Date Type Title/Summary
Arid Agriculture cactus test patch. 01/01/2026 Posts 2025 Year End Summary

The year 2025 began with severe damage from a winter that saw temperatures dipping to 12° F, which caused extensive damage to the spineless opuntia...
01/01/2026 Publication OROP Arizona 1989 - A Cloudbusting Experiment To Bring Rains in the Desert Southwest

Several years ago, the increasing pace of desert expansion, drought, and general atmospheric chaos prompted me to propose the development of a Desert Research Center...
12/31/2025 Farm Log 12-31-2025 Observations and Work Finished

Work done:

  • Configured climate control for rain.
  • Watered new holes on southeast side for future cactus.
  • Cut about 30 pads for storage in potting
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01/01/2026 Farm Log 2026-01-01 Observations and Work Finished

Work done:

  • Digging of some trenches and swale soil to test permeability. 
  • Planted more rooted cactus by removing it and planting it on site
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12/30/2025 Farm Log 12-30-2025 Observations and Work Finished

Work done:

  • Dig additional holes for filling in gap from tank pit.

Census:

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Opuntia ficus

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