Prickly Pear on steroids! I like that! Yep, them r pears! You see them all along the highway growing in the fences. I have one clump on my place that is really tall and big with nice tunas on it.
There are two main varieties and one doesn't have as many thorns as the other. Both are good groceries.
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Posted 18 February 2008 - 12:08 AM
"Have mercy on me, my God, have mercy on me, for in you I take refuge. I will take refuge in the shadow of your wings until the disaster has passed." Ps 57:1
"Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. " Eph 5:15,16
"Do not be afraid because of the words that you have heard" 2 Kings 19:6
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"Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. " Eph 5:15,16
"Do not be afraid because of the words that you have heard" 2 Kings 19:6
Have you hugged your goose today?
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Posted 28 December 2011 - 01:14 PM
I have three types of prickly pear around the house and yard, two don't have thorns, the cow tongue does and it has grown as much as 8 feet in height on some plants. Pads, fruit, jelly
Mesquite has thorns, and the beans make a good jelly, and when ground with the right type of equipment, a flour that is good for diabetics.
Dewberries along the driveway, viscious, good fruits for cobblers and jelly.
In places in Texas, agarita, good berries, will eat you up if you aren't careful.
Ed
Mesquite has thorns, and the beans make a good jelly, and when ground with the right type of equipment, a flour that is good for diabetics.
Dewberries along the driveway, viscious, good fruits for cobblers and jelly.
In places in Texas, agarita, good berries, will eat you up if you aren't careful.
Ed
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Posted 29 December 2011 - 06:57 PM
Some kumquats are very thorny and very hardy. Yucca is an effective barrier and has a useful root. And don't forget nettles.
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