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11-09-2014, 08:23 PM | #1 (permalink) |
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Expanding what I am growing
Over the years I've expanded on what I grow in the gardens
Normal Veggies/garden plants: Cukes, Tomatoes, Peppers, Asparagus, Summer Squash, Zucchini, Pumpkins -all different kinds 1 Almond tree which is quite large 10 years later, need to collect the nuts I tried 4 Apple trees -never really grew much Last year: 2 different grapes on a Pergola -1st sm bunches this year New this year: Strawberries -over 100 plants - 4 varieties, will be moving a LOT of these...they spread I planted 4 plum trees (2 kinds) in the Spring = 2-4 years to produce fruit Just planted 4 Nectarine trees (2 kinds) = 3-6 years to produce On all 8 of these I bought the larger "Supreme" trees =hoping to cut down on the time to produce I planted 8 Blueberry bushes = 4 different kinds, 2-3 years to produce Next year I will be planting Cucamelons...they look like small watermelons They grow to the size of a grape -sort of like peas - 1 by 1 not in bunches, Official name: Melothria scabra Kid likes them & I do....they are quite prolific, but very fragile Grow them where you want them, do not try to transplant too much Really wish I had started the New stuff this year when we moved in But a lot of this was waiting for the addition to be built & landscaping Still looking for new stuff to try.....but running out of room
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Re: Expanding what I am growing
Melothria scabra also seems to leave its seeds in the ground to come up next year. I had about 20 fruits from a few plants that seemed to come up spontaneously.
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Since they seemed to originate from South America I thought they would not survive the Winter I have seeds that I ordered online, but some seeds from fruits
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Re: Expanding what I am growing
Unlike most cucurbits it seems to be a pretty good indoor plant. It fruited and competed with my passionflower in my greenhouse. Unfortunately, I do not know what cultivar the passionflower is. It produces small purple berries and is a greenhouse weed. The passionflower berries don't taste like much, so I was delighted when my maypop fruited and produced fruits with tasty pulp that superficially resembles pomegranate.
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