Banana – (Musaceae) is by far the most widely known fruit in the world and the most cultivated. The varieties of banana is so wide it is divided into 10 groups from the cavendish type to cooking bananas called plantains but the Philippines also have the cooking banana variety we call “saba” or “popo’ulu” in…
Basil- Ocimum Basilicum Basil plant is an herb and comes in different varieties. It belongs to the family of mint (Lamiaceae). As you can see in the picture, I have tried planting most of the types of basil but my most favorite is the sweet basil which I always use in cooking especially in making…
Orchid – Angraecum Eburneum I have been taking care of this rare orchid for quite sometime but I did not know the name until now. I tried to keep looking for the name in the internet and finally I saw the same picture from a website and so I was glad to have a name…
Nasturtiums – Tropaeolum majus – is becoming the number one popular among the edible flowers. It’s not only tasty and peppery but planting and growing it yourself is almost foolproof. They don’t need fertilizer and they grow in poor soils and give more flowers than if you grow them in very rich soil. It prefers…
Jicama – Singkamas (Pachyrhizus erosus) also called Mexican yam or yam bean is native to the Americas. It grows in a vine and flowers that produces beans that can also be eaten when young but not when it is mature because it contains a poison called rotenone so are the leaves and the vines. But…
Young coconut or “buko” as we call it in the Philippines is gaining popularity nowadays. It might as well be because researches are always coming up with good news about it, how it is good for you. The list of nutritional benefits goes on and on. I’m happy that I grow up enjoying young coconuts. …