Eastern Prickly Pear – Revised

What do I need to do to have a Eastern Prickly Pear patch? Last year I tried planting a bunch of prickly pears and it quickly turned into a weedy mess. It’s not easy picking weeds from a cactus patch.…

Growing Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus

Hello Gardening Master, What plant is this? Can this plant survive the winter in Toronto? Is it perennial for Toronto’s climate zone? Since this is my first time owning a Prickly Pear Cactus, I would appreciate your advice on how…

Opuntia Cactus*

I grew this opuntia cactus from a seed of a cactus pear which I ate.  It is about 5 years old.  Growing indoors in a condominium apartment facing east.  It has never been taken outside.  Recently it has started having…