It appears to be odd-fruit week at The Curious Gardener… In the more than one year that we’ve been growing mulberry plants, only I have had the opportunity to taste the fruit. It’s not that I’m a selfish person – … Continue reading
Category Archives: Fruiting plants
Well darn. Our one and only male Red Lady papaya tree has decided to leave us prematurely. Just last week we noticed that the leaves were starting to die out at the crown, while the rest of the leaves started … Continue reading
We’ve been enjoying eating the Red Lady papayas for a few weeks now. The fruits ripen at the rate of perhaps one fruit per week, and there have been only two incidents with the birds so far – once, it … Continue reading
I sowed seeds for both green and purple aubergine or brinjal plants at the same time, but for whatever reason, the green aubergine plants lagged way behind the purple ones. The purple plants grew, flowered and fruited faster, with the … Continue reading