We’ve planted a line of prickly pear on the hillside in front of the house. They have to be the easiest of things to plant – just snap a leaf off a large plant and stick the cut end in the ground. Traditionally here it is planted along boundaries to keep livestock in and they are pretty formidable, growing up to 5m tall.
![[photo: Wikipedia]](https://notesonaspanishvalley.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/prickly-pear1-photo-wikipedia.jpg)
[photo: Wikipedia]
5 to remember
la línea – boundary line
el ganado – livestock
espinoso/a – prickly
la chumbera – prickly pear [plant]
el cuchillo – knife
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We did the same – and boy do they grow fast!
Some of the market stalls around here sell the prickly pear fruits (they are known as chumbos here), but we found the pretty tasteless. You need to handle the fruits with great care as those tiny spikes are lethal! 🙂
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Maybe chumbos is the andaluz name.
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Yes, probably.
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Never knew about the boundary thing – makes sense. Foolish friends, despite warnings, have attempted to ‘pick’ them!
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Ouch! SD
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