As bitter cold has plants on the outside, either fully dormant, and/or protected, many things on the inside are growing. Some fruits are actually beginning to ripen. Last summer, I posted a pic of my tree tomato, Cyphomandra betacea, first when it began flowering, and later when fruits set. Now, the FRUITS ARE BEGINNING TO RIPEN. If anyone has never tried the fruit of this South American native, is missing a treat. They have a tomato taste, only sweeter, if you can imagine that:



https://photos.app.goo.gl/ZTx5qTPNfJyAh9ET8



Recently, I posted a pic of a NATAL PLUM, Carissa macrocarpa, I got. It is a dwarf variety of the plant, called 'Boxwood Beauty'. It had a few green fruits on it. Now, ripening has begun. Anybody ever try this fruit?..



https://photos.app.goo.gl/D2KccEz4bb8RHEDfA




Recently, I mentioned starting some CHERIMOYA seeds, and showed a pic of them in their community pot. Well, now, they have been transplanted into their own individual cups...



https://photos.app.goo.gl/wQ7xdFN4BM2Cn8Kn9




Here are some RAMBUTTAN, Nephelium lappaceum, plants I germinated, from seeds I received from the Big Island of Hawaii. As you can see, one seedling is growing faster than the others, and has already grown taller than its florescent light fixture. Rambuttan seedling growth is unusual, in that, although not a legume, like peas, seed leaves remain BELOW SOIL LEVEL. First leaves form on the tips of bare stems. incidentally, rambuttan fruits are similar to those of lychee, and longan, except Rambuttan fruits are covered with wiry, "hair"....



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