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04-23-2007, 05:27 PM
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It's marshland there, it's on lake Erie. It has few dunes, so the sandy areas are good habitat for the cactus. More info here:
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04-23-2007, 05:31 PM
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I knew it! Opuntia humifusa! Edible fruit, and grows on the salt water marshes, beaches and any sandy soil up and down the east coast of North America. Yummy fruit too! 
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04-23-2007, 05:50 PM
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Tindo I believe that maybe the same cactii that grows in Caumsett State Park just over the Nassau line into Suffolk County! Is it the prickly pear???
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04-23-2007, 06:06 PM
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The one and the same. I went to Caumsett State Park for the first time on the Monday, after Palm Sunday. Did some fossil hunting, and along the way I saw one of the Patches they have. I have seen this Prickly pear all over Long Island beaches, thanks in Part to someone I know who has spread them around. Not me I swear!
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04-23-2007, 06:11 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tindomul1of9
I knew it! Opuntia humifusa! Edible fruit, and grows on the salt water marshes, beaches and any sandy soil up and down the east coast of North America. Yummy fruit too!
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Only freshwater lakes in this part of Canada. |
04-23-2007, 06:20 PM
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Yea, they will grow there as well, but I thought this was next to the sea.
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04-23-2007, 06:32 PM
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 I wish! I'd love to feel some salt water air on my face right now Like being at a spa....  By the way, I have tried a few threads asking about the new MSU fertilizer I bought yesterday...if you can help me out, I'd appreciate it. |
04-23-2007, 07:26 PM
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What do you mean? You've tried to start new threads but couldn't?
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04-23-2007, 07:37 PM
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I have asked the MSU question in two other threads, but no replies yet. I guess I have to be patient. It's just that I want to water tonight with my new fertilizer. I thought I would take this opportunity to ask you! |
04-23-2007, 07:49 PM
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Oh, what are you using? What kind of water, and what kind of MSU? That is, is it ment for tap, or distilled water etc.... I usually use 1 1/2 teaspoons of MSU per gallon of water.
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