old_anorak
Prepping Goddess
LOL, nope 'fraid not unless you want to use the hump for mostly fat.
After hurricane Ike hit and wiped out our beach areas, I found some pads on the beach from a neighbor of grannys beach cabin. I picked 3 up of them and planted them in my yard and they have since multiplied. I can get a lot of "fruit" and just within a few years.i had gone into a wal mart to do my monthly shoping the first part of last year.i went to the veggie department where i found napola pads by accident..i bought 2..in which i planted both..one servived.it now has 2 new pads on it..and because of that.i went there and got 4 more last week and planted them into flower pots..now it's a matter of seeing if they take root or not..
After hurricane Ike hit and wiped out our beach areas, I found some pads on the beach from a neighbor of grannys beach cabin. I picked 3 up of them and planted them in my yard and they have since multiplied. I can get a lot of "fruit" and just within a few years.
What's up with the round cactus? Can I still punch them open for water?
These are Opuntia, more commonly known as the prickly pear cactus. The cactus has been a staple of the Mexican and Central American diet for thousands of years. In parts of the U.S. it has been gaining popularity as an exotic and gourmet food, The prickly pear plant has three different edible sections: the pad of the cactus (nopal), which can be treated like a vegetable, the petals of the flowers, which can be added to salads, and the pear (tuna), which can be treated like a fruit.you know what spicies they are?.cause you might want to take pic's of them and show um to someone who knows.or email the pic's to someone..
I haven't seen anything that does kill them, at least naturally. These grow up in Canada all the way down to Mexico, so I am not surprised that some maybe living in your area somewhere. They are know to be the most cold hardy of all the cactus family.I've been looking around our place where I've seen it grow in years past and I'm not seeing it this year. I wonder what may have killed it out.
These are Opuntia, more commonly known as the prickly pear cactus. The cactus has been a staple of the Mexican and Central American diet for thousands of years. In parts of the U.S. it has been gaining popularity as an exotic and gourmet food, The prickly pear plant has three different edible sections: the pad of the cactus (nopal), which can be treated like a vegetable, the petals of the flowers, which can be added to salads, and the pear (tuna), which can be treated like a fruit.
I found out a few years ago that we have freaking cactus growing on our land? I mean WTH?? Cactus in Missouri?? And it's a native specie?? I have no idea if it is edible or not.
camels humps are mostly fat not water. Now their stumach may have water.That's it! I blame Hollywood and cartoons for giving bad bad prepping advise! No using cactus for water....is a camel's hump still good?
Just scroll up. . . I did. They are awesome to have. You can eat the flowers, fruit and pads.Can you send a picture? I still have this feeling about eating anything in nature that might be the wrong species. Remember people eating mushrooms that were supposed to be excellant? And weren't.
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