This fascinating fruit always draws comment when newcomers visit my back yard. ‘What is it?’ and ‘How do you use it?’ are always asked. The short answers are that it is a citron and I primarily use it to candy, though I have plans to use it in jam. For more details, check out the […]
Buddha Hand
Buddha Hand Bonanza!
Spring officially arrives on the 21st of the month but my Buddha Hand tree doesn’t keep a calendar. It is loaded with blossoms and nearly every cluster has a fruit well on its way. See the small one developing just NE of the open blossom? This fruit is already about 5 inches long. A few […]
Another sketch
The Buddha Hand may have been a bit ambitious of me. Who am I kidding? It was very ambitious of me. I’ll have other chances to come back to this fruit. For now, Jane is moving us on to lettuce. This has been a fast week!
Buddha Hand Harvest
My first harvest from the tree — so exciting! They are ripe and beautiful. They measure about 5″ long and the same width. Don’t you just love the color? I wish you could smell them. YUM! They have their own distinctive aroma and taste. If you run across these at your local farmer’s market, be […]
A Clean Slate
This is the time when so many make resolutions, only to set themselves up for disappointment. My friend Suzanne Kistler makes two lists at the beginning of a new year: the first list is of the quilts she completed in the previous year; the second is a list of goals for the new year. I […]
Buddha Progress
Here’s an update on the progress of the two large Buddha Hand fruits on my tree. I should be harvesting them this month. They will be candied and used in future jam recipes.
