I thought the Kiwano plant had started growing fruits, but it appears I was mistaken. As usual, the plant appears to have found it necessary to practice growing fruits that it aborted along the way. To me, that’s the equivalent … Continue reading
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When growing fruiting vines, what a gardener wants to see are – not just any flower, but female flowers. Male flowers are normally pretty, plentiful and have their uses, but those more rare female flowers bear the promise of things … Continue reading
A few months ago, a friend gave me a packet of seeds for something I had never heard of before – the Kiwano, or horned melon. Neither of us knew if it would grow here, or what it tasted like, … Continue reading
As September draws to a close, I’m looking back at the new additions we’ve had in the month. More red okra and angled loofahs are on the way. More aubergine fruits are developing. I wish I had labeled the plants … Continue reading