Over the weekend, I found out that Sprite's friends have their own garden as well.
They grew some fruits such as avocadoes, kiwis, and mangoes from seed. It amazed me that it did not occur to me at all to grow what we want from seed. I now want to find the best avocado ever and sprout it.
Note to Kat: for the mangoes, if you'd like to try it, they said to scrape off the furry stuff around the outside of the mango pit. Dry it and split it open. The seed is inside. Then you can plant it. We should go on a perfect mango hunt. Also, they have extra kiwis plants if we want them. I have no idea whether kiwis are a tree, bush or vine.
Anyway, they also have various herbs including two types of mint. I'm going to see it we can get both.
It's amazing how many different varieties of vegetables are growing from their garden. They already have small watermelons growing. We are still waiting for ours to sprout, which I hope they will do soon.
I've also invited them to comment or maybe even guest author an entry. I think they have lots of different ideas, and we can all benefit from each other's experience.
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The watermelons have sprouted! We have 7 sprouts so far. Not very big yet though. I am curious if the kiwi plants have actually carried any fruit yet. My dad tried to grow them before (plants from a nursery) with little success. The plants are 10 years old and are flourishing but there has been no fruit. I hear there are male and female plants. He allegedly has one of each.
ReplyDeleteHm...interesting. Has the squash sprouted a second set of leaves yet? If so, then we need to plant them. We'll do the same with the watermelons as well. I'm so excited!
ReplyDeleteAs for the kiwis, they barely sprouted this year, so no fruits yet. I'll do a little research on them.