Author Archives: Carolyn S. Nash
Fruiting Papaya Trees
The process of obtaining fruit from a papaya tree is a relatively long and difficult process if you live in a temperate climate. Due ...
How to: Propagate Piper (Black pepper and lolot)
Black pepper (Piper nigrum) is a common spice with a rich history. Peppercorns from black pepper have been traded for thousands of ...
How to: Grow Papaya from Seed
The Papaya is an iconic tropical fruit coming from the Carica papaya plant. Typically papaya trees can get quite large, sometimes over ...
Passiflora Edulis
Passionfruits belong to the Passiflora genus with hundreds of species. While Passiflora can be found around the world, the most ...
Dwarf Barbados Cherry
The Dwarf Barbados Cherry (Malphigia punicifolia) is a popular choice for use as a bonsai. This is mainly due to the plant's extremely ...
How to: Propagate Starfruit
The Carambola aka Starfruit is a geometrically stunning, tender sweet fruit that comes from the Averrhoa carambola plant. ...
How to: Grow horned melon
Cucumis metuliferus is more commonly referred to as kiwano, horned cucumber, and horned melon. Its names suit its appearance; a ...
How to: Propagate Bananas
I recently set up a poll to gauge my readers' interest in the next propagation guide, but unfortunately there was a problem and it got ...
How to: Grow Kiwi from seed
Actinidia deliciosa is commonly known as the kiwi vine. These vines can grow well over 20 feet and develop thick woody stalks ...
South African Spiny Cucumber
The family Cucurbitaceae is a diverse family with many well known agricultural crops including gourds, squash and cucumbers. The ...