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demeterstouch

Hey! I'm somewhat seasoned so its 40% research, 60% gut feeling hah. I'm in 5a zone. Follow Astara_Arts on Instagram for more of my shenanigans.

Plant Name Ferocactus glaucescens

 

Blue Barrel Cactus

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Ferocactus glaucescens

  • Season Icon Early WinterEarly Winter 2019
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demeterstouch

I know it doesn't look like much but let me freaking tell you, NOTHING compares to getting cactus spines stabbed into your elbow. When moving stuff around yesterday I straight up slammed my elbow into my big ol' barrel cactus that's gotta be at least 25-30+ years old. So those spines are old and therefore the strongest, which means with as much force as this happened, those spines went into the tendon in my elbow pretty deep.. My pinky and ring finger are damn near 100% numb, especially after a

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demeterstouch

LONG day of typing on a keyboard. πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€ The things I put up with in the name of gardening and family plants πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ #familyheirloom #cactus #cacti #newgrowth #closeup #growth #growlight #sharingiscaring #indoor #indoorgarden #indoorgardening #injured #accident

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littlemorningglory

Ouch! That happened to me before but with a huge euphorbia lacteaπŸ˜‚

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alysha

They HURT like crazy. When I was younger, I was with my sister and my dads friend. We were in a sand rail, flying down the beach going down the dunes. Well we came upon a dune, that had nowhere to go except down into a jumping chills cactus patch. We all had pieces of those cactus everywhere. Stuck so badly in our skin. I had one on my neck and jaw. My sisters got it on their arms. Omg. We were so sore. The next day, we had big bruises. Never again did I go with anyone but me on a quad. @demeter

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alysha

I hope you feel better. @demeterstouch πŸ˜„

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demeterstouch

@littlemorningglory @alysha you guys have some horror stories too πŸ˜‚πŸ’€ what's ironic is when I was a little girl, my dad a barrel cactus exactly like this one except smaller and smaller needles. Well my mom was picking me up one day and I ran to greet her but tripped over the cactus and rolled over it. My parents spent that night plucking cactus needles outta my legs and butt πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

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alysha

Lol. Yet here we are growing them😜 @demeterstouch lmbo 🀣

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demeterstouch

Right?! @alysha

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demeterstouch

Thank you @cyndi I'm starting to feel better, still a bit numb but not nearly as painful. - @candycane2017 oh my word!!!! 😱😱😱😱 That's a thousand times worst. I HATE getting blood drawn (I pass out every time) so to have a cactus spine stab a vein 😡😡😡 I'd stop growing them if that happened πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

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demeterstouch

I totally understand haha!! I'm that way with carnivorous plants, they could never do anything to cause me to stop loving them πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ @candycane2017

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jyotu

Aww man its hurting isn't it

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demeterstouch

It's better now @jyotu but I definitely learned my lesson and will be more watchful next time πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

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