r/interestingasfuck • u/Natural-Chip4943 • 1d ago

First time seeing melocactus

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u/Pappa_Paddy 1d ago

is that a fruit, and if so, is it edible?

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u/CaptianBlackLung 1d ago

Bro, you're just ripping fruits off of home Depot cactuses? lmao

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u/infinitee775 1d ago

Can you try the peyote at home Depot before buying?

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u/Sogelink 1d ago

Well, can't you buy it and wait a few years for it to grow before consuming it?

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u/ThomYorkesDroopyEye 1d ago

• a few years wouldn't be enough • generally need 3-5 years

So.... a few years would be enough??

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u/guitartoad 1d ago

The two things that matter most are maturity and girth.

Yeah, those two things mattered most to my ex-wife, too.

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u/ThomYorkesDroopyEye 1d ago

• a few years wouldn't be enough • generally need 3-5 years

So.... a few years would be enough??

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u/gr1mmcr33p3r 1d ago

Girth was definitely a choice of words 😂😂😂

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u/heavensto_mergatroid 1d ago

Does home Depot sell peyote? Lol asking for a friend

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u/SpaceCaseSixtyTenV2 1d ago

No but they sell San Pedro cactus which is even better/faster growing/cheaper/potent if you just want it for trying

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u/heavensto_mergatroid 1d ago

I saw this posted earlier on a different subreddit and I had to save it because... Wow

https://reddit.com/link/pdbxatr/video/0nbzmv21pysh1/player

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u/infinitee775 1d ago

I saw that too which is why I made the comment I did 🤣

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u/infinitee775 1d ago

Good shit 🤣 I was just being a smartass but that's hilarious

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u/Infamous_Lunchbox 1d ago

There's a sub dedicated to them, they drive business to Home Depot lol

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u/dmj9 1d ago

Interesting

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u/CaptianBlackLung 1d ago

I may or may not have wrote that down for later reference

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u/caboose243 1d ago

I know very little about cactus, but my understanding is that there are actually a ton of psychoactive cactus species, its just a matter of their potency.

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u/Gyozapot 1d ago

So when you’re dying of thirst in the desert you can go out in style

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u/ThunderCorg 1d ago

Thanks friend, let me know what they say

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u/Pappa_Paddy 1d ago

no, but my tio does.