Tips for desert living.

I wonder who talked Attenborough into doing this. Do not stick your hand in among the spines of a cholla even with a glove on! I wouldn't dream of having a cholla in my yard. I do have prickly pears which are related to chollas and are nasty on a lesser scale. When pads fall off the prickly pear (or when I trim them off) I wear gloves and use a piece of newspaper between the glove and the pads to pick them up for disposal. Yes, I still get stuck occasionally and if the tiny spines don't wash off immediately, they will be in my skin for days.

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