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Date: 14 Jun 2024

Top 5 recommended vigorous Mango tree varieties, reliable producers

Mango Glenn

Mango Glenn

Mango Pim Seng Mun

Mango Pim Seng Mun

Mango Sweet Tart

Mango Sweet Tart

Mango Fruit Punch

Mango Fruit Punch

Mango Orange Sherbet

Mango Orange Sherbet

🥭 Top 5 recommended vigorous Mango tree varieties, reliable producers.

  • 🟠 1. Glenn - Excellent eating quality, consistent production, and effortless to grow.
  • 🟠 2. Pim Seng Mun - extremely productive mango.
  • 🟠 3. Sweet Tart - New patented variety - exclusive offer.
  • 🟠 4. Fruit Punch - Multi fruit flavor, delicious!
  • 🟠 5. Orange Sherbet - One of the best new varieties for backyard growing. Flavor is sweet citrus-orange and less lemony than Lemon Meringue mango. The tree is moderately vigorous.


❓What is your favorite Mango variety? Share in comments 👇

📝 See also earlier posts:
5 most Favorite Mango Varieties
Top 10 Dwarf "Condo" Mango

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Date: 4 Jun 2024

Are you ready for this massive sausage? Meet the tree everyones talking about: sausages growing on a tree!

Sausage Tree from Africa - Kigelia pinnata fruit

Sausage Tree from Africa - Kigelia pinnata fruit

Sausage Tree from Africa - Kigelia pinnata

Sausage Tree from Africa - Kigelia pinnata

Sausage Tree from Africa - Kigelia pinnata flower

Sausage Tree from Africa - Kigelia pinnata flower

Sausage Tree from Africa - Kigelia pinnata fruit

Sausage Tree from Africa - Kigelia pinnata fruit

Sausage Tree from Africa - Kigelia pinnata fruit

Sausage Tree from Africa - Kigelia pinnata fruit

Sausage Tree from Africa - Kigelia pinnata fruit

Sausage Tree from Africa - Kigelia pinnata fruit

🌭 Are you ready for this massive sausage? Meet the tree everyone's talking about: sausages growing on a tree!

  • Crazy Fruits: The Sausage Tree from Africa - Kigelia pinnata - lives up to its name with giant, sausage-shaped fruits that can grow over 2 feet long - talk about a conversation starter!
  • Nighttime Drama: It blooms stunning maroon flowers that come alive at night, releasing a musky scent to attract bats - it's like a plant's version of nightlife!
  • Medicinal: This tree isn't just for show; it's packed with traditional medicinal uses. Nature’s pharmacy!
  • Symbolism. These big, sausage-like fruits... They've earned the tree a cheeky reputation for symbolizing fertility and virility - definitely a plant with personality!
  • Garden Superstar: With its quirky fruits and eye-catching flowers, the Sausage Tree is a must-have for exotic garden collection. It is easy to grow and hard to kill. Heat- and drought tolerant, and very fast growing.


🛒 Get your own Sausage Tree

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Date: 15 Aug 2024

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

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


  • ✔️ 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:

🛒 Grow your own Jackfruit

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Date: 25 Aug 2024

How to make a jam with Surinam Cherry

How to make a jam with Surinam Cherry
🍒 How to make a jam with Surinam Cherry

Surinam Cherry (Eugenia uniflora), often used as a hedge in Southern landscapes, also has a tasty fruit with a unique flavore. The black-fruit variety Lolita is especially valuable - the fruit is large, dark red to almost black, very juicy and sweet. It fruits profusely and there will be enough fruit for preserves too!

🎀 Surinam Cherry Jam

  • ✔️ 4 cups seeded Surinam Cherries
  • ✔️ 2 cups sugar
  • ✔️ 1 cup water


🍷Combine the sugar and water, bring to boil and add cherries. Cook slowly for 20 to 25 min until the mixture thickens slightly. Pour into sterilized jars and seal.

🛒 Plant your own Surinam Cherry

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Date: 30 Sep 2024

Healing drops of blood: why Pomegranate is a superfood

Pomegranate tree (Punica granatum)

Pomegranate tree (Punica granatum)

Pomegranate tree (Punica granatum), fruit

Pomegranate tree (Punica granatum), fruit

Pomegranate tree (Punica granatum), fruit

Pomegranate tree (Punica granatum), fruit

Healing drops of blood: why Pomegranate is a superfood



❣️The Pomegranate tree (Punica granatum) is a beautiful, fruit-bearing plant with deep historical and cultural significance. Known for its ornamental value and medicinal properties, this tree produces vibrant flowers and nutrient-packed fruit that are enjoyed worldwide. Tolerant of drought and various soil types, Pomegranate tree thrives in hot climates.

🔥 Pomegranate medicinal use and health benefits

  • 📌Ancient Medicine: Pomegranates have been consumed by man since before recorded history. A Hindi saying, "Ek anaar sau bemaar," means one pomegranate can serve a hundred sick people.
  • 📌Ayurvedic: In Ayurveda, pomegranates are recommended for improving metabolism and aiding weight loss.
  • 📌Antioxidants: Pomegranate juice contains high levels of antioxidants that protect the body from heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer's, and premature aging. It also boosts blood quality and increases hemoglobin levels.
  • 📌Heart: Pomegranate juice and seed oil are beneficial for heart health, improving blood circulation, and preventing heart attacks. Its flavonoids and antioxidants help slow arterial aging.
  • 📌Blood Pressure: High potassium content makes pomegranates helpful for people with hypertension, lowering both systolic and diastolic pressure.
  • 📌Reduces Gout: Pomegranates help in managing gout and reducing uric acid due to their alkalizing effects.
  • 📌Omega Oils: These oils in pomegranates neutralize acids linked to arteriosclerosis, cancer, and obesity.
  • 📌Antiseptic: The juice can be applied to cuts, acting as an antiseptic. In Mexico, a decoction of pomegranate flowers is gargled to relieve throat inflammation.


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