"Hello Jason, 
Maybe you have a green variety. Round patty pan squash come in yellow, white, dk.green, light green. "

"My mother and father use to harvest them in Awatukee many, many years ago before there was any businesses, houses, etc. so there was no restrictions. Very long poles with hooks were used to yank them to the ground. I buy nopales at the mexican…"

"I am so sorry you had such a bad experience with the Nopales. I think it is an aquired taste. Being that I grew up eating nopales here in the southwest, my mother fixed them many ways as they are a good source of greens, fiber, and are believed to…"