And Over On the Other Side of the World…

While Vivh is knee-deep in crocuses and buyers remorse, here at the tip of the African continent we’re beginning to think about planting winter and spring bulbs. March is a little early, but we have had a decidedly wet and cool summer. Which must mean something, right? I mean, that’s what people who garden do: [...]

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Strange Fruit

I pulled these bad boys off the bush earlier today:

I’ve always known them as tree tomatoes, although they’re not savoury at all. In fact, they taste a bit like a cross between a kiwi and a granadilla and have yellowy-orange flesh and loads of black seeds. According to wikipedia they’re actually called tamarillos and can [...]

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