The idea of eating cactus — a plant covered in spikes — might cause some to laugh or grimace, or run away. But a true Southwesterner knows that’s all a ruse. Just strip off that rough exterior of ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Ever walked past a cactus with broad, flat, ovoid pads with colorful spiky balls growing from them? You just walked past a source of food.

We are approaching peak prickly pear season. Based on the prickly pear fruit she can see in her neighborhood, Sonya Norman gives it another week or two before the fruit is really ready for harvest.

Question: I recently bought my first home in Santa Rosa. The backyard has a prickly pear cactus that’s about 6 feet tall. Since it’s the first time I’ve owned one, can you share information about it ...

April showers produce May’s flowers, as the old saying goes. That adage assumes there are April showers, but the liquid from above was sufficient for Leon County in April 2021. This year’s spring ...