I was just watering out front and it occurred to me that I get these huge blooms off some of my cactus. Was wondering if it would be okay to feed to the Torts. Or at least the fruit they produce which is similar to the prickly pear fruits. here is a shot of the flower.
My neighbor has a front yard full of smooth prickly pear cacti. They sell the fruit at the market as well but with so much of it around I dont see how they make much profit off it. This area also uses lemon, orange and grapefruit trees as ornamental trees and it baffles me when I see how much they sell the citrus for at the market. My own lemon tree literally drops a fully stuffed plastic grocery bag full 'each day' for a month.
Anyhow just wondering ... the cactus is informally called a Pineapple-something. Pretty flower none-the-less
My neighbor has a front yard full of smooth prickly pear cacti. They sell the fruit at the market as well but with so much of it around I dont see how they make much profit off it. This area also uses lemon, orange and grapefruit trees as ornamental trees and it baffles me when I see how much they sell the citrus for at the market. My own lemon tree literally drops a fully stuffed plastic grocery bag full 'each day' for a month.
Anyhow just wondering ... the cactus is informally called a Pineapple-something. Pretty flower none-the-less
