It was much prized by the Spanish nobility, and it would go on to dye, among other garments, the British empire’s ‘Redcoat’ military uniforms, before it began to be replaced by synthetic dyes in the 1800s. Obtaining the dye the old fashioned way is slow, tedious and painstaking....
That is the sign of the insects working beneath, drawing nourishment from the juices of the nopal and protecting themselves with the waxy powder....
“ You have to keep monitoring and watching every cactus pad.” That
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