My Prickely Pear Cactus is finally Growing like crazy (pics)

[usschicago1]

The Lady down the street gave me a trashbag full of prickly pear cactus nearly a year ago. there finally taking off. How do they look :watering

This is one of three huge pots. I have two outside bye the chicken coop and one huge in my bedroom (keep my brother and sister out )

 

[Greenthumb18]

Wow! thats pretty cool They look great i bet they'll look even better when they flower and get the fruit.

 

[hoodat]

That's a vegetable around here. Napolitos are chunks of prickly pear pads and used in soups and stews.
Love those prickly pears but I invariable get one of those darn hair spines in my lip. They make great jelly though.

 

[vfem]

Wow... those things make me all stand offish! LOL

If you can eat them... go for it... you're doing a great job growing them for sure.

 

[usschicago1]

Thanks Everyone. I am excited to see how the fruit tastes once its established

 

[hoodat]

Your OP made me hungry so I had some nopolitos with scrambled eggs this morning.
RECIPE: Parboil nopolito chunks in salted water just till the bright green turns olive, or use canned. drain. In a wok or skillet briefly saute chopped garlic clove in oil. Add a couple of tablespoons of your favorite salsa and continue to saute. Add two eggs and scramble all together. When done, roll in a corn tortilla. Enjoy.

 

[usschicago1]

Your OP made me hungry so I had some nopolitos with scrambled eggs this morning.
RECIPE: Parboil nopolito chunks in salted water just till the bright green turns olive, or use canned. drain. In a wok or skillet briefly saute chopped garlic clove in oil. Add a couple of tablespoons of your favorite salsa and continue to saute. Add two eggs and scramble all together. When done, roll in a corn tortilla. Enjoy.

yummmmm!

 

[lesa]

It is hard for me to believe- but here in zone 4, you can grow prickely pear cactus outside, all year round! I stopped to see a friend's garden and he had a large patch of it. Said it bloomed every year... Yours looks great!