Explore the benefits of cactus farming, including soil erosion prevention, livestock feed, and sustainable crop production in drought-prone areas.”
Cactus farming offers numerous advantages, particularly in arid and semi-arid regions. The prickly pear cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica) is notably valued for its resilience and versatility. Its ability to thrive in water-scarce conditions makes it a sustainable crop choice, providing food for humans and livestock, combating desertification, and preventing soil erosion.
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Really really good. They just need to be handled with care as they have fine hairs that can irritate. So avoid touching the plant and the skin of the fruit. Also when eating the fruit, there are lots of seeds, just chew around them and swallow everything, it's very good roughage, very good for digestion. The fruit itself is also very healthy. Taste is very light and refreshing. Store in fridge with the skin.
Actually it taste similarly to normal pear but with many seeds in it,so it's better to make juice from it rather eat it like that.
I like that I will like to try it
Yes, just remember if you eat to many and don't drink water you will end up in an emergency room with constipation….
Had these at home growing up I always cut em up but didn’t know you could eat them🧐
I was in CO and tried this , it was pretty good .
NO I DONT LIKE THE TASTE.
No pales
There called cactus pears or tumàs
Son nopales y la fruta es tuna,en es mexicano
NO-PA-LES
There really good
Prickly pears also have a LOT of fiber and work as a laxative. They are so good though.
They grow in tropics. We had them in our yard where l was born in Malta.😅❤😂🎉
First time i have heard of this. Van BC Canada.
If you eat raw opuntia cactus (prickly pear) it causes gastrointestinal upset ,notably Diarhrea! That one must be the spineless variety otherwise she wouldn't be so casually handling it with bare hands!
In Mexico they are called Nopales when cut up and cooked!
DRAGON fruit are also the fruit of a cactus! Spineless!
Yes this fruit is so good. I love to eat nopales. I want to know where I can get nopales the plant. I want to plant several of them
Prickly pears umdolophine😢
Gud😂🎉🎉🎉
i once tried one…i tasted like a cellar that had been closed for 10 years.
Cactus leaves or pads taste like green beans with the slime of okra. I bet they would slap sliced into strips and pickled
A little bird made that
Delicious 😍
In Ethiopia this is called Bhellis i remember buying off other kids in the street
The easiest plant to farm, you basically don't need to do anything aside from picking the fruit.
Where can u get em at