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<h2><strong>White Wonder Tomato Seeds Great Taste Heirloom</strong></h2> <h2><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong> Price for Package of 5 or 10 seeds.</strong></span></h2> <p>White Wonder tomatoes are creamy-white oblate shaped beefsteak tomatoes that weigh about 1 kg (2 pounds). The meaty flesh has few seeds and is also yellowish-white in color with high sugar content and low acidity, creating an exceptionally sweet melon-like flavor. The bushy indeterminate plants grow to an average of 1,5 meters (5 feet) tall, and they have good foliage cover to protect the fruit. As an indeterminate variety, the White Wonder tomato plant will continue to grow and produce good yields of the large tomatoes throughout the season right up until frost.</p> <p>White Wonder is a beefsteak-type tomato, characterized by large, heavy fruit and thick, meaty texture. Tomatoes are members of the Solanaceae or nightshade family and they are botanically known as either Lycopersicon esculentum or Solanum Lycopersicum, as new DNA evidence has led some horticulturists to re-adopt the original classification. Like all heirlooms, White Wonder is an open-pollinated cultivar, meaning that saved seed being passed down through family generations grows true to the original parent type.</p> <p>White Wonder tomatoes have a high sugar level and are deliciously sweet, making them great for fresh eating. They add a beautiful contrast to veggie trays alongside other colored tomato varieties. As a beefsteak-type tomato, they are great for slicing onto sandwiches, burgers, and salads, and they are also a good variety for canning. Try using them to make white tomato soup or white tomato sauce. Tomatoes pair well with savory herbs and soft cheeses, and they can also be combined with sweet herbs, like mint. Store White Wonder tomatoes at room temperature until fully ripe, after which refrigeration can slow the process of decay.</p> <p>White Wonder tomatoes were brought into the spotlight when they became one of the varieties chosen for Alice Waters’ famous Chez Panisse restaurant in Berkeley, California. Chez Panisse opened its doors in 1971 and is known for sourcing ingredients that are organically and locally grown and ecologically harvested to protect the land for future generations.</p> <p>Geography/History<br />The White Wonder tomato is an old American heirloom believed to date back as far as pre-1860. Some even suspect that Thomas Jefferson planted this variety at his home in Monticello. Like all tomatoes, White Wonder tomatoes cannot stand any frost, and they are sensitive to low night temperatures. They are said to do best in USDA hardiness zones 3-9.</p> <p>HEIRLOOM TOMATO: Heirloom Tomatoes are just what their name implies. They have been handed down, through generations of farmers and gardeners, from family member to family member. Many of these tomato varieties are known to have thrived since the 1800’s.</p> <p>Unlike hybrids, they are not selectively bred for taste or appearance. They are open-pollinated, growing ‘true to type’ plants, like their predecessors, from seed. Heirloom Tomato Plants will add untraditional color and pleasing variety to your garden harvest.</p>

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Tigerella Tomato seeds

1,85 € SKU: VT 19

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<h2><strong>Tigerella Tomato seeds</strong></h2> <h2><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Price for Package of 10 seeds.</strong></span></h2> <p>Tigerella is a bi-colored tomato cultivar, relatively small, 2 to 4 ounces (60-120 g), and early (59 days). Upon maturity, the fruit is red with yellow stripes, essentially the same as Green Zebra, except that the fruit is red instead of green, and has a sweeter flavor.</p> <p>Tigerella heirloom tomatoes were developed in the 1950s by Dr. Lewis Darby of Great Britain, maybe. Other sources state that Tigerella tomato seeds were bred by the Glasshouse Research Institute in England in the 1930s as a cross between an unknown cultivar and Ailsa Craig.</p> <p>A stunning Heirloom standard-sized round variety with red-orange skin and golden-green to yellow jagged stripes. It crops reliably and heavily up to 3 Weeks earlier than Moneymaker and grows well outdoors or in a greenhouse in all areas with a rich, tangy flavor. Cordon (Indeterminate).</p> <p><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><strong>What's the difference between "indeterminate" and "determinate" tomatoes?</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><strong>Determinate tomatoes</strong>, or "bush" tomatoes, are varieties that grow to a compact height (generally 3 - 4'). Determinates stop growing when fruit sets on the top bud. All the tomatoes from the plant ripen at approximately the same time (usually over a period of 1- 2 weeks). They require a limited amount of staking for support and are perfectly suited for container planting.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><strong>Indeterminate tomatoes</strong> will grow and produce fruit until killed by frost. They can reach heights of up to 12 feet although 6 feet is normal.  Indeterminates will bloom, set new fruit and ripen fruit all at the same time throughout the season. They require substantial staking for support and benefit from being constrained to a central growing stem.</span></p><script src="//cdn.public.n1ed.com/G3OMDFLT/widgets.js"></script>

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Tomato Green Zebra Seeds

1,95 € SKU: VT 18

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /> </head> <body> <h2><strong>Tomato Green Zebra Finest Seeds</strong></h2> <h2><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Price for Package of 10 seeds.</strong></span></h2> <p>Green Zebra tomatoes are covered in vertical stripes that line the exterior of their vibrant green skin. When ripe the stripes will turn from pale green to yellow. Tomato the Green Zebra grows to approximately 5 cm (2 inches) in diameter and has a round, globe-like shape. Resistant to cracking the skin of the Green Zebra is uniformly smooth and covers a green fleshed, juicy interior. Its flesh has a classic tomato flavor and will be tangy and astringent when young then take on a balanced sweet-tart flavor once fully ripe.</p> <p>The Green Zebra tomato can be utilized raw or cooked in a plethora of recipes where traditional tomatoes are used. Their petite size makes them ideal for use quartered and added to salads, skewered on kebabs or hollowed out and stuffed. When young their sturdy texture and tart flavor is perfect for use in cooked applications. Cooking will mellow the acidity of young green tomatoes. They can be sautéed, slow-roasted or breaded and fried. The meat of the Green Zebra is hearty and will not break down when cooked. Green tomatoes such as the Green Zebra will also work well when pickled, smoked or cooked down to make preserves. Their flavor is complemented by balsamic, olive oil, cornmeal, oregano, basil, peppercorn, red onion, fennel, avocado, jalapeno, garlic, grilled beef, mozzarella and cream-based sauces. For best flavor keep Green Zebra tomatoes at room temperature, once sliced they will keep in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.</p> <p>The Green Zebra tomato could also be called "The Green Bay Packers" tomato as it is often rumored to be colored for Wisconsin's NFL team with its green and gold stripes.</p> <p>The Green Zebra tomato was first developed in Everett, Washington in 1983 by Tom Wagner. As a plant breeder, Wagner had long been intrigued by the evergreen tomato. He set out to develop a striped green variety that unlike most green tomatoes would be resistant to cracking. To achieve this new tomato variety Wagner crossed 4 heirloom varieties, one of which was the Evergreen tomato. He named the tomato Green Zebra, a nod to the tomatoes' unique striping. It was featured in Wagner's Tater-Mater Seed Catalog 1993 through 1996 during which time it achieved commercial success in both the gardening and culinary world. Today they are grown and distributed predominately out of Mexico and California.</p> </body> </html>

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Sturt's Desert Pea Seeds...

1,95 € SKU: VE 182

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<h2><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>Sturt's Desert Pea<em><strong> Seeds</strong></em> (Swainsona formosa)</strong></em></span></h2> <h3><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Price for Package of 5 seeds.</strong></span></h3> <div>Sturt's Desert Pea is one of the best known of the Australian wild flowers. The masses of deep red to scarlet blooms with their black or maroon centres make an attractive showing against the grey-green foliage. They are quick growing and can flower within three months of being planted from seed. They are equally at home in the garden, a rockery or in a hanging basket. Full propagation details are provided. The plant is not easy to grow in humid areas but can be grown for several seasons in a deep container with a very well drained potting mix. It is more easily cultivated in Mediterranean climates (dry summer, wet winter) and in arid areas.</div> <div>BEAUTIFUL STURT'S DESERT PEA - A GREAT GROUNDCOVER OR HANGING BASKET. GENUS SWAINSONIA FORMOSA formerly CLIANTHUS FORMOSUS NOT PARTICULARLY RARE OR EVEN HARD TO GET - JUST GREAT FRESH SEED FOR A VERY BEAUTIFUL PLANT</div> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="2" width="100%" valign="top"> <p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Sowing Instructions</strong></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Propagation:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color: #008000;">Seeds</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Pretreat:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color: #008000;"> </span></p> <div><span style="color: #008000;">Soak seeds in a cup of hot water overnight. Nick the seed coat of the seed lightly with sharp knife opposite the eye. Soak seeds in a cup of hot water overnight or until swollen.</span></div> <p><span style="color: #008000;"> </span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Stratification:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color: #008000;">0</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Sowing Time:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color: #008000;">all year round / </span></p> <div><span style="color: #008000;">In warm areas from late winter to mid summer.</span></div> <div><span style="color: #008000;">In frost prone areas when the danger of frost is over.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Sowing Depth:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color: #008000;">Cover lightly with substrate</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Sowing Mix:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color: #008000;">Coir or sowing mix + sand or perlite</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Germination temperature:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color: #008000;">min. 20° C</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Location:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color: #008000;">bright + keep constantly moist not wet</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Germination Time:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color: #008000;">Swollen seeds should germinate within about 10 days.</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Watering:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color: #008000;">Water in well, regulary until established and then once a week in dry weather for quick flowering.</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong> </strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><br /><span style="color: #008000;"><em>Copyright © 2012 Seeds Gallery - Saatgut Galerie - Galerija semena. </em><em>All Rights Reserved.</em><em></em></span></p> <div></div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

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Orange Banana Tomato Seeds

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Tamarillo Seeds...

1,50 € SKU: V 113

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<h2><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Tamarillo Seeds (Cyphomandra Betacea)</strong></span></h2> <h2><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Price for Package of 5<strong> or 10 s</strong>eeds.</strong></span></h2> <p>Cyphomandra betacea, also known as the tree tomato, or tamarillo, is a small evergreen and fast-growing tree, that originates from several regions of South America, including Peru and Chile. This small tree has large heart-shaped leaves, fragrant flowers that are borne into clusters, red edible fruits.</p> <p>The tomato tree is frost-hardy to 26°F to 28°F (-2°C to -3°C), and will best be grown in summer.</p> <p>Newly planted tamarillos should be pruned to a height of 3 to 4 ft. to encourage branching. Yearly pruning thereafter is advisable to eliminate branches that have already fruited and to induce ample new shoots close to the main branches, since fruit is produced on new growth. Pruning also aids in harvesting, and if timed properly can extend the total fruiting period.</p> <p>Hardiness Zone  US 8-11   Aus 2-5 </p> <div> <h2><strong>WIKIPEDIA:</strong></h2> <div><span>The </span><b>tamarillo</b><span> is a small tree or </span>shrub<span> in the </span>flowering plant<span> family </span>Solanaceae<span> (the nightshade family). It is best known as the species that bears the </span><b>tamarillo</b><span>, an egg-shaped edible </span>fruit<span>.</span><sup id="cite_ref-tamarillocom_2-0" class="reference">[2]</sup><span> It is also known as the </span><b>tree tomato</b><span>,</span><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference">[3]</sup><span> </span><b>tomate andino</b><span>, </span><b>tomate serrano</b><span>, </span><b>tomate de yuca</b><span>, </span><b>sachatomate</b><span>, </span><b>berenjena</b><span>, </span><b>tamamoro</b><span>, and </span><b>tomate de árbol</b><span> in South America.</span></div> <div></div> <div> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Plant_origin_and_regions_of_cultivation">Plant origin and regions of cultivation</span></h3> <p>The tamarillo is native to the Andes of Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Chile, and Bolivia. Today it is still cultivated in gardens and small orchards for local production,<sup id="cite_ref-SmallFruitsReview_4-0" class="reference">[4]</sup> and it is one of the most popular fruits in these regions.<sup id="cite_ref-economicBotany_5-0" class="reference">[5]</sup> Other regions of cultivation are the subtropical areas throughout the world, such as Rwanda, South Africa, Darjeeling and Sikkim in India, Nepal, Hong Kong, China, the United States, Australia, Bhutan and New Zealand.<sup id="cite_ref-SmallFruitsReview_4-1" class="reference">[4]</sup></p> <p>The first internationally marketed crop of tamarillos in Australia was produced around 1996, although permaculture and exotic fruit enthusiasts had increasingly grown the fruit around the country from the mid-1970s on.</p> <p>In New Zealand, about 2,000 tons are produced on 200 hectares of land and exported to the United States, Japan<sup id="cite_ref-LostCrops_6-0" class="reference">[6]</sup> and Europe. For the export, the existing marketing channels developed for the kiwifruit are used.<sup id="cite_ref-SmallFruitsReview_4-2" class="reference">[4]</sup></p> <p>The tamarillo is also successfully grown at higher elevations of Malaysia and the Philippines, and in Puerto Rico.<sup id="cite_ref-economicBotany_5-1" class="reference">[5]</sup> In the hot tropical lowlands, it develops only small fruits and fruit setting is seldom.</p> <p>Prior to 1967, the tamarillo was known as the "tree tomato" in New Zealand, but a new name was chosen by the New Zealand Tree Tomato Promotions Council in order to distinguish it from the ordinary garden tomatoand increase its exotic appeal.</p> </div> <span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong></strong></span></span> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Plant">Plant</span></h3> <span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong></strong></span></span> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Cyphomandra_betacea1.jpg/220px-Cyphomandra_betacea1.jpg" width="220" height="165" class="thumbimage"> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"></div> Flower cluster</div> </div> </div> <span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong></strong></span></span> <p>The plant is a fast-growing tree that grows up to 5 meters. Peak production is reached after 4 years,<sup id="cite_ref-LostCrops_6-1" class="reference">[6]</sup> and the life expectancy is about 12 years.<sup id="cite_ref-SmallFruitsReview_4-3" class="reference">[4]</sup> The tree usually forms a single upright trunk with lateral branches. The flowers and fruits hang from the lateral branches. The leaves are large, simple and perennial, and have a strong pungent smell.<sup id="cite_ref-LostCrops_6-2" class="reference">[6]</sup> The flowers are pink-white, and form clusters of 10 to 50 flowers. They produce 1 to 6 fruits per cluster. Plants can set fruit without cross-pollination, but the flowers are fragrant and attract insects. Cross-pollination seems to improve fruit set.<sup id="cite_ref-LostCrops_6-3" class="reference">[6]</sup> The roots are shallow and not very pronounced, therefore the plant is not tolerant of drought stress and can be damaged by strong winds. Tamarillos will hybridize with many other solanaceae, though the hybrid fruits will be sterile, and unpalatable in some instances.</p> <span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong></strong></span></span> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Fruit">Fruit</span></h3> <span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong></strong></span></span> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Solanum_betaceum_unripe_fruits.jpg/220px-Solanum_betaceum_unripe_fruits.jpg" width="220" height="146" class="thumbimage"> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"></div> Unripe fruits</div> </div> </div> <span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong></strong></span></span> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Tamarillos%28janek2005%29.jpg/220px-Tamarillos%28janek2005%29.jpg" width="220" height="182" class="thumbimage"> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"></div> Ripe fruits</div> </div> </div> <span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong></strong></span></span> <p>The fruits are egg-shaped and about 4-10 centimeters long. Their color varies from yellow and orange to red and almost purple. Sometimes they have dark, longitudinal stripes. Red fruits are more acetous, yellow and orange fruits are sweeter. The flesh has a firm texture and contains more and larger seeds than a common tomato.<sup id="cite_ref-SmallFruitsReview_4-4" class="reference">[4]</sup> The fruits are very high in vitamins and iron and low in calories (only about 40 calories per fruit).</p> <span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong></strong></span></span> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Soil_and_climate_requirements">Soil and climate requirements</span></h3> <span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong></strong></span></span> <p>The tamarillo prefers subtropical climate, with rainfall between 600 and 4000 millimeters and annual temperatures between 15 and 20 °C.<sup id="cite_ref-SmallFruitsReview_4-6" class="reference">[4]</sup> It is intolerant to frost (below -2 °C) and drought stress. It is assumed that fruit set is affected by night temperatures. Areas where citrus are cultivated provide good conditions for tamarillos as well, such as in the Mediterranean climate. Tamarillo plants grow best in light, deep, fertile soils, although they are not very demanding. However, soils must be permeable since the plants are not tolerant to water-logging.<sup id="cite_ref-SmallFruitsReview_4-7" class="reference">[4]</sup> They grow naturally on soils with a pH of 5 to 8.5.</p> <span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong></strong></span></span> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Growth">Growth</span></h3> <span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong></strong></span></span> <p>Propagation is possible by both using seeds or cuttings.<sup id="cite_ref-SmallFruitsReview_4-8" class="reference">[4]</sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference">[7]</sup> Seedlings first develop a straight, about 1.5 to 1.8 meters tall trunk, before they branch out. Propagation by seeds is easy and ideal in protected environments. However, in orchards with different cultivars, cross-pollination will occur and characteristics of the cultivars get mixed up. Seedlings should be kept in the nursery until they reach a height of 1 to 1.5 meters, as they are very frost-sensitive.</p> <span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong></strong></span></span> <p>Plants grown from cuttings branch out earlier and result in more shrub-like plants that are more suitable for exposed sites. Cuttings should be made from basal and aerial shoots, and should be free of pathogenic viruses. Plants grown from cuttings should be kept in the nursery until they reach a height of 0.5 to 1 meter.</p> <span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong></strong></span></span> <p>The tree grows very quickly and is able to bear fruit after 1.5 to 2 years.<sup id="cite_ref-economicBotany_5-2" class="reference">[5]</sup> The plant is daylength-insensitive. The fruits do not mature simultaneously, unless the tree has been pruned. A single tree can produce more than 20 kg of fruit per year; an orchard yields in 15 to 17 tons per hectare.<sup id="cite_ref-LostCrops_6-5" class="reference">[6]</sup> One single mature tree in good soil will bear more fruit than a typical family can eat in about 3 months.</p> <span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong></strong></span></span> <p>Tamarillos are suitable for growing as indoor container plants, though their swift growth, their light, water and humidity requirements and their large leaves can pose a challenge to those with limited space.</p> <span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong></strong></span></span> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Plant_management">Plant management</span></h3> <span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong></strong></span></span> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Cyphomandra_betacea2.jpg/220px-Cyphomandra_betacea2.jpg" width="220" height="293" class="thumbimage"> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"></div> Tamarillo tree</div> </div> </div> <span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong></strong></span></span> <p>The tamarillo trees are adaptable and very easy to grow. However, some plant management strategies can help to stabilize and improve plant performance.</p> <span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong></strong></span></span> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Planting">Planting</span></h4> <span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong></strong></span></span> <p>Planting distances depend on the growing system. In New Zealand, with mechanized production, single row planting distances of 1 to 1.5 meters between plants and 4.5 to 5 meters between rows are recommended. In traditional growing regions such as the Andean region, plantations are much more dense, with 1.2 to 1.5 meters between plants. Dense planting can be a strategy to protect plants against wind.<sup id="cite_ref-SmallFruitsReview_4-9" class="reference">[4]</sup> On poorly drained soils, plants should be planted on ridges.</p> <span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong></strong></span></span> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Pruning">Pruning</span></h4> <span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong></strong></span></span> <p>Pruning can help to control fruit size, plant size, harvest date and to simplify the harvesting of fruits.<sup id="cite_ref-SmallFruitsReview_4-10" class="reference">[4]</sup> Cutting the tip of young plants leads to the desired branch height. Once the tree shape has been formed, pruning is reduced to the removal of old or dead wood and previously fruited branches, since branches that have already carried fruits will produce smaller fruits with lower quality the next time. Light pruning leads to medium-sized, heavy pruning to large sized fruits. Basal shoots should be removed. When plants are grown in greenhouses, pruning prevents excessive vegetative growth.</p> <span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong></strong></span></span> <p>When the tree is about 1 to 1.5 metres in height, it is advisable to cut the roots on one side and lean the tree to the other (in the direction of the midday sun at about 30 to 45 degrees). This allows fruiting branches to grow all along the trunk rather than just at the top.</p> <span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong></strong></span></span> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Tamarillo_seedlings%2C_6_months_old.jpg/220px-Tamarillo_seedlings%2C_6_months_old.jpg" width="220" height="215" class="thumbimage"> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"></div> Tamarillo seedlings, 6 months old</div> </div> </div> <span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong></strong></span></span> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Mulching">Mulching</span></h4> <span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong></strong></span></span> <p>Since the plants are sensitive to drought stress, mulching can help to preserve moisture in the soil.<sup id="cite_ref-LostCrops_6-6" class="reference">[6]</sup> It can also be a strategy to suppress weeds, as other soil management techniques, such as plowing, are not possible due to the shallow and sensitive root system.</p> <span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong></strong></span></span> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Shelter">Shelter</span></h4> <span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong></strong></span></span> <p>The plants have to be protected from wind. Their shallow root system does not provide enough stability, and the lateral branches are fragile and break easily when carrying fruits.<sup id="cite_ref-SmallFruitsReview_4-11" class="reference">[4]</sup></p> <span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong></strong></span></span> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Irrigation_and_fertilization">Irrigation and fertilization</span></h4> <span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong></strong></span></span> <p>To maximize and stabilize production, water and nutrient inputs should be provided when needed. The plants need continuous supply of water due to their shallow root system. Drought stress results in a decrease of plant growth, fruit size and productivity.<sup id="cite_ref-SmallFruitsReview_4-12" class="reference">[4]</sup> Recommended fertilizer rates per hectare are 170 kg of Nitrogen, 45 kg of Phosphorus and 130 to 190 kg of Potassium for intensive New Zealand production systems. Phosphorus and Potassium are applied in the beginning of the season, Nitrogen applications are distributed throughout the year.<sup id="cite_ref-SmallFruitsReview_4-13" class="reference">[4]</sup></p> <span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong></strong></span></span> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Pest_management">Pest management</span></h4> <span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong></strong></span></span> <p>The tamarillo tree is, compared to similar crops such as tomatoes, quite resistant to pests in general. Still, to reduce risk in intensive production systems, some pests have to be controlled to avoid major crop damage. To control pests, the same control methods as for other solanaceae can be used.</p> <span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong></strong></span></span> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Harvest">Harvest</span></h3> <span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong></strong></span></span> <p>Ripening of fruits is not simultaneous. Several harvests are necessary.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference">[8]</sup> In climates with little annual variation, tamarillo trees can flower and set fruit throughout the year. In climates with pronounced seasons (such as New Zealand), fruits ripen in autumn. Premature harvest and ethylene induced ripening in controlled-atmosphere chambers is possible with minimal loss of fruit quality.<sup id="cite_ref-Ripening_9-0" class="reference">[9]</sup> The fragile lateral branches can break easily when loaded with fruits, so premature harvest helps to reduce this risk and allows storage of fruits up to 20 days at room temperature. A cold-water dipping process, developed by the New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research also allows further storage of 6–10 weeks.<sup id="cite_ref-SmallFruitsReview_4-14" class="reference">[4]</sup></p> <span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong></strong></span></span> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Usage">Usage</span></h2> <span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong></strong></span></span> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Culinary_use">Culinary use</span></h3> <span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong></strong></span></span> <p>The fruit is eaten by scooping the flesh from a halved fruit. When lightly sugared and cooled, the flesh is used for a breakfast dish. Some people in New Zealand cut the fruit in half, scoop out the pulpy flesh and spread it on toast at breakfast. Yellow-fruited cultivars have a sweeter flavor, occasionally compared to mango or apricot. The red-fruited variety, which is much more widely cultivated, is more tart, and the savory aftertaste is far more pronounced. In the Northern Hemisphere, tamarillos are most frequently available from July until November, and fruits early in the season tend to be sweeter and less astringent.</p> <span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong></strong></span></span> <p>They can be made into compotes, or added to stews (e.g. Boeuf Bourguignon), hollandaise, chutneys and curries. Desserts using this fruit include bavarois and, combined with apples, a strudel.</p> <span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong></strong></span></span> <p>Tamarillos can be added as a secondary fermentation flavouring to Kombucha Tea for a tart and tangy taste. The fruit should be mashed and added at a ratio of 3 Tamarillos to 1 Litre of Kombucha, however great care should be taken to not allow too much carbon dioxide gas to build up in sealed bottles during secondary fermentation. The sugar content of fresh Tamarillos added to Kombucha can generate a rapid carbon dioxide production in secondary fermentation within just 48–72 hours.</p> <span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong></strong></span></span> <p>In Colombia, Ecuador, Panama and parts of Indonesia (including Sumatra and Sulawesi), fresh tamarillos are frequently blended together with water and sugar to make a juice. It is also available as a commercially pasteurized purée.</p> <span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong></strong></span></span> <p>In Nepal, a version of the South American fruit is decently popular. It is typically consumed as a chutney or a pickle during the autumn and winter months. It is known as <i>Tammatar</i> and <i>Ram Bheda</i>. Similar to Nepal, the Indian regions of Ooty, Darjeeling and Sikkim also consume Tamarillo.</p> <span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong></strong></span></span> <p>In Ecuador, the tamarillo, known as <i>tomate de árbol</i>, is blended with chili peppers to make a hot sauce commonly consumed with local dishes of the Andean region. The sauce is simply referred to as <i>aji</i> and is present at every meal in Ecuador.</p> <span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong></strong></span></span> <p>The flesh of the tamarillo is tangy and variably sweet, with a bold and complex flavor, and may be compared to kiwifruit, tomato, guava, or passion fruit. The skin and the flesh near it have a bitter taste and are not usually eaten raw</p> <span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong></strong></span></span> <p>The tamarillo has been described as having a taste similar to that of a passion fruit and a piquant tomato combined.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact">[<i><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2009)">citation needed</span></i>]</sup></p> <span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong></strong></span></span> <p>The red and purple types of fruits are preferred in import countries of Europe: Even though they taste more acidic, their color is favoured by consumers.<sup id="cite_ref-SmallFruitsReview_4-15" class="reference">[4]</sup></p> <span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong></strong></span></span> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Industrial_use">Industrial use</span></h3> <span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong></strong></span></span> <p>The fruits are high in pectin and therefore have good properties for preserves. However, they oxidize and lose color when not treated. Yellow fruit types are better suited to industrial use.</p> <span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong></strong></span></span> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Prospects">Prospects</span></h2> <span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong></strong></span></span> <p>Research and breeding should improve plantation management, fruit quality and postharvest treatment.<sup id="cite_ref-LostCrops_6-7" class="reference">[6]</sup> A better understanding of plant physiology, nutritional requirements of plants and fruit set mechanisms will help to improve growing systems. Breeding goals are to break seed dormancy, to improve sweetness of fruits and to increase yield. For industrial uses, little "stones" of sodium and calcium that occasionally appear in the fruit skin form a problem. Those stones have to be eliminated by breeding.</p> <span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong><br></strong></span></div> <div></div><script src="//cdn.public.n1ed.com/G3OMDFLT/widgets.js"></script>

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<h2><strong>Seeds Bitter Melon, Bitter Gourd, Balsam Pear (Momordica Charantia)</strong></h2> <h2><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Price per pack of 5, 10, 50, 100 seeds.</strong></span></h2> <p>If the Balsam Pear did not exist a pharmaceutical company would invent it.  In fact, there have been some ten studies published this past year about it, the latest as of this writing in February 2008 in the Journal of Food Biochemistry about its potential in diabetes treatment.</p> <p>A very common, bitter vegetable in Asian cuisine,  the Balsam Pear, Momordica charantia,  is a natural drug store for diabetics and others. It’s not a pear at all but a fruiting gourd and vine that smells like an old, well-used gym shoe. Don’t say you weren’t warned.</p> <div>The warty gourd is edible when green (and cooked) but turns toxic when orange ripe. It then splits characteristically into three parts, revealing red arils (fleshy seed covers).  The ripe seeds inside the arils and orange flesh of the gourd are toxic and can make one violently lose fluids from both ends, and induce abortions. The red arils around the seeds, however, are edible. And notice this: The arils are 96% lycopene, which gives them their color. Just remember to spit out the seed from each aril.</div> <div>M. charantia is found Connecticut south to Florida, west to Texas, also Puerto Rico and the Hawaiian Islands. Incidentally, the bitter melon has twice the potassium of bananas and is also rich in vitamin A and C.</div> <div> </div> <div>The Latin genus name, Momordica, (mo-MOR-dee-ka)  means “to bite,” and refers to the jagged edges of the leaves, which appear as if they have been bitten. Charantia (char-AN-tee-ah) the species’ name, comes from Greek meaning beautiful flower.  It’s native to tropical regions of the world though no one knows where it came from originally. Gray’s four-inch thick Manual of Botany, started in 1850 and revised in 1950, makes no mention of M. charantia in the United States but it is currently a serious crop weed in Florida and to 21 other crops around the world, bananas to soybeans. It’s a late comer to Florida or Gray was in the dark about it. In the Amazon, and as far away as India, it is used very much by local populations for food and medicine.  Apparently a  dynamic chemical factory, the M. charantia is being tested for treatment against cancer — leukemia in particular —  AIDS, as an analgesic, and to moderate insulin resistance. It is often called the vegetable insulin. It does not increase insulin secretion but “speeds up carbohydrate use of the cells by affecting membrane lipids.” Seems like the smelly gym shoe hanging on the fence has a great future. But, it is not for everyone: Don’t eat the vegetable if you’re hypoglycemic or pregnant. In diabetics it can lower blood sugar too effectively. It also reduces fertility in men and women.  And, it contains vicine. That can cause favism in people who have a variant glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase. (I presume if you don’t know what that is you don’t have it. Favism is a severe reaction to fava beans and or their pollen. Occurs most often in Mediterranean men.)</div> <div>Cultivated versions of the M. charantia, also called Bitter Gourd or Wild Balsam Apple, are found in most Asian markets, and they, too, smell like an old gym shoe. The odor, thankfully, almost all goes away when cooked and the bitterness moderates, but does not go away. If you are not yet brave enough to pick your own, you can buy some or grow it yourself. There are many varieties and numerous recipes are on the Internet. The M. charantia is indeed bitter. Some cut up the vegetable and soak it in water, or salted water and or blanch it  to reduce the bitterness.</div> <div>While I have never seen an Oriental family picking M. charantia off local fences here in Florida, I have seen many Hispanic families doing so.  Dr. Julia Morton, a plant professor in south Florida,  says besides the green fruit, the young leaves when cooked and drained are also edible and nutritious, with iron, phosphorous, calcium and vitamin C. I have never managed to get past the locker room bouquet to toss ‘em in a pot, and the fruit is just too bitter for me to enjoy. The ripe fruit pulp has been used as a soap substitute, which should give you some idea of the flavor. In India and Africa the cooked leaves are canned like spinach. The fragrant flowers can be used as seasoning when cooking.</div> <div> </div> <div>Incidentally, if you have a glut of green Bitter Gourds, you can slice them, partially boil them with salted water, then dry them, sun or otherwise. They will last for several months. You can then fry them and use as you like. Also, drinking the fresh bitter juice is recommended by some naturopaths. That ain’t going to be easy, it’s really bitter…. much easier to tell someone to do it than do it yourself.</div> <div> </div> <div>REMEMBER: No part of the Momordica charantia is ever to be eaten raw, except for the red arils (and remember to spit the seeds out.)  No part, other than the arils, is ever to be eaten when ripe, which is when it is turning from green to yellow to orange. Do not eat the yellow or orange fruit raw or cooked. It is toxic. Also, the green fruit is suspected in the poisoning of dogs and pigs.</div> <div> </div> <div>Relatives: Momordica balsamina, which has longer spines on the fruit and can ripen to red, grows only in St. Lucie County in Florida and only a smattering of places in the southern U.S.  M. balsamina fruit can be pickled or after soaking used as a cooked vegetable. Young shoots and tendrils are boiled as a green. The seeds are eaten.  Momordica cochinchinensis produces a huge round fruit that is red when ripe. Young fruit boiled, not as bitter as M. charantia. Momordica dioica, small and roundish,  is more esteemed than the rest. It is not bitter but sweet. Fruits, shoots, leaves and roots are boiled for food. There are also at least seven commercial cultivars of the Momordica gourds</div> <div>IDENTIFICATION: Momordica charantia: A slender, climbing annual vine to 18 feet with long-stalked leaves and yellow flowers where the leaf meets the stem. Young fruit emerald green turning to orange when ripe. At maturity, fruit splits into three irregular parts that curl backwards showing many reddish-brown or white seeds encased in scarlet arils.</div> <div> </div> <div>TIME OF YEAR: Fruit, summer and fall in warm climates, fall in northern climes.</div> <div> </div> <div>ENVIRONMENT: Love to climb, found in hammocks, disturbed sites, turf and ornamental landscapes, and citrus groves . It seems to be the most common vine on chain link fences in Florida.</div> <div> </div> <div>METHOD OF PREPARATION: None of it ripe except the arils. Boiled green fruit (including seeds) leaves and shoots, boiled twice. Or, cut open and remove seeds and fiber and parboil.  Ripe parts toxic are too bitter to eat.  (An adult can swallow hole two ripe seed and not have much distress.) Young leaves and shoots are boiled and eaten as a potherb. Flowers used as seasoning.</div> <div> </div> <div>HERB BLURB</div> <div>Herbalists say the charantia has long been used to treat diabetes and a host of other ailments from arthritis to jaundice. <p> </p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="2" width="100%" valign="top"> <h3><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Sowing Instructions</strong></span></h3> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Propagation:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color: #008000;">Seeds</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Pretreat:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color: #008000;">preswollen 2 days in water</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Stratification:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color: #008000;">0</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Sowing Time:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color: #008000;">all year round</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Sowing Depth:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color: #008000;">0,5-1 cm</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Sowing Mix:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color: #008000;">Coir or sowing mix + sand or perlite</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Germination temperature:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color: #008000;">20 - 25° C</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Location:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color: #008000;">bright + keep constantly moist not wet</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Germination Time:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color: #008000;">1-4 weeks</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Watering:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color: #008000;">Water regularly during the growing season</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong> </strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><br><span style="color: #008000;">Seeds Gallery 05.11.2012.</span></p> <div><span style="color: #008000;"> </span></div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>

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