to shoot pups from around the areoles from the top, thanks so much Ben for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Thursday XXXX

[@kaktus_cactus]

What a beast with lots of history. Hopefully, in its new polytunnel where more light come through it will flower for you.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

haha it really is a wacky beast of a Ferocactus, and it will be amazing if this cactus flowers in the future, thanks so much Magda for your wonderful Friendship and amazing comment and support and for watching, and Hans and I are sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Thursday XXXX

[@michellechapman8738]

I have a 3head type of cactus and it started in a 4in pot ..now its in a 8in pot. Im not going to repot until next year. So...i will keep you posted!!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thats fantastic you have a 3 headed cactus too Michelle, its amazing when these cacti send out pups from the top, definitely keep me posted, thanks so much for your wonderful comments and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a brilliant day today XXXX

[@josiemojica3674]

What a beauty. Makes me sad I gotta wait that long for my baby to get that big. Maybe I’ll just pass to my kids.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you love this old Ferocactus Josie, they really can take a long time to grow large especially in cultivation, thanks so much for your wonderful comments and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic day today XXXX

[@josiemojica3674]

Can you pot deeper to cover original head or will it rot?

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi Josie, its best to keep the original head above soil level as there is a chance it could rot, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Thursday XXXX

[@michellechapman8738]

How many years do you wait between repotting?

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi Michelle :-D I usually repot every 5 years, the root system is quite shallow on this Ferocactus but its good to freshen up the soil, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Thursday XXXX

[@michellechapman8738]

Awesome!! Yes im learning a lot from you and others thru youtube!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

@@michellechapman8738 XXXX 🥰❤🌵

[@davidrobbins9401]

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[@desertplantsofavalon]

thanks so much David for your wonderful support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Thursday XXXX

[@doomsdoor]

Noice, I have grown a prickly pear for the last 22 ish years maybe more than that but I was a kid, too bad it has died back over time with miscare so its not massive

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thats fantastic you have grown a prickly pear cactus for 22 years, and thats a wonderful achievement, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Thursday XXXX

[@dkstott29]

Have you ever considered breaking it up into 3 plants??

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi Dave :-D I was thinking of splitting it up but I think I will leave it as it looks so wacky haha, thanks so much Dave for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Thursday XXXX

[@vampyreist]

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[@desertplantsofavalon]

thanks so much for your wonderful love and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Thursday XXXX