Garden Blog - Top Tropicals

Date: 17 Dec 2024

What to do with a lot of Jackfruit: Jackfruit BBQ Sliders recipe

What to do with a lot of Jackfruit: Jackfruit BBQ Sliders recipe

What to do with a lot of Jackfruit: Jackfruit BBQ Sliders recipe



Ingredients:



· 2 cups ripe jackfruit, shredded (remove seeds)
· 1 cup barbecue sauce
· 1 small onion, finely chopped
· 1 tablespoon olive oil
· 6 slider buns
· Optional toppings: coleslaw, pickles

Instructions:



· Heat olive oil in a pan over medium heat and sauté the onion until soft.
· Add the shredded jackfruit to the pan and cook for 5 minutes.
· Stir in the barbecue sauce, mixing well to coat the jackfruit. Let it simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
· Toast the slider buns lightly.
· Pile the jackfruit mixture onto the buns and top with coleslaw or pickles if desired.

💪 These sliders are a tropical twist on a BBQ classic, perfect for casual gatherings!

🛒 Plant your own Jackfruit Tree

#Food_Forest #Recipes #Jackfruit

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Date: 29 Jul 2024

How to make tasty Carambola Banana Whip

Carambola Banana Whip

Carambola Banana Whip

Carambola

Carambola

Banana

Banana

🍹 How to make tasty Carambola Banana Whip



✔️ 1 ripe Carambola
✔️ 3 ripe Bananas
✔️ 1 tbsp Honey
✔️ 1/2 tsp Cocoa (optional)

Blend ingredients until smooth. Scoop into frosted mugs. Garnish with Carambola and Banana slices.

🍷 Enjoy while cold ❄️

📚 From previous posts:
Why Bananas? They are good for you and are fun to grow!
How to grow your own Carambola

🛒 Order Carambola and Banana trees

#Recipes #Food_Forest

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Date: 21 Jun 2024

Healthy breakfast, lunch or snack: Avocado toast

Avocado

Avocado

Healthy breakfast, lunch or snack: Avocado toast



Avocado toast is creamy, crisp and so satisfying. It’s a delicious and simple breakfast, snack or light meal!

Ingredients (makes 1 toast):

◾️ 1 slice of bread (thick-sliced whole-grain or rye bread is the best)
◾️ ½ ripe avocado
◾️ Pinch of salt and black pepper

📝 Instructions

◾️ Toast your slice of bread until golden and firm.
◾️ Remove the pit from your avocado. Use a big spoon to scoop out the flesh.
◾️ Spread avocado on top of your toast.
◾️ Sprinkle with a pinch of salt and pepper.

🍿 Enjoy!

🛒 Grow your own Avocado and Pepper plants

#Food_Forest #Recipes #Avocado

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Date: 17 May 2024

Why cucumbers grow on a tree? Because they are candles!

Parmentiera edulis - Candle Tree, Guahalote

Parmentiera edulis - Candle Tree, Guahalote

Parmentiera edulis - Candle Tree, Guahalote

Parmentiera edulis - Candle Tree, Guahalote

Parmentiera edulis - Candle Tree, Guahalote

Parmentiera edulis - Candle Tree, Guahalote

Parmentiera edulis - Candle Tree, Guahalote fruit

Parmentiera edulis - Candle Tree, Guahalote fruit

Parmentiera edulis - Candle Tree, Guahalote flower

Parmentiera edulis - Candle Tree, Guahalote flower

Why cucumbers grow on a tree? Because they are "candles"! 🕯

🕯 This bizarre tree is a conversation piece and every plant collector should have one!

🕯 Parmentiera edulis - Candle Tree, or Guahalote - is a highly ornamental tree with interesting leaves, pretty cream flowers and...ready?

🕯One foot long fruits resembling a greenish-yellow cucumbers or candles that hang off the tree!

🕯Juicy fruit is edible and has a sweet flavor similar to sugar cane. Eaten raw or cooked; used to make pickles or preserves

🕯The fruit is a remedy for colds; roots used as a diuretic.

🕯Easy to grow and not fussy about conditions. Cold tolerant to light frost.

🎥

🛒Get your own Candle Tree

#Food_Forest #Recipes #Nature_Wonders #Remedies

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Date: 2 Feb 2025

Ten best fruit trees to grow in Florida and Southern landscapes

Loquat fruit (Eriobotrya japonica)

Loquat fruit (Eriobotrya japonica)

🏆 Ten best fruit trees to grow in Florida and Southern landscapes.
# 10: Loquat Tree.

🍑 Loquat tree (Eriobotrya japonica) is a fast-growing, drought-tolerant, and highly cold-hardy tropical fruit tree.

🍑 Heavy Producer: Loquats are juicy, aromatic, and apricot-like in flavor, ripening from early Spring to early Summer.

🍑 Compact and Ideal for Small Gardens: Perfect for beginners and those with limited space.

🍑 Undemanding: Loquat trees thrive in any soil, tolerate summer heat, winter cold, heavy rains, and occasional flooding.

🍑 Nutrient-Rich: High in sugar, acids, vitamins B and C, minerals, and pectin. Eaten fresh or used in fruit salads, jams, jellies, chutneys, sauces, pies, and wine-making. It's also popular as a natural sweetener.

📚 Learn more from previous posts:


🟡about #Loquat
🟡Loquat – the Symbol of Prosperity
🟡Learn more about Loquats
🟡10 best fruit trees to grow in Florida and Southern landscapes
🎥 YouTube video about Loquat
📁 Overlooked fruit: tasty Loquat recipes (PDF)

🛒 Start your fruit garden with Loquats

#Food_Forest #Loquat

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