❓How to grow a happy Adenium.

What you need for successful growing Adeniums:

1. A small pot with excellent drainage, size of root system.
2. Adenium soil mix. Use only well-drained soil. We suggest this Adenium mix.
3. Lots of light for heavy flowering. However, in super hot climates, they look healthier in filtered bright light.
4. Little water. Adeniums like a neutral to hard water. Acidic water tends to sour the soil too fast and may cause root rot.

Water plants preferably in the early morning, and allow them to drink up throughout the day.
Do not water again until soil dries on surface. Never allow your plants to sit in a saucer of water, but don't let them to dry out too often - this causes adeniums to go into early dormancy. Adeniums do not like both over-watering or drying-out.

5 Fertilizer. To make your plant develop a large swollen base/trunk, you'll need a good quality fertilizer. Sunshine Megaflor provides all the nutrients responsible for both Caudex growth and profuse flowering.

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🍳 Would you like some Scrambled Eggs? Scrambled Egg Bush is a burst of sunshine, this splash of gold blooms on and on...

• 🌞 Senna surattensis (Cassia glauca) - Scrambled Egg Bush - produces vibrant, sunny yellow flowers that resemble scrambled eggs, adding a cheerful touch to your garden.
• 🌞 Long blooming season: flowers profusely throughout much of the year.
• 🌞 Compact: grows into a manageable, medium-sized shrub, perfect for smaller gardens or as a stunning focal point.
• 🌞 Low maintenance: easy to care for and requires minimal attention, making it ideal for busy gardeners.
• 🌞 Drought tolerant: thrives in dry conditions once established, reducing the need for frequent watering.
• 🌞 Attracts Pollinators: draws bees, butterflies, and other beneficial insects, enhancing garden biodiversity.
• 🌞 Versatile: can be used as a standalone specimen, hedge, or in mixed borders for added interest.
• 🌞 Soil Improvement: enhances soil quality through nitrogen fixation, benefiting nearby plants.
• 🌞 Hardy and resilient: adapts well to cool winter, heat and poor soil.
• 🌞 Evergreen: retains its green leaves all year round, providing constant coverage and aesthetic appeal.

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🍈 What to do when you have too much of Jackfruit: make Jackfruit Apple Marmalade!

🍴 Jackfruit is delicious exotic treat, we are waiting so many months for it to ripen, but when when we finally have it - it's more than we can eat! Jackfruit is the biggest fruit grown on a tree, and even with one fruit crop you will have enough for both eating fresh and cooking!

🍎 Jackfruit Apple Marmalade

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  ✔️ Ripe jackfruit - 2 cups sliced arils
• ✔️ Apple pulp - 1 cup
• ✔️ Sugar - 3 cups

🍐 Cut the Jackfruit arils and remove the seeds. Finely slice the arils. Mix with apple pulp and cook until mixture thickens and marmalade sets. Pour into sterilized jars and seal.

📚 From previous posts:

• •What is the largest tree-borne fruit in the world?
• •How to grow the biggest fruit on Earth.

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How to make an improved Avocado sandwich.

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  💚 Ingredients:

• · 1 ripe avocado
• · 2 slices of your favorite bread (whole grain, sourdough, etc.)
• · 1 small tomato, sliced
• · 1/4 red onion, thinly sliced
• · A handful of fresh spinach or arugula
• · 1-2 tablespoons of hummus or mayonnaise
• · Salt and pepper to taste
• · Optional: A squeeze of lemon juice, red pepper flakes, or a fried egg

💚 Instructions:

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  · Toast the slices of bread until they're golden and crispy.
• · Cut the avocado in half, remove the pit, and scoop the flesh into a bowl. You can either slice it or mash it with a fork until smooth, then season with salt, pepper, and a squeeze of lemon juice if desired.
• · Spread hummus or mayonnaise on one slice of the toasted bread.
• · Layer the avocado, sliced tomato, red onion, and fresh spinach or arugula.
• · Top with the second slice of bread (optional).
• · Cut the sandwich in half and serve immediately.

🍿 Enjoy!

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🍒 How to make an exotic treat: Barbados Cherry Jelly

Barbados Cherry is a vigorous grower that starts producing right away, and by the second year you have so much fruit that you don't know what to do with it - you can eat only so much fruit out of hand! Earlier we shared a recipe of delicious Barbados Cherry Juice drink. The juice tastes very similar to Guava juice: it is very aromatic and tasty, and has a beautiful Baby-pink color. The Jelly recipe is even more exotic teat!

🎀 Barbados Cherry Jelly

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  ✔️ 4 cups cherry juice
• ✔️ 5 cups sugar
• ✔️ 1 package dry pectin
• ✔️ 2 tbsp lemon juice

• 🍷To fully ripen cherries, place them in plastic container, cover and leave overnight. Cherries will be dark, rich red color the next day.
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  🍷To make juice: Place cherries in a pan, cover with water, bring to boil. Crush cherries and simmer for a few minutes. Strain.
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  🍷Add pectin and bring to a boil again. Add sugar and lemon juice and boil for 1 minute. Remove from heat and skim off foam. Pour into sterilized glass and seal.

📚 From previous posts:

• •Cherry juice recipe
• •65 times more of vitamin C than an orange - in Barbados Cherry
• •Barbados Cherry Mini Version
• • Learn more about Barbados Cherry

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