You are alluding to the wrong species. Only the pads of Opuntia ficus-indica
are occasionally eaten. Most of the other species have pads that are too
spiny, too fibrous or unpleasant tasting.


"presley" wrote in message
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Prickly pear pads are edible, and depending on the ethnic make-up of your
area, you could probably put an ad in a local hispanic shopping area for
someone to "harvest' the pads for you.
http://www.foodreference.com/html/art-cactus.html
"pixi" wrote in message
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Can anyone tell me how to get rid of cactus. Any of the sprays I have
used
do nothing and I am too old to dig it all out. Thank you much.