Cactus berries are sweet and sour. Cactus fruit is sweet, fresh and juicy, and it is mainly eaten fresh. In Mexico and other places, fresh fruits are also processed into canned or alcoholic drinks, and honey and fresh milk ice cubes can also be added to make juice, and ice cream is better.
The fleshy stems of cactus contain a lot of comprehensive nutrients and trace elements, which are much higher than other crops. Therefore, cactus for feed is planted in many arid areas of Mexico as the only feed source for livestock.
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Native to the east coast of Mexico, the southern and southeastern coastal areas of the United States, the West Indies, Bermuda and northern South America; Escape in the canary islands, India and eastern Australia; China was introduced in the late Ming Dynasty, and it is commonly cultivated in southern coastal areas.
Cactus likes sunshine, warmth, drought tolerance, fear of cold, waterlogging and acid soil, and is suitable for growing in neutral and slightly alkaline soil, with a pH value of 7.0-7.5. For this reason, cactus should be planted on a sunny windowsill in the family, and it is appropriate to choose a slightly alkaline Youbawo sandy soil with good ice turning.
Cactus is mixed with other feeds to feed cattle, sheep, pigs and other livestock, so it is unnecessary to feed water all year round, and the feeding effect is very good.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia-Cactus