Telling a ripe plantain is very easy. All you need to do is pay attention to a color change. Plantains are one of the many fruits and herbs that indicate their level of doneness by a change in their skin color. In the next few sections, you’ll learn the different colors that a mature and … Read more

Only a few things are more annoying than sitting into a cramped sofa and lamenting the lack of patience that made you harvest your guavas unripe! Remind yourself that you did so after waiting 2 to 3 years for your guava shrubs to start fruiting and it becomes even more heart breaking! But unripe guavas … Read more

If you’re chewing on the grittier guava flesh and discarding the hard yellow seeds that pattern the mushy core, stop right there because you’re definitely doing it wrong. All parts of the guava fruit from the bumpy skin to the rigid seeds that surrounds the gelatinous pulp in the middle are edible, having lots of … Read more

It’s way past 2 years and the shrubs are starting to fruit, its only right that you are bothered on how to pick the berries after such as long wait. Or, maybe you’re only visiting the farmers market, and you’re hoping to bring back juicy and tasty guavas for the family to devour. Either way, … Read more

Sugar baby melons on the vine and those stacked up at the grocery shelves all look the same — at least for the unacquainted person. And there’s a big problem. Backyard melons don’t slip off the vine to signal to garden owners that they’re ready for pick up. And likewise, stacks of juicy watermelons lined … Read more