It’s been quite some time since I mentioned the peanut butter fruit plant here because after my first and last post on it, nothing happened. Oh, it did bud and bloom several times, but it didn’t set fruit. So I … Continue reading
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A friend gave me some custard apple seeds last year because she had eaten the fruit and found it so delicious that she HAD to save the seeds and share them. I admit I wasn’t too sure whether I wanted … Continue reading
We’ve all heard about how leguminous plants have nitrogen-fixing capabilities – they have symbiotic bacteria known as rhizobia in nodules in their root systems that produce nitrogen compounds that help the plant to grow and compete with other plants. When … Continue reading
One of the must-have plants in our garden is the lime, or limau kasturi. We squeeze the fruits for the juice to be used in drinks or to season our food. These fruits are the smaller variety of lime, at … Continue reading