Very interesting! Tom Jesch is a very passionate man about his hobby. Very inspiring how he turned his hobby into a career that makes him now a legend in the industry. 🙂👍🏼

@SteakCutFries

2 жыл бұрын

I love listening to anyone who speaks with so much genuine enthusiasm and passion about something; i don't even care what the topic is, just the energy and the light emanating from someone but since this is about cacti, I'm ALL IN ✨🌵🤑

He's the best storyteller. I was right there with him like "but we need that red flower!" 😢❤ I love this man's passion for his cactus 🌵

This was extremely interesting...I just moved up to Sandy Pond,NY on Lake Ontario (Tughill Plateau of Adirondacks) from Key Largo & was stunned to see Paddle cactus in garden of Apt I was moving in to. It had snow over it & I pulled a few pads off thinking I was rescuing it...but...was simply amazed to see the plant come back to life after the spring thaw...so now I've got the daughter pieces in my pot...& my Daughter in law has some of it in her garden as well. I'm jumping over to order some Porcupine, Pina colada & Pina Rita(?) Cacti now

I live in Vermont. Just received my Opuntia Goldie Rita and hoping I get it to grow roots so next summer when I move my plants back outside it will blossom for me. Love Mountain Crest Gardens.

@Mountaincrestgardens

9 ай бұрын

Aw thank you so much! Enjoy that Opuntia!

@-UPGRADE-

2 ай бұрын

​@@Mountaincrestgardenshello I have the pina colada prickly pear variety and I'm curious if it can self pollinate? ❤

"The pinup from the Plough Boy magazine" 😝🌵🥵 I am lovvvvvvving this guy and his obvious passion

Thanks you Annie for this interesting video on Tom's story with his life long passion with cactus.

Still passionate after all these years

Another great video. I live in Michigan. I grow them. Love the flowers.

What a great story!

I never new, this makes me so happy.

Another interesting view with some historic and informative depth…

Excellent video 😎 Would love to visit but it's a long way from here 😯😯🌵🌵🙂🙂

Awesome informative video

@Mountaincrestgardens

Жыл бұрын

Glad you think so!

I live in Arkansas but saw a prickly pear growing on the side of a sand dune!

@kmc6506

Жыл бұрын

There are 2 species of prickly pear in Arkansas. We have hundreds of Opuntia humifusa in fields and pastures by my house in central Arkansas, and I often see Opuntia macrorhiza in the Buffalo River area.

So interesting. Tom just inspired me to start my own cactus selling business. I am very passionate about cacti and everytime I'm near an opuntia, i always want to take some pads. I've been owning pricky pear cacti for almost 2 years and i i have about 7 different varieties of them now. I'm always propagating and i just can't wait for them to flower so i can hybrize

@Mountaincrestgardens

2 жыл бұрын

That's wonderful! Enjoy hybridizing!

Thanks, now i know tho origin of baby rita! :-)

WHAT a delightful video! Thank you for sharing this story! I’ll take 10, please🤗. Will these be happy in southwest Ohio?

@Mountaincrestgardens

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, and yes! A lot of Opuntia cultivars are happy down to -10F and the extra frost hardy species can go down to -20F.

Way to go Poppa! Great video. You forgot to mention who was with you on that "secret" journey in that "secret" location. Soooo much fun searching for your red opuntia

Now I want a Baby Rita Cactus just because I like this man.

@Mountaincrestgardens

2 жыл бұрын

Right?! Tom's the tops

New mexico 😉👍🏽

I'm on tbe East Coast in the city of Philadelphia, I'm wondering if these cactus that he's talking about being hardy still in Oregon and Wash. I wonder if I'd be able to plant them out here, we get some snow but usually not too too much but we def get freezing temps. I have a small front yard (in the city) wondering if I could do a container or something

@Mountaincrestgardens

2 жыл бұрын

You can! It looks like the minimum temperature in Philadelphia is about 0F, and many species of Opuntia are hardy down to -20F. Just be sure to check the hardiness rating, as there are some frost tender cultivars out there. Annie

Great video!!! the first time i saw an opuntia I KNEW they had glotchids. It was on a beach and there was a prickly pear. This was what was happening in my brain: Thought 1: Wow, so cool! Thought 2: I shouldn't touch it! Thought 3: I WANT TO TOUCH IT Thought 4: No, there are glotchids! Thought 5: But I want to touch it... *Touches prickly pear spine* *Gets glotchid on finger and winces in pain

@annieschreck7938

3 жыл бұрын

Ahah well you're in good company. Seems like a succulent rite of passage.

He’s a hoot! 🤣🤣🤣

@annieschreck7938

2 жыл бұрын

Isn't he great?!

@shilohjesch6386

2 жыл бұрын

@@annieschreck7938 he's the best...and the best dad too

The paddles of the Pickly Pear catus are edible.

@birdnird

2 жыл бұрын

The fruit as well

What state can I grow them in. Can I grow them in southern carolina. I love cactus of any kind

@Mountaincrestgardens

2 ай бұрын

You can! This Opuntia Prickly Pear are frost hardy to at least 10F (zone 8): mountaincrestgardens.com/prickly-pear-cactus-opuntia/?_bc_fsnf=1&Cold+Hardiness%5B%5D=Zone+8+%2810F%29&Cold+Hardiness%5B%5D=Zone+6+%28-10F%29&Cold+Hardiness%5B%5D=Zone+5+%28-20F%29

When propagating prickly pear cactus can you start with a pad that already has 3 to 4 pads attached? Will the root system be able to support a cutting like this?

@Mountaincrestgardens

Жыл бұрын

Yes, but you'd want to use sticks or boulders to prop up an extra tall prickly pear cutting, so that it has a stable, unmoving base while it's establishing roots.

@robertlopezdecastilla6509

Жыл бұрын

@@Mountaincrestgardens Thanks so much!

@Mountaincrestgardens

Жыл бұрын

@@robertlopezdecastilla6509 you're so welcome!

I've got a question, I live here in the Ozarks. We have opuntia humifusa as our native cactus. I also have opuntia macrohiza , an un named hybrid that blooms orange flowers, cylindropuntia imbricata and thanks to Ana of Cactus Caffeine a Pina colada!! Which is planted with sempervivums as was mentioned. Ok here is my question, it can get to 12° below here ,like Thursday we will be in the single digits. And are expecting 6-12 inches of snow. I have a baby Rita in the greenhouse, how cold will baby Rita take? Can I plant it out side? If you would like to see my outdoor opuntias, check out my channel! I have a couple of videos from last year of them covered in ice and snow. From Morris Park in the Ozarks, have a wonderful evening!!! Peace, Love, Plants!!!✌💖🌵🏵🌴🌺🪴🌹🌲🌷🌳😃👍

@Mountaincrestgardens

2 жыл бұрын

I've always seen Baby Rita listed as having a min. temp. tolerance of 0F. BUT I haven't tested it at lower temperatures, and it depends on how long they'll stay that cold, and how dry they are, and if you can cover them with row cover like Reemay fabric. I'd recommend reaching out to Waterwise Botanicals, as they have the most experience with Baby Rita: www.waterwisebotanicals.com/Contact Annie

@morrisparkintheozarks6831

2 жыл бұрын

@@Mountaincrestgardens Thanks Annie!! Will do!

Is all cactus mentioned be able to grow in zone 5

@Mountaincrestgardens

2 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@IAmHumanJake

2 ай бұрын

I've been obsessed with the cold Hardy succulents

Did he say Santa Ana?

How i get it.i am from bangladesh

@Mountaincrestgardens

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry, we cannot ship outside of the US

Which spp. can I grow in northern Maine?

@annieschreck7938

3 жыл бұрын

Word is Opuntia humifusa and O. fragilis are the hardiest species and can survive in zones 3 and 4

@ravensdotter6843

3 жыл бұрын

@@annieschreck7938 do you guys carry those??

@annieschreck7938

3 жыл бұрын

@@ravensdotter6843 I'm afraid not. I believe all of our varieties are hardy to -20F