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suzzi
01-14-2009, 03:25 AM
Hi Richard,
I Live In Kenya. We Have Carissa Edulisberries Available.

Tog Tan
01-14-2009, 03:37 AM
Hi Suzzi and welcome to the board!:goteam:
Nice to have someone here where Ensete's are found.

CookieCows
01-14-2009, 08:32 AM
Welcome Suzzi!! It's great to meet you. :03:

Deb

Richard
01-14-2009, 03:46 PM
Hi Suzzi! I am growing Carissa spinarum and very interested in having Carissa edulis. I could probably get plants started from some bush-ripened fruit that has been picked and then dried with the seeds intact.

Chironex
01-14-2009, 05:59 PM
Welcome to bananas.com I know nothing of Carissa, but that's why Richard is here. :ha:

suzzi
01-15-2009, 01:39 AM
hi everyone.hanks for the warm welcomes.

its a coincidence to have banana lovers on this site.

we have a plantation of 700 banana plants here kenya.

i will be posting pictures soon.

we have planted; grand maine,chinese cavendish,apple banana and one more that i cannot remember.

climate here is very condusive for growing almost anything.

will keep posting.

MediaHound
01-15-2009, 01:56 AM
Welcome aboard Suzzi!

Richard
01-15-2009, 02:02 AM
Kenya ... once home to those very ancient peoples whom the primitive Greeks named Cretians, and then also mis-named the island after them as well. Kenya is an honored place in the history of humankind.

suzzi
01-15-2009, 02:24 AM
hi richard.did not know all that ifo about my country. great to know. are the berries you grow in fruitnow. we live on a 400 acre piece of land and we pick ours from the forest. how do i grow them at home as part of my landscape? can i grow from seed?

Richard
01-15-2009, 02:31 AM
Suzzi, you can either grow them from seed or make rootings from semi-hardwood cuttings. Since you are on a farm, perhaps you have some rooting hormone for this?

Once you have some growing, I would plant them as a row of bushes about 1 to 2 meters apart. Control the size by thinning out branches instead of trimming as a hedge.

Are the wild plants in your area bush-like or more tree-like?

By the way, Carissa edulis and Carissa spinarum are some of the most nutritious fruits in the world!

suzzi
01-15-2009, 02:31 AM
hi jarred,
thanks for th welcome. the network is very slow here. dial up. great picture.

i cannot wait till we start our first harvest in april.

will keep you posted.

i will be putting up photos soon.

will sign out now. gotta go pick berries with my nephews.