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What are the most interesting edible gingers? A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

What are the most interesting edible gingers?

Boesenbergia rotunda - Chinese Keys Ginger, Fingerroot, Kra Chai

Boesenbergia rotunda - Chinese Keys Ginger, Fingerroot, Kra Chai

Curcuma longa - Turmeric, Spice Turmeric, Longevity Spice, Indian Saffron.

Curcuma longa - Turmeric, Spice Turmeric, Longevity Spice, Indian Saffron.

Zingiber officinale - Spice Ginger, Cooking Ginger

Zingiber officinale - Spice Ginger, Cooking Ginger

Zingiber officinale - Spice Ginger, Cooking Ginger

Zingiber officinale - Spice Ginger, Cooking Ginger

🍱 What are the most interesting edible gingers?
  • Boesenbergia rotunda - Chinese Keys Ginger, Fingerroot, Kra Chai. A medicinal and culinary herb from China and Southeast Asia. It is used in Javanese cuisine in Indonesia, as well as in Thai cooking where it is called krachai. In the west it is usually found pickled or frozen. Kra Chai is used as a male tonic, vigor, health promotion, longevity, aphrodisiac.
  • Curcuma longa - Turmeric, Spice Turmeric, Longevity Spice, Indian Saffron. Turmeric powder might well be the healthiest spice on Earth. Made by grinding this dried root, this ancient superfood and key ingredient in curry powder has been used by Indian Ayurvedic healers for centuries.
  • Zingiber officinale - Spice Ginger, Cooking Ginger - the one you eat with sushi! Plant this ginger in the garden to produce your own fresh ginger for pickling or healthy lemonade.


📚 More gingers in previous posts:
5 most beautiful flowering gingers
Alpinia formosana x zerumbet Variegata - Variegated Ginger
Costus spicatus x woodsonii - Red Button Ginger, French Kiss
Hedychium coronarium - Butterfly Ginger
Kaempferia angustifolia - Laos Silver Stripe

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What orchids can be grown in the ground? A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

What orchids can be grown in the ground?

Terrestrial orchids (ground orchids)

⚜️ What orchids can be grown in the ground?
  • 🏵 Orchids have a mystique that seems to set them apart from most other flowers... they are elegant and almost unreal in their perfection... But not every gardener has luck growing traditional orchids.
  • 🏵 Terrestrial orchids (a.k.a. ground orchids) grow in regular garden soil instead of in the air on tree branches
  • 🏵 Ground orchids come in many colors and shapes.
  • 🏵 Ground orchids will be happy to bloom in sun or shade and are very easy to grow!


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What are the best small fruit trees that will produce right away? A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

What are the best small fruit trees that will produce right away?

Bunchosia argentea - Peanut Butter Tree

Bunchosia argentea - Peanut Butter Tree

Bunchosia argentea - Peanut Butter Tree

Bunchosia argentea - Peanut Butter Tree

Randia formosa - Blackberry Jam Fruit, Jasmin de Rosa

Randia formosa - Blackberry Jam Fruit, Jasmin de Rosa

Randia formosa - Blackberry Jam Fruit, Jasmin de Rosa

Randia formosa - Blackberry Jam Fruit, Jasmin de Rosa

❔ What are the best small fruit trees that will produce right away? Peanut Butter Tree and Blackberry Jam Tree!

⬆️ These two little trees are absolute winners and will produce fruit for your right away, whether you grow them in container or in your small garden:
  1. Bunchosia argentea - Peanut Butter Tree, earns its name from its fleshy fruits that boast a delightful peanut butter flavor.
  2. Randia formosa - Blackberry Jam Fruit, Jasmin de Rosa - a curious small evergreen tree that combines features of a fragrant flower and delicious dessert fruit which tastes like fresh Blackberry jam. Fragrant white flowers are similar to Gardenia.


    3. 📚 Learn more from previous posts:
    Craving a Nutty Surprise? Peanut Butter Tree
    Truth about Blackberry Jam: it comes from Gardenia

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How to grow Bougainvillea bonsai. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

How to grow Bougainvillea bonsai

Bougainvillea bonsai

Bougainvillea bonsai

Bougainvillea bonsai

Bougainvillea bonsai

🎍 How to grow Bougainvillea bonsai
  • 🌸 Choose a Variety: Select a dwarf variety or one with smaller leaves and flowers for easier training. The best dwarfs are "Pixie" and "Sunvillea" varieties.
  • 🌸 Potting: Use a small, shallow bonsai pot with good drainage. A bonsai soil mix is ideal as it provides proper aeration and drainage.
  • 🌸 Pruning and Training: Regularly prune to maintain shape and encourage new growth. Use wire to train branches, but be careful not to damage the plant. Prune after flowering to shape and maintain size.
  • 🌸 Watering and Feeding: Water thoroughly when the soil is dry but avoid waterlogging. Use a liquid fertilizer such as Sunshine Megaflor for profuse flowering.
  • 🌸 Light: Place in a sunny location, as bougainvilleas require plenty of light to thrive and bloom.


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