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Wife got sick, and most of this effort didn't pan out. Surprisingly enough, the native opuntia pads that I collected survived just sitting out on my sidewalk with the few dead leaves and twigs that collected around them to cover their roots. I ended up chucking them into the open space behind our place, in the hopes that they'll take root and maybe make use of any spare irrigation water coming from my garden plot.

We ended up losing a couple of shrubs that require more water and resources than I'm willing to give during this time period, so I'm hoping to slowly replace those spots in the irrigation system with more native and wildlife-friendly stuff.

I still have a good bit of the seeds from the OP, and will be attempting a traditional "Three Sisters" companion vegetable garden this growing season.

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Sorry to hear that.

Yeah Opuntia are survivors! I have a ton of them! How they can survive single digit wet cold is beyond me,  but mine do every year.

Looking forward to seeing what you do this year!

Do post your results