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greeny crops: November 2009

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Sunday, November 15, 2009. Bitter gourds (Momordica charantia). Bitter gourds (Momordica charantia) is also known as Karela, bitter melon. The root, leaves and fruit from this plant are used as vegetables and in some medicinal uses. The plant is native from either China or India. Preparing to serve as food. Slice bitter gourds into circles or lengthwise, and remove the seeds and pulp. Parboil them before cook, to remove the bitterness. They can be then stuffed, steamed, stir-fried, or pickled. Bitter gou...

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greeny crops: October 2009

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Sunday, October 18, 2009. Betel nuts (areca nuts). Betel nuts(areca nuts) are the seeds of Betel palm (Areca catechu), which are native to Malaya. The size of the nuts are about 2 inches(5cm) long and colored between dark-brown to gray. Cloves, cinnamon, tamarind. The alkaloid and arecoline ingredients of Betel nuts are a mild stimulant which produce a feeling of wellbeing, when chewing the above prepared mixture. . How betel nut got this name? Image: woman holds Betel nut with piper betle]. This plant i...

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greeny crops: September 2009

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Sunday, September 27, 2009. Mango - Queen of tropical fruits. Mango is one of the most celebrated of all tropical fruits and is regarded as queen among any fruits. In general, the tree is long-lived, and some specimens being known to be 300 years old and still fruiting. Mango fruits would normally reach maturity in 4 to 5 months after the flowering season. The fruits can be eaten fresh and raw. The fruit has one seed that is flattened and sticks centrally with the flesh. Mango cultivation are native to s...

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greeny crops: November 2010

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Sunday, November 7, 2010. Mushrooms are the fruiting bodies produced by some fungi. The typical Mushrooms look like umbrellas. They consist of a stalk topped by a flat or cup-shaped cap. Their spores are produced on special cells called basidia, located on the underside of the cap. There are more than 2,000 mushroom species exists And among them, Some are edible and delicious, while the remaining are poisonous. The poisonous mushrooms are used to be called as "toadstool". Some Commonly Popular Mushrooms.

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greeny crops: October 2010

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Sunday, October 31, 2010. Cocoa bean, seed of Theobroma cacao (The Fruit of Gods). A small Cacao tree usually 4–8 m tall and grow rarely up to 20 m. After 2-3 years the tree produces many cauliflorous flowers and fruits develop after about 5 years. The fruits grow for 150-180 days, contain 30-40 seeds surrounded with mucilaginous pulp, and produce 10-35 cm long pods with recalcitrant seeds. A good tree produces up to 40 pods a year. Cocoa butter has been described as the world's most expensive fat, used ...

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greeny crops: Beet root

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Monday, November 1, 2010. Ancient Greeks called the beet as teutlion and used it for their leaves, and both as a culinary herb and medicinally. The Romans were the first one to cultivate the plant for its root, and they also used the beet for medicinally purpose. Beets contain a significant amount of vitamins A and C and also calcium, iron, phosphorus, potassium, protein and carbohydrates. Beets are also high in folate, dietary fiber and antioxidants. Labels: roots and plants. You might also like.

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greeny crops: August 2010

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Monday, August 9, 2010. The lucmo was first seen by Europeans in Ecuador in 1531. It is native and cultivated in the highlands of western Chile and Peru and possibly southeastern Ecuador where it is known to have been cultivated since ancient times. The lucmo has been stewed in sirup, used as pie-filling, made into preserves, and used in making ice cream. Kiwifruits are native to the Yangtze Valley of China. The Seeds from China were taken to New Zealand and planted in 1906. The kiwifruit is born...Kiwif...

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greeny crops: March 2009

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Tuesday, March 31, 2009. Breadfruit trees grow to a height of about 20 meters (66 ft). The leaves are large, thick and are deeply cut into pinnate lobes. All parts of the tree, including the unripe fruit, are rich in milky juice, gummy latex, which is useful for boat caulking. A common product is a mixture of cooked or fermented breadfruit mash mixed with coconut. Milk and baked in banana leaves. The original method of making POI involved peeling, washing and halving the breadfruit, discarding the core, ...

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greeny crops: April 2009

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Thursday, April 30, 2009. Persimmons are grown for it's edible fruits. The persimmon fruit is known to be "the fruit of the. Gods" in the ancient Greeks. The tree can grow high up to 25 feet (7.6 m). The fruit is size 3.5 inch(8.9 cm) in diameter, and the shape of the fruit varies between spherical, acorn-like, and pumpkin-shaped; with color pale yellow, orange, or red exterior with an orange flesh inside. Image: sliced persimmon fruits]. Labels: Fruits and Plants. Macadamia nuts can be eaten raw after r...