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Date: 9 Sep 2024

Why Strawberry Tree is called Cotton Candy

Strawberry Tree, Cotton Candy (Muntingia calabura)

🍭 Why Strawberry Tree is called Cotton Candy

  • 🍓The Strawberry Tree, also known as Cotton Candy (Muntingia calabura), is a fruit lover's dream!
  • 🍓 Its pretty white flowers resemble those of a strawberry plant, giving it its name. The fruits are super sweet, with no acidity, earning it the "Cotton Candy" nickname.
  • 🍓 This fast-growing tree is incredibly rewarding, producing two crops a day from spring to fall!
  • 🍓 It’s easy to grow, drought-tolerant, and fruits right away even in containers - just watch out for frost if you're outside the tropics.


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Date: 24 Sep 2024

What is the best Gift plant?

Coffea arabica - Coffee Tree

Coffea arabica - Coffee Tree

Coffea arabica - Coffee Tree, berries

Coffea arabica - Coffee Tree, berries

Coffea arabica - Coffee Tree, flowers

Coffea arabica - Coffee Tree, flowers

Coffea arabica - Coffee Tree, flowers

Coffea arabica - Coffee Tree, flowers

Coffea arabica - Coffee Tree in a cup

Coffea arabica - Coffee Tree in a cup

🎁 What is the best Gift plant?



Coffee makes an excellent gift plant and is perfect as a houseplant or container-grown fruit tree. It develops into a lush, dark green shrub or small tree, producing fragrant white star-shaped flowers in clusters, similar to gardenias. The entire fruit is edible, starting green, then turning yellow, and finally red as it ripens. Inside, you'll find the seeds, commonly known as "coffee beans," which can be easily dried, roasted, and ground at home ☕️

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Date: 28 Sep 2024

What is Barbados Gooseberry?

Perescia aculeata - Barbados Gooseberry, flowers

Perescia aculeata - Barbados Gooseberry, flowers

Perescia aculeata - Barbados Gooseberry

Perescia aculeata - Barbados Gooseberry

Perescia aculeata - Barbados Gooseberry, fruit

Perescia aculeata - Barbados Gooseberry, fruit

What is Barbados Gooseberry?



Perescia aculeata - Barbados Gooseberry, is a very interesting, unusual addition for any self-sustaining landscape due to its fast-growing nature and unique combination of cactus and leafy vine, with beautiful flowers and showy edible fruit.

Low-maintenance plant, it is perfect for covering walls or fences, adds greenery and a productive food source, making it both practical and visually appealing.
  • A unique cactus with real leaves, unlike most cacti. Needs very little water.
  • Fast-growing vine that can cover fences or walls quickly.
  • When in bloom, the vine is covered with beautiful white flowers, followed by bright orange, edible, tangy fruits.
  • Great for adding greenery and a food source to your garden.


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Date: 8 Nov 2024

Plants the seeds today to enjoy your fruit tomorrow

seeds of Nutmeg

seeds of Nutmeg

🍿 Plants the seeds today to enjoy your fruit tomorrow



"They tried to bury us. They didn't know we were seeds." - Mexican Proverb
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Date: 22 Nov 2024

What tropical fruit is better than a watermelon?

Syzygium samarangense, Java Apple, Macopa

Syzygium samarangense, Java Apple, Macopa

Syzygium samarangense, Java Apple, Macopa

Syzygium samarangense, Java Apple, Macopa

Syzygium samarangense, Java Apple, Macopa

Syzygium samarangense, Java Apple, Macopa

🍉 What tropical fruit is better than a watermelon? Wax Jamboo!

  • 🍐 Syzygium samarangense, commonly known as Wax Jamboo, Java Apple, or Macopa, is an attractive tree native to tropical regions, with striking, glossy leaves and beautiful, fragrant flowers.
  • 🍐 It produces pear-shaped fruits with smooth, waxy skin in varying colors, including white, green, pink, and crimson.
  • 🍐 In tropical climates, it can yield abundant crops with up to 700 fruits per tree, harvested in two fruiting seasons annually!
  • 🍐 Wax Jamboo is known for its crisp, crunchy texture and refreshing, mildly sweet flavor, making it a popular choice for both eating fresh and using in various culinary dishes. They're widely used in Indian-Ocean-Island cuisine for fresh salads or lightly sautéed dishes.
  • 🍐 This tree is not just decorative; it's also quite low-maintenance. It thrives in fertile, well-drained soil with adequate rainfall and some humidity, and it is hardy down to just above freezing temperatures. It's also perfect for container gardening, requiring minimal care apart from regular watering and occasional feeding
  • 🍐 Wax Jamboo fruits are often compared to watermelons because of their juicy, thirst-quenching properties, making them a fantastic treat on hot days.


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