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: Edible plants
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
After the hesitant start at the trellis, the winter melon plant decided to get the party started. It started growing bigger, healthier leaves, and as Novice Gardener predicted, had a very good growth spurt. When it was about half a … Continue reading
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