I should have guessed from the vigorous way the green snake gourd vine has been growing and branching out that it wasn’t going to be shy where growing fruits is concerned. Normally when the first female flower of a cucurbitaceae … Continue reading
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Well, the green snake gourd flowers have finally started blooming. The male flower buds came first: And then they started to bloom: Then the first female flower bud came along: And finally, here is the female flower in bloom: So … Continue reading
My poor green snake gourd vines had a shaky start when I failed to transplant the pair of them fast enough, each becoming root-bound in its first small 6cm flower pot and producing single flowers while still very small. I … Continue reading
I’ve been proclaiming how hardy the jicama plant is recently, and now I have a new reason to say this. Remember I said I’ve planted the next generation of jicama plants? I had so many sprouts that after planting our … Continue reading