Planting Prickly Pear Cactus And Revenge Of The Fire Ants

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It's time to plant my prickly pear cactus but the fire ants won't let me.
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@codygregory5883 Год назад

The black cat isn’t taking $#!t from anyone lol. 😂

@nrg8787

You should wash ur rootball with a hose after you remove it from a pot whenever you have ants in a pot. Just to be sure ur getting them off the plant. Also don’t be afraid to squish the pot to get the plant to release.

@LiveLaughLolaKB Год назад

I acquired a prickly pear pad a year ago from a plant swap in NW Tyler. I planted it in the ground, it now has a dozen or more pads! I'm so excited to eat the fruit!

@johncassa4299 14 дней назад

Hi from Australia,

@wdwtx2.0 Год назад

Time for some bud nipping.

@wanderingspider8988 Год назад

Cactus seeds are tricky. To much moisture and they won't germinate properly, to little and they won't either. I like to use a 60/40 sand compost mix for germination of most cactus. I'll cover them with a dome at night and remove it and add extra heat during the day. This mimics the desert environment and gives me the best germination rate. Also don't give up on the seeds, I have had some take months to germinate.

@OSKG2023 Год назад

Prefect timing, I just bought a Brazilian Prickly Pear Plant from a farmers market.

@wanderingspider8988 Год назад

Haha your dogs and cat need there own show. They are hilarious especially together.

@lolitabonita08 Год назад

that is the same cactus that mexicans use for food and for the fruit...actually i have the same u have with the yellow flower and yes, they survived the cold spell we had..but i cover them with dry leafs..

@rmjr9451

Looks great thanks for sharing im in Phoenix AZ , my front and backyard are full of all types of cactus with the majority opuntia and alot of other types of fruiting cactus. I love cactus they are extremely nutritious and have many health benefits, I also collect sacred cactus. Cactus are very unique and you literally can survive on them if ever needed. Thanks for your video love seeing your challenges and ant situation while filming you guys handled those cactus well with no pads broken 😀 👍🏽 👏 😄

@kathleenebsen2659 Год назад

I grow the hardy Eastern prickly pear (Opuntia humifusa) here in zone 6 NW Arkansas. They produce a beautiful and delicious purple fruit. I make marmalade and even wine. I use the new pads as a vegetable. Tastes like green beans. It has slime like okra but you can rinse it off. Love scrambled with eggs. I singe off the spines and then use a scotch brute scrub pad. Remove glochidia from your skin by dripping candle wax on the affected area. Pulls them right off. Elmers glue works too. Enjoy!

@af2w131f

Great video, here in Tucson we have Indian Fig Prickly Pear everywhere which looks almost exactly like the ones you got from Malta. They grow huge, and when it rains too much and freezes just for a day or 2 they’ll sometimes have big limbs fall down. I drive around and pick them up and put in my trunk. I’m propagating them currently. I envy your large homestead man!

@SiCaRiI_DaGgEr

I know this is a yr old vid, but Diatomaceous earth will take care of the entire ant colony with the quickness

@countrysister700 Год назад

Cool! But why buy from Malta when you can get natives and plant paddles for free? We transplanted one from a pasture (Waco area) and it's been shot, dried out, drowned - you can't kill it and it fruits like crazy.

@matthewrains6905

Love these! May they all produce in abundance! ❤

@Miguel195211 Год назад

We here in southeast NC also have the dreaded fire ants.

@johnfisher4910 Год назад

Be careful with covering your plants with blankets. I tried that this past winter and wound up smothering my plants, and making the situation worse. Maybe if you put a tarp over/around, without touching the cactus, that might protect them enough. Thanks again for all the great info. I'm actually in the process of building a fence, per your instruction :)

@user-ke8yg1bp5l

I'm enjoying watching you from where originated your prickly pear seeds! From Malta 😅❤

@billyd7628

you didnt really need to get them all the way from malta. the type they have in the med is ficus indica brought by the spanish from mexico to spain and then it spread all over and naturalized from morocco all the way to india. ficus indica is the standard Opuntia in cultivation so you can find it anywhere. as its the opuntia the meso Americans hybridized and domesticated. they combinined a bunch of different prickly pears to get the ficus indica.

@lolitabonita08 Год назад

I forgot to tell u...u can eat the "ears" but need to take the pricly things with a brush or peel them...to cook the cactus u put them in water and boil them to remove the slammy juice...rince and they are ready to be cook with eggs or potatoes... and for reproduction...easy very easy...cut one "ear" and just stick them in the soil...u have a new plant withing a month or less...