prickly pears
Planting thornless prickly pears as alternative livestock feed: Part 2
In Part 1 of Planting thornless prickly pears as alternative livestock feed, we examined the value of this versatile plant as a food source-from its nutritional value to the methods of utilisation. In this second part of the series, we focus on the practical aspects of planting: which cultivars[...]
Fruit production part 4: Prickly pears
The cactus- or prickly pear is an interesting kind of vegetation. It is a cactus that is both a vegetable and a fruit because the fleshy pads are considered a vegetable and the parts that develop the seeds are the fruits. On top of that, the plant is increasing[...]