I used some compost to grow some garlic chives in my kitchen. In amongst these a crop of little cacti grew. These started of with two fat cotyledons then spiky things with a four-pointed cross section grew up. Any idea what these might be? Definitely cacti though. Thanks.
2006-09-02 07:02:12 · 9 answers · asked by ordiofile 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
The garlic chives were from a packet of seeds from a garden centre. Eaten them, they're fine. I think the cactus seeds were in the compost. The compost was J Artgur Bower's ericaceous peat based potting compost. Don't know where it's sourced from but somewhere in UK.
2006-09-02 07:22:33 · update #1
I don't know but it looks like you gained a bargain there!..
2006-09-09 10:02:50 · answer #1 · answered by ♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♪♫♪♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♪♫♪♫♪♫♪ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are several cacti!! some grow big, most small, Aloe vera is a Cacti plant. If you burn your hand or arm, cut a piece, peel it and put it where is burn!! within several days, you notice the healing process!
2006-09-09 21:42:57 · answer #2 · answered by alfonso 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably some form of prickly pear. That stuff grows everywhere I once found some growing on the Appalaichin Trail in northern Virginia and I know it grows in Canada, Ohio ,West Virginia as well as all of the western and southwestern states
2006-09-02 07:09:47 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I dont really know i wouldnt eat the garlic though you never know it could be a type of poison your best bet is asking the local garden centre some advice
2006-09-02 07:10:29 · answer #4 · answered by enyamarie@btinternet.com 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Could be a pilosocereus of some sort. Here's a photo.
2006-09-02 09:48:52 · answer #5 · answered by candy2mercy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im sorry no i did plant punkin seeds once and get a marrow tough lol.
2006-09-02 07:20:57 · answer #6 · answered by jemaple 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just impossible to tell from your description.
2006-09-06 03:09:40 · answer #7 · answered by Les 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a prickly subject !
2006-09-02 07:07:48 · answer #8 · answered by dontdoweekends 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
could be Peyote....eat some and get back to me when you're in outta space.....
2006-09-02 07:04:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋