Prickly Pear pruning #nopales #cactus #food

This is a cactus that we prune almost weekly for fresh pads to eat and every summer for fresh fruit. It is a perfect addition to any food forrest

[TaLeng]

Is there a way to make the branch more so there are more pads and fruits to harvest?

[TaLeng]

How do you know if the pruned off pads are still ok to eat?

[ovatsub]

When you cut it off are you able to start a new plant off of it?

[Group_Anonymous]

I told my grandpa to “cut the old pads off, so can will grow new ones” is this true??