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Ive been reading up on eating/cooking prickly pear cactus. Am looking for a source to try and grow some, inside. Anybody have any grtowing around them,, Ill gladly buy some??? STAN
-- Stan (sopal@net-port.com), August 27, 2000
If you can find a Mexican grocery store around you, they may sell the prickly pear fruit, so you can try it. I have seen it for sale in such grocery stores.
-- R. (thor610@yahoo.com), August 28, 2000.
Hi, I have several plants. If you want to email me with your address I would be happy to send you some. Just pay for the postage and it's yours!
-- Doreen (liberty546@hotmail.com), August 28, 2000.
I live where the Prickly Pear grows wild all over the place. If you just cut a slice off a paddle and stick it in the ground, it'll grow. The jellies and candies are popular here in the west. I like to just peel them and eat. Tastes like a combination of apples and pears. In colder climates, you have to bring it in for the winter.A gal from Chicago took some paddles back with her and uses pots so she can move them in the house during the winter. Too much water will kill cactus. I don't know anyone who's grown them from seeds. I know some cactus takes a v-e-r-y long time when grown from seed.
Here's some pages from my search engine. I hope they help you:
http://search.metacrawler.com/crawler?general=prickly+pear+cactus+for+sale&method=0&redirect=web&rpp=20&hpe=10®ion=0&timeout=0&sort=0&format=beta99&theme=classic&refer=mc-search
-- ~Rogo (rogo2020@yahoo.com), August 29, 2000.
Oh my Lord....p.pear cactus is a noxious weed here in Arkansas. We try everything to rid our pastures of it. Come on up and I'll furish you with a ton...of course, you have to dig them yourself!
-- Barbara C. Fischer (cen12205@centurytel.net), August 31, 2000.