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	<title>Rivenrock Gardens Cactus Blog... go to www.rivenrock.com for edible cactus &#187; Cactus Growth Report</title>
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		<title>Harvesting Cactus Again</title>
		<link>http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2010/04/06/harvesting-cactus-again/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 21:41:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dicus</dc:creator>
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As the weeks go by, we'll add larger box sizes to the offerings. The leaves are growing well now, and we have good weather forecast which keeps growth active, so we may be able to offer list members an early offering of leaves in bulk within a month. Also, within two weeks I expect we'll be offering the cactus in 16 lb [...]<!-- Easy AdSense V2.90 -->
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		<title>First Freeze of the Season 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:20:33 +0000</pubDate>
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This is a photo of the ice that accumulated overnight on the cat's  water dish.

You can see a change in coloration near the tip of the cactus leaf.... 
this might be frost damage... however the plant might not be damaged... 
we'll know more in the next few [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cactus Watering Time</title>
		<link>http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/10/09/cactus-watering-time-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:11:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dicus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We use the big sprinklers when frost threatens the leaves,
the relatively warm water from the ground @64 degrees
 will keep the leaves from sustaining too much damage from the cold.....
as long as I am sure to wake up and monitor the system, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The End of Rivenrock? Will the tin soldier ride away?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 15:25:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dicus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[   It is this extra bit that has me stymied.  We don't really make any money doing this cactus business. All of our money goes to shipping, governmental fees of several thousand dollars yearly in order to maintain our licenses, permits, and associated fees and overhead expenses.  Knowing that this trip will lead us into negative financial territory makes me reluctant to want to go.  Knowing that due to these regulations, we must take  a sample of our water and have it analyzed monthly at unknown costs.... I have for the first time in these many years had serious thoughts to stop all production, stop the business, and plow the cactus into the ground, and have just a family garden in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Autumn Cactus Fruit Harvest Has Begun at Rivenrock!</title>
		<link>http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/09/18/autumn-cactus-fruit-harvest-has-begun-at-rivenrock/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 05:51:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dicus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our cactus plants have great fruit that ripens in late summer, and will continue to yield through January
Right now we have a special sending out approximately five pounds of fruit in little plastic 'clamshell' [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cactus Apple Damage</title>
		<link>http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/09/14/cactus-apple-damage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:23:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dicus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[   Our Cactus fruits are just now starting to ripen.

   The scrub jays (a type of bird) like to tear the rind off and eat the sweet pulp inside. The yellow jacket wasps will then congregate and take the sweetness themselves. So we trap the yellow jackets, and try to shoo the jays [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hot Enough For Ya?</title>
		<link>http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/08/29/hot-enough-for-ya/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 04:09:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dicus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  The cactus likes these temperatures. As long as Igive them some water to balance the heat of the sun, they grow strong and tender and fast.  But I have to keep them watered, otherwise they turn yellow trying to reflect the solar radiation off of them.  When well watered during high heat periods, they can remain healthy and happy and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Give me some water</title>
		<link>http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/07/30/give-me-some-water/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:39:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Here's some photos of our Opuntia ficus-indica getting some fresh water.....
   They are so efficient at getting water from the ground, that a day after watering, the soil already seems [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Another happy customer</title>
		<link>http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/07/25/another-happy-customer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 15:26:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dicus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From what people tell us... captive raised animals who've never eaten cactus initially approach it cautiously... but after a few bites they decide they like i a  lot. And the next time the handler approaches with a cactus leaf, the animal will instantly recognize it, and respond in such a way that the keeper is often astonished at how much the animal relishes the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cactus Fruit</title>
		<link>http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/07/05/cactus-fruit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 05:33:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dicus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I sprayed some of the Opuntia robusta fruits down with water to remove some of the [...]]]></description>
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