Plant hedge of Prickly pear (figue cactus)

Type of activity: 
Agriculture

At the present moment Tribodar is fenced with fences from the owner of the sheep mowing the grass. As we plan on having animals in the near future, we will need to have our own fencing. Therefore we want to plant a prickly pear hedge, that will be impenetrable to animals and give us a yearly prickly pear crop.

Prickly pear can be planted from the cut of leaves of plants. As there are some very big plants in Vinagra, a village nearby, that grow over the access path to our barns, we will use the pruning wastes to start the hedge at Tribodar.

Estimated duration: 
2 days
Skills required: 
None
Materials available: 
Gloves (prickly pear is prickly) and something to cut with, as well as planting equipment.