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Originally Posted by Socratic Monologue
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Haven't thought of that in years. When I was a teen my friends mom used it with scrambled eggs and sausage mixed in. Very good.
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Originally Posted by WebSlave
I could be wrong, but I don't think cactus grows nearly quickly enough to become a viable commercial crop. I've got a few prickly pear patches on my property, and even with the rains of north Florida, they haven't gotten much bigger in YEARS here. I don't think you could treat it like a yearly crop like you can do with corn.
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I think there is a dozen different species of prickly pear and grow best in desert conditions. Some in higher elevation of 9000 feet. I remember when I lived in Fl though they were all over the place.