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How to grow Nopal growing and care:
More than -10C
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seed / Vegetative Reproduction
Is it necessary to use vegetative reproduction?
Yes
Difficulties or problems when growing:
Spines
Recommended planting season?
Spring / Summer / Autumn
Pests and diseases:
Slug, snail
Pruning season:
Autumn / Winter
How to prune:
old stems that don’t bring new stems
Size of the plant?
2-4 m, 6-12 feet
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Slow growing
Water requirement:
Small amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun / Half Shade
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes, but not recommend to let it grow too much
Blooming information
Bloom season:
Spring
General information about the flower
Orange yellow or pink flowers
Thinning the bloom:
Mostly there is no use for the fruit, in the shape of the fruit
Pollination is done by:
Bees
Edible Fruit
Fruit harvest season:
Summer
Fruits pests or diseases:
Slug, snail
What can be done with big quantities of Nopal fruits?
Eat raw, juice, jams
Work requirements on the fruit:
Pick the fruit is hard (the spines can be loose when try to pick them) recommend to pick the fruits with sunglass
How long does it take to bear fruit?
2-5 years
Scientific name:
Opuntia
Categories
Blooming Seasons
Edible Parts
Edible Fruit Edible Stem / Wood
Culinary uses
Eaten raw Fruit Ice pop & Ice cream plants Jams Juice
Flower colors
Climate
Desert Climate Mediterranean Climate Subtropics Climate Temperate Climate Tropics Climate
Harvest Season
Autumn Harvest Spring Harvest Summer Harvest Winter harvest
Ornamental parts
Ornamental flower Ornamental fruit Ornamental plant
Plant growing speed
Average growing plants Slow growing plants
Plant life-form
Plant Uses
Drought tolerant plants Edible plants Ornamental plants
Planting Season
Autumn Planting Spring Planting Summer planting
Plants sun exposure
Watering plants
Hardiness zone
Hardiness zone 10 Hardiness zone 11 Hardiness zone 12 Hardiness zone 13