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