Come fall, it seems like any gathering you attend, any street corner you pass holds a huge basket of golden orange persimmons with a sign saying ‘Eat Me!’. So many people I know have moved onto properties with huge persimmon trees that just burst with beautiful fruit in the fall – to...
Tangerines (Citrus reticulata) are sometimes also called satsumas and mandarins. They can grow to between 15 and 20 feet tall and are hardy in the USDA Zones 8B to 11. Tangerine trees produce 2- to 4-inch-wide, juicy, sweet fruit that are similar to oranges but thinner skinned and easie...
Tomatoes are a warm-season fruit that grows slowly in cold soil and won't set fruit, or begin to grow berry-sized buds, if nighttime temperatures are below 55ºF. Don't plant until after the last frost of the season has passed, but at the same time, it's best to get your tomato...
No matter how you choose to grow your pawpaws, note thatyou’ll need at least two genetically distinct trees growing in close proximity in order to get fruit.Pawpaw trees are typically NOT self-fertile, so a single pawpaw tree will not set fruit.(Caveat: Some bred pawpaw varieties are sup...
How to store:Persimmons will continue to ripen after they’ve been harvested. With Hachiyas, in fact, you may be better off buying them slightly underripe and then finishing them at home, to avoid buying fruit that’s been badly bruised. There are those who recommend freezing underripe Hach...
Just turn it to the lowest setting, cut your fruit and veg into ¼ inch slices, and put them in the oven on a lined sheet pan for as long as they need, usually 6 to 8 hours. If you don't want to wait this long, you can compromise by bumping the oven up to 225°F, though...
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MCFg0iEQawc Fresh figs are a delicious and nutritious fruit. They can be eaten fresh, dried, or preserved. Figs are a... bycopluso October 3, 2023 Unique Fig Varieties Persimmon Persimmons are delicious and versatile fruits that can be enjoyed in many differ...
The Tyrant and I are fruit fiends and fruit friends. Sure, we love all the fruit varieties that are easy to grow in our climate region (persimmons, cane berries,elderberries, figs,native passion fruit, etc). But we also LOVE tropical fruits that don’t typically grow anywhere close to ou...
I looked through my old blog posts but realized there’s actually very little there about how to grow coffee. I feel like that’s all I ever talk about, I’ve just never really explained any of it in a how-to style. On the bright side, that means you can be the first!
A persimmon is a type of winter fruit that looks like a waxy and sturdier tomato, but ranges in colors from sunset yellow to a vibrant orange mixed with a drop of red. It’s important to only eat a persimmon when it’s ripe, so look for persimmons that have a slight give to them....