It’s nice to be back and share my garden finds. I guess it’s time to take hold of my camera again and take a few shots. Look what I’ve found.
I didn’t plant this tomato shrub but just saw it growing side by side with our peanut grass at the front garden. It was a delight to see these green tomatoes waiting to ripen. Something comes to mind, botanically speaking, tomatoes are fruits but we consider them vegetables. How’s that again? I am getting confused.
Our two jackfruit trees are laden with fruits growing in almost every tip of each branch. The sad thing though, not all of them will grow big at all. Mom says the fruits with smooth skin are the ones that would grow big and ripen, the rest will just dry up and fall. Every morning, I would count the fruits, can’t wait to harvest some in a month or two.
One thing I love about our calamansi trees (we have two) are the scents of the flowers. Calamansi or Philippine lime bear fruits all year round and they are perfect in almost any dish that need a little spicing up. They could be used to marinate meat or as sauces for grilled or fried food. Ripe fruits are excellent as juices too.
Not to be left behind are my pink bougainvillea. I just love the pink blooms.
Am jealous. I have two jackfruit trees in Ilocos but the fruits get deceased before they mature. They get those black blights. And I so love jackfruits that’s why I asked them to be planted.
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Sad to hear that Lou! I love jackfruits too, love them with gata. Sometimes, I don’t wait for the fruits to mature, I cook them in coconut cream while they are still young.
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We have a jackfruit tree at our house in the Philippines.
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Do you like jackfruit Ren? It is always best eaten fresh 🙂
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Yes, I do ! Sadly, they are not selling that over here ! We use the bottled ones.
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Good morning, at least you could always enjoy it when you go back home.
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I never had a fresh one since we immigrated here ( 6 years old ) but I still remember eating that…. memorable coz I had a stomach ache from eating too much.
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Good thing it didn’t put you off eating jackfruit Ren. Do you put slices of jackfruit when making turon?
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Yes, we do ! And we also add the fruit to ginatan ! I’m the expert turron and ginatan cook, ha ha.
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Oh wow, you’re still a true blue Filipina at heart 🙂
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Wow, I love how things can just grow beautifully in your hands! Not everyone can do that. 😉
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Yay, thank you! It was a surprise to see the tomatoes. I am thinking of planting something in pots, the veggies I mean. I’ve never been successful with that.
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