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Frederick starts with ... Hi I have been growing Prickly pear (Optunia Ficus Indica) for 10 years and in that time it has only grown about 1 metre. I have read that they are supposed to be fast growing. Does anyone know what I can do to promote growth? It is in a sunny, dry aspect against a northerly fence. The soil is clayish. Also, does anyone have a problem with those cactus - eating moths? I have seen them in other people's prickly pear in the area and wondering what I can should they attack mine. Cheers
| About the Author Sydney 22nd January 2011 9:56pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Jason says... Surprisingly for me I've found they need lots of water and even a good amount of fertiliser to grow well. Just goes to prove Central Mexico has much better soil that you would expect. Well considering they grown in the valley on fresh volcanic soil it makes sense. Treat them like a fruit tree and they will grow very quickly | About the Author Jason Portland 23rd January 2011 9:44pm #UserID: 637 Posts: 1217 View All Jason's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Theposterformerlyknownas Brisbane 23rd January 2011 10:03pm #UserID: 3270 Posts: 1552 View All Theposterformerlyknownas's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author MandaB Brisbane 24th January 2011 9:11pm #UserID: 4759 Posts: 8 View All MandaB's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author ringelstrumpf1 Blue Mountains 24th January 2011 10:27pm #UserID: 3535 Posts: 148 View All ringelstrumpf1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Steven says... Generally they are pretty easy to grow and look after. We used to have prickly pears growing in the backyard with less success than you so we decided to plant a few leaves in the vegetable garden and they shot up instantly, now we have more prickly pears than you can count. I think the trick is that they like soft loose soil so their roots can get a good foot hold. once they get that i think they are pretty much indestructible | About the Author Steven Eastern Melbourne 25th January 2011 7:24pm #UserID: 704 Posts: 325 View All Steven's Edible Fruit Trees |
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