Growing Goji Berry is easy. Goji berry, also called wolfberry, is a bright orange-red berry that comes from a shrub that’s native to China. The Goji berry plant (Lycium Barbarum) is a hardy, deciduous shrub. This highly branched, deciduous shrub grows up to 3 meters tall and wide in its … Read More

Growing Chayote from planting to harvest. Chayote is a warm-season, tender perennial vine of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae), cultivated for its pale green, pear-shaped fruit. While it is botanically categorized as a fruit, it is most often prepared as a vegetable in savory dishes. Every part of the chayote squash … Read More

Growing Pepino Melon from seed to harvest. Pepino Melon (Solanum muricatum) is a small, evergreen shrub bearing purple and white flowers followed by deliciously sweet, smooth, oval shaped fruit. The skin of the fruit turns light creamy-yellow with purple stripes when fully ripe. The whole fruit is edible, including the … Read More

Growing Tamarillo from seed to harvest. It is a small tree or shrub and is also known as the tree tomato. The plant is a fast-growing tree that grows up to 5 meters. The tree usually forms a single upright trunk with lateral branches. The flowers and fruits hang from … Read More

Growing Litchi Tomatoes, from seed to harvest. The Litchi tomato is a unique heirloom plant in both appearance and taste. It is native to tropical and warm temperate regions of South America. The litchi tomato fruits have been an important food staple in indigenous cultures for hundreds of years. The … Read More

Growing Cape Gooseberry from seed is easy and it can overwinter outdoors in mild areas or when grown in favored positions such as the foot of a sunny wall. It is part of the family called physalis, a nightshade relative of the tomato and some other ground-growing berries. Cape gooseberry … Read More

How to grow Passion Fruit from seed to harvest. The passion fruit name came from the English translation of the Latin genus name – Passiflora, which means passion flower. It is an evergreen vine that can grow to 30 or 40 feet in length. It is widely grown in tropical … Read More

Growing Strawberries is easy and it is an ideal fruit crop for the home garden as they do not require much space and produce good yields. They also grow well in containers. Botanically, the “fruit” of the strawberry is the enlarged receptacle of the flower. The visible “seeds” that dot … Read More

How to grow Elderberry, maintain Elderberry Plants and how to harvest Elderberries. Elderberry (Sambucus) is a large bush or shrub that is native to the U.S. and Europe. The bush produces purple-black fruit in bunches that are used in wines, juices, jellies, jams. It is also of great medicinal value … Read More