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Question about Nopal.

My sweet little Spanish neighbor lady decided to spend the day in her yard, the result, I was given 6 huge Aloe plants and a large shopping bag full of Nopal leaves (the thin young prickly pear pads). She was pleased to tell me to cook them, how heal

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Mesquite Bean Pods Wanted

Hi all,  a request came into the Guild via email about getting some Mesquite Beans.  Please see the text below:

"Hi Liz,


"I live in San Luis Obispo, CA and I’m interested in finding whole mesquite pods. When I Googled that term I found your website and

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powdery mildew on grape leaves

After researching the internet, I think my grape leaves are affected by powdery mildew.  Do you know any non-poisonous remedies?  Fungicides are recommended.  It looks like white powdery, webby growth on the upper surfaces of the leaves. Severely aff

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help with prickly pear juice recipes

I just harvested a 5 gallon bucket-full of prickly pears.  I put half of them, whole, in boiling water.  Then threw them in the blender to pulse.  My problem is that THERE IS SO MUCH PULP!!  I have a cheesecloth to catch it, but it seems like the liq

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Banana Yucca

My husband and I got a hold of a banana yucca fruit up north over the weekend.  Seems it can grow here as well.  Anyone have any experience propogating from seed? Any suggestions/tips/advice gladly accepted!

Also, anyone have any recipes for the fruit

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Cassava root (yuca, manioc)

Does anyone know if this is something we can grow here in the desert?  If so, how difficult is it to harvest.  My husbands family loves to cook with it in soups and I thought I might try to grow it but I am having trouble finding much information on

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