Has anyone ever raised Sago Palms (Cycads) as a hobby or to make extra income?

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In 2003, I began raising sago palms in North Central Florida to earn some extra income. Sago palms are one of the easiest plants to grow, indoors or out, by beginners or expert. These sub-tropical plants adapt to a wide range of temperatures from 15 to 110 degrees F (-11 to 42 degrees C)and accepts bright interior light or full sun. The sago thrives with attention and also tolerates neglect. Cycads are extremely long-lived. Watching these awesome plants grow is what interested me to start growing my own. Just watching them mature is such a blessing.Have you ever seen a sago have new growth coming out of the center? It's awesome! It's called a flush. (I call it having a baby, lol) The new leaves emerge all at once in a circular pattern from within the center and are soft and tender(they look like long green fingers that are praying) until they begin to harden several weeks later. Anyway,raising my sagos ended when I moved to NC in May of 2006. To insure they would not be destroyed, I ended up selling most of them to a nice couple who had just moved to Florida and had purchased some property to start a fish farm. The woman had never seen such a display of sagos before and ended up falling in love with this awesome plant as well. I am interested in hearing about your sago stories too! Thanks for reading. Have a great Mylot day!