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06/26/2023	Farm Log	Report as of morning of June 26, 2023 A few days ago we passed 600 pads in the ground, all varieties. A detailed count has to be taken, later to correlate to actual cultivars in addition to species. The weather has been hot due to a high pressure heat dome. Watering is being done on a 3 to...
04/15/2023	Farm Log	Cactus John-2023-04-14 00:00:00 Attended farmer's market in Sunsites to meet Timothy Austin. Met some 7th Day Adventists who were Filipinos: (Reggie 702-334-9987), Roxanna (roxannacampos@hotmail.com). Also Preston Jenkins (203) 802-6524 who is interested in food security, apparently well funded. At Timothy's place, met "Danny", a roofing contractor, wife an author, recommends to read...
04/06/2023	Planting	Cow's Tongue Cactus (Opuntia Linguiformis)-Sunizona Site #0001 Cow's Tongue cactus will form part of the outer barrier, along with opuntia robusta and opuntia megacantha. These will generally all have red fruits and lots of spines.
03/31/2023	Crop	Selenicereus megalanthus Selenicereus megalanthus, synonym Hylocereus megalanthus, is a cactus species in the genus Selenicereus that is native to northern South America, where it is known, along with its fruit, by the name of pitahaya. The species is grown commercially for its yellow fruit, but is also an impressive ornamental climbing vine...
03/31/2023	Crop	Selenicereus costaricensis Selenicereus costaricensis, synonym Hylocereus costaricensis, known as the Costa Rican pitahaya or Costa Rica nightblooming cactus, is a cactus species native to Central America and north-eastern South America.The species is grown commercially for its fruit, called pitaya or pitahaya, but is also an impressive ornamental vine with huge flowers.