My dad was born and raised in Lampasas county and we live in Florida. I absolutely love that part of Texas. I subscribed to this channel just to get a peak at God’s country every now and then. Thank you.

I use to have a big pickerly pear cactus . Her name was Satina Picky Picky, as a house plant for many years and won two ribbons at the county fair as she was huge even one year stuck a skeleton in her she has 1inch thorns . Sadly had to rehome her cause I had small siblings at the time. I miss her and may end up buying a couple pads online and trying and regrow one .

I'm a town girl with country roots. No ag degree needed to understand this great video and the value of education, sweat and love being used to prepare our beloved state for the future.

A little disappointed it wasn't mentioned that prickly pear (nopal) is a common food in Hispanic culture. Might as well make some good use of the cactus instead of just killing it.

@TheJman7830

Жыл бұрын

in mexico my grandpa would burn the spines off for cows to eat in the winter. seems like a waste of potential

@TheJman7830

Жыл бұрын

takes too much hard work I guess. i notice most people prefer the easy route for everything

I see a lot of people commenting here about the wasting of prickly pear while trying to eradicate it from large pastures and lands. I don't think you guys and gals realize the amounts of prickly pear some of us are dealing with. Far too much to try and find other uses for it. To do anything with it one has to somehow remove the thorns, the most efficient method that I know of for thorn removal is burning. It can get very expensive, (propane, lots of it) and extremely time consuming. In other words,for the money and labor invested, it just isn't even close to being worth it.

Interesting and I am not a farmer I am city folk. I am fascinated by land conservation.

@frankytrevor7

Жыл бұрын

This isn't land conservation! they are destroying an edible plant for humans and animals and at the same time poison our planet, for their selfish gains

our ag program are way to focus on killing instead of land management meaning making money / stewarding land. You can flame those pears during the wet season and use them as extremely high quailty feed when goats, and cows are taught to eat it after it's been fired. Don't waste good feed people that is drought bullet proof in prone drought areas.

damnit i dont wanna kill pasture, i want to just find a way to mechanically remove and compost a shit ton of prickly pear.

This was extremely helpful. Thank you.

Being of Mexican descent, I'm trying to gather more information on properly harvesting and selling prickly pear for human consumption. I make salads, agua frescas, add it to tacos…I’ve even tried it at a couple bars as a mezcal flavor, which is refreshing :) I would love any resources on how to go about getting more educated on this because I have a lot on my property. Everyone keeps telling me to get rid of it, but I feel an attachment to the plant and want to do it justice. I might be weird but something is telling me to take care of it. I get as farmers it can be tackling task but idk… enough on my TED TALK😊

This is great! Thanks for putting it together & sharing!

I like the rock rake.

Raised on the Lampasas County line off CR3300, falling into a prickly pear is forever burnt in my memories 😂

There's a lot of wild life that depends on cactus

@stevenelle1821

5 жыл бұрын

Yes you are right. We do not advocate the total removal of pricklypear, but to reduce the abundance where it is excessive, leaving enough for wildlife food and cover. Leaving a large clump every 50 or 75 feet is usually adequate to retain its wildlife values.

Thank you for the information. I was hoping that you might have a listing of the herbicides mentioned. Also, maybe new ones that may have been developed that you see as effective.

@joesoccerfan4628

Жыл бұрын

Probably the best new (last 15 years) herbicide for pricklypear is PastureGard. It utilizes fluroxopyr and triclopyr and kills cactus quickly with much less risk to oaks compared with herbicides that use picloram such as Tordon 22k, Surmount.

I want to join the Hill Country Land Trust!!!

Great video thank you. I have a question recently moved out to a ranch in New Braunfels in cactus has taken over was thinking about using a bucket loader to clear the land then use pasture guard would you recommend that if I wanted to keep it from coming back planning on keeping some cactus in some of the other pastures? Would like to get some cattle relatively soon so don't want to have to wait a year that's the reason I wanted to use a tractor.

You can also eliminate them by mowing. I have gotten rid of patches of them by using a skid steer and hydraulic mower after stacking with a rake.

Do you have the model number or some other description for that rake? I’d like to order one but can’t find it on their website.

Brilliant. We have 'Prickly Pear' here in Australia however it's NOT native to Australia therefore we are required by local governments to eradicate it. Your video is extremely helpful. Thank you.

@hubreydavid7864

2 жыл бұрын

It will be beneficial if they grow it on the Nullarbor too erredicate the salt and erosion problems and its good stock feed during drought. It also has many medical benefits. Good tucker for the needy.

@wriker36

2 жыл бұрын

@@hubreydavid7864 Would you like some of mine?

@jimcramton

2 жыл бұрын

@@wriker36 Hahaha. nevermind the haters. have you used the cactoblastis moth yet?

I have lots of it on my property in Medina country, anyone know where I can find someone licensed to spray MezaVue? It kills this stuff in weeks, but you have to be licensed to spray it.

Cactoblastis is on its way. It worked well in Australia

Which ones have edible pads? Can they be cooked to make the spines fall out and then feed them to chickens and pigs?

@hillcountrylandtrustinc.4321

2 жыл бұрын

I burn the spines off before cooking. Here is a good site with information on feeding to livestock: agrilifeextension.tamu.edu/library/ranching/pricklypear-biology-and-management/#:~:text=Although%20pricklypear%20are%20tough%20and%20thorny%2C%20they%20are,that%20livestock%2C%20particularly%20cattle%2C%20will%20consume%20the%20plant.

i've seen fire melt pricklypear and it didn't come back.

If you have a pond, expect it to go dry if you remove the prickly pear

@Jordan22220

Жыл бұрын

Why is that?

@joesoccerfan4628

Жыл бұрын

Respectfully, this makes zero sense.

Is there anyone close to east texas that would let me come out and harvest some prickly pear? I need lots to make a cactus fence for livestock.

Give some prickly pear i go and get it. I want some for my garden. Specially that barrel cactus or that euphorbia species .

Sir, I'm perplexed that you did not mention using fire to manage prickly pear. We find that effective here in Burnet Co, and would like to learn how y'all do it, in case we could benefit from your experience.

@stevenelle1821

5 жыл бұрын

You are correct - fire can be a good way to reduce pricklypear and its cousin tasajillo. fire will usually not kill PP but it will reduce the number of pads. Fire should have been mentioned as one of the methods. Many landowners are not in a good position to burn so we focused on other methods.

@Dali-rm9qd

2 жыл бұрын

Is that why its called "Burn it" county???

@SOCOAMERICANBULLYFARM

2 жыл бұрын

Fire should not be considered, especially with all the dry conditions. Plenty of people losing everything because of man made fires that have gotten out of control. Surprised anyone living in Colorado would mention burning

@jimcramton

2 жыл бұрын

@@SOCOAMERICANBULLYFARM fire should be considered. of course there are caveats and care must be taken to limit risks to life and property but these lands of conservation have always been burned.

@SOCOAMERICANBULLYFARM

2 жыл бұрын

@@jimcramton yes sir controlled burns I understand what you are saying. By folks that have the resources available to keep it from getting out of control. Yea weather conditions and wind conditions need to be conducive I'm still learning to keep my mouth shut and you are right.

Prickly pear is dangerous for land???

If you're an opuntia lover, watching this video will give you a heart attack 😅

I would love to get some pads from there to growth in my small garden. but I don't know anyone there :((

@hillcountrylandtrustinc.4321

4 жыл бұрын

What area do you live in?

@joesoccerfan4628

Жыл бұрын

Just drive to Mason, TX, lol

@countrysister700

Жыл бұрын

You do now!

I hate this. Prickly pear is a native plant. Cacti store water through drought. Wildlife depend on the prickly pear. Removing native species on a large scale will have negative consequences on the land. Instead of removing the plants completely, plant the pads in more preferable locations. Let the native populations continue to live on the land like the landowners do.

@mamelu711

Жыл бұрын

I have seen texans demonize Huizache, Mezquite, and Nopales things that grow on my ranch in Mexico and literally dont damage any sort of harvest where it be corn or cattle. Anglos are just wierd i guess lol

@frankytrevor7

Жыл бұрын

This isn't land conservation! they are destroying an edible plant for humans and animals and at the same time poison our planet, for their selfish gains

@joesoccerfan4628

Жыл бұрын

You raise a good point. Juniper is a native plant. Mesquite is a native plant. Pricklypear is a native plant. Oftentimes, the best management in certain circr=umstances is to reduce the dominance of these plants in favor of increased diversity of other native plants. This video is targeted towards pricklypear infestations in the Llano Uplift portion of the Edwards Plateau where cactus goes bananas.

@johnkemp4370

15 күн бұрын

I will point out that mesquite is native to old Mexico below the rio grande. It only came north of the river via the non-native species of horses , mules and donkeys. From about 1600-1800 the introduction of these animals spread the mesquite all the way to Colorado. Richard King had almost no mesquite when he first moved onto today’s king ranch. He saw the results of all the horses and mules he raised during his lifetime. Don’t believe me? Read James Micheners “Texas”.

Or you could simply leave them alone. Dozens of critters depend on those for food, juices and shelter.

U can eat prickly pears geez don't need no chemicals or poisons

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@frankytrevor7

Жыл бұрын

This isn't land conservation! they are destroying an edible plant for humans and animals and at the same time poison our planet, for their selfish gains