my prickly pear are growing out of control

Southern Wisconsin

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13 Comments

teslekova@sh.itjust.works · 23 pts · 54d (2 replies)

As an Australian I find the idea of growing prickly pear in your backyard hilarious. It's an incredibly invasive feral species.

However, since I also have bamboo growing in my backyard here in Australia, I can't throw stones, can I?

sailormoon@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 54d

It would be very hard to hit Wisconsin with a stone from Australia!

Marthirial@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 54d

Do you guys eat them? They are delicious in salsa and salads.

YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today · 11 pts · 54d (3 replies)

It's going to be time to make some jam in a few weeks!

PlantJam@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 54d (1 reply)

Or nopalitos today!

YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today · 5 pts · 54d

Heck yeah!

RebekahWSD@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 54d

Jam jam jam JAM JAM JAM!

mateG@discuss.tchncs.de · 11 pts · 54d (1 reply)

I just saw a video about the history of the prickly pear in Australia and it kinda went the same down under https://youtu.be/oYE9OwUzzeI

CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 53d

Great vid. Thanks for sharing.

ButtermilkBiscuit@feddit.nl · 10 pts · 54d

Archimedes@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 54d

Don't pick these by paw, try to use the claw.

dumples@piefed.social · 4 pts · 54d

Got to eat you your way out.

lath@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 55d

Bunch of pricks for sure.