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Bilimbi Bounty
In most parts of the world, this is known as Bilimbi or more commonly as a Cucumber tree due to the shape of the small fruit. The fruit is very sour. Here it is referred to as condescia (sp?) and is used locally to augment pepper sauces in particular. This tree is super productive, and…
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More Pine
Another set of pineapple starters have arrived and are planted around the property.
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Mini Watermelon
This was not a great year for watermelon, and most of the crop did not survive or did not develop well enough. However, there were a few small ones which we managed to reap, and as you can see here, they went great with various meals and by themselves as well.
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Some Sorrel
Well it isn’t much, but we did get a little sorrel for the holidays. We will change the location and plant much more for next year.
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Spinach Invasion
This has to be some of the healthiest vine I’ve seen from a single spinach planting period. it has completely taken over the trellis that was full of cucumber just a month earlier. This bodes well for dark green leafy vegetables in the diet !!
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Cleanup Time
Between the big thyme, the passion fruit, and the non-bearing eggplant, the garden beds needed a real clean up. The passion fruit was tearing down the shade cloth, the big thyme was overrunning the pepper plant and spilling over into the aisle, and the eggplant was just producing a lot of trash. Plus the last…
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Sad Scallion
The few patches of scallions really did not amount to much this crop. They struggled with strength and with size. A few clumps did make it to the kitchen….
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Late Tomatoes
The tomato vines are producing some nice late fruit. Although it would be best to let them fully ripen on the vine, it is a timing challenge with the birds and other pests. So far, we are winning 😉
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Autumn Art
We may not have a true autumn as you may experience in the upper northern hemisphere, but this banana leaf has an array of colors as it ages, reminiscent of a north American fall.
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A Daily Haul
There is not always something to harvest every day, but on many days there are a variety of items in small quantities that make their way from the property to the kitchen. For the last month or more, cucumbers have been part of that every day, but they have been joined by peppers, parsley,and as…
