Green Tampang (Artocarpus dadah)

Green Tampang (Artocarpus dadah) @ 7mos on the ground. This one can tolerate the heat. One of the rarest in my edible fruit collection. 😍🌱🌳

 

Sugod-sugod / Gac fruit (Momordica cochinchinensis)

Sugod-sugod fruit is the local Filipino name for Momordica cochinchinensis, widely known internationally as the Gac fruit. This is the fruit of my 5 year old Vine. The immature green fruit is consumed as a vegetable. It is typically peeled, sliced, and added to local dishes like dinengdeng, pinakbet, or ginisa, and its taste is comparable to upo (bottle gourd). The young shoots are also edible. 😍🌱💚

 

Bagtikan (Parashorea malaanonan)

One of my Bagtikan (Parashorea malaanonan) now @4.5 years old, slow growing under the shade. The timber is a light hardwood. 😍🌱🌳

 

Tanghas (Myristica simiarum)

This is now my 5 year old Tanghas (Myristica simiarum) looks like. This is growing under the shade of the bamboo but is well thriving especially like this dry season, the bamboo protects it from the scorching heat of the sun.

 

Giant Balimbing

Giant Balimbing! Limited grafted seedlings are available. Until supplies last only. 😍🌱🌳

 

Octopus

For us living in the inland, seafoods is a luxury. Thank you, cravings satisfied. 😋💕

Seedless Mangosteen

Available grafted seedless Mangosteen often referred to as Mesta Mangosteens. These are often found in Thailand. Limited propagations only! 😍🌱🌳

 

Blue Java Banana

Two of my Blue Java Banana or Ice Cream Banana are fruiting simultaneously. This is for April summer smoothies. 😋🌱💚

 

Rooster for breeding

I scored yesterday another future breeder to upgrade my flocks. Roosters are crucial for breeding, directly influencing 60% of a chick's genetic traits, including growth rate, body conformation, and disease resistance. Keeping multiple or different types of roosters provides flexibility. 

 

Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans)

My lone surviving Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans), battling the heat of almost a month with no rain.

This is an indigenous tree of Moluccas, Indonesia. An important source of spice nutmeg and mace. 😍🌱🌳

 

Buko for hot days

Fresh buko is a refreshing treat for this hot January, as the start of dry season comes very early. This is a bilaka dwarf coconut variety.

Namnam (Cynometra cauliflora)

This is my 50 month old Namnam (Cynometra cauliflora). It is native to Malaysia and it can  be found in South East Asia, India and Sri Lanka. The young fruit is very sour which is cooked with sugar to make a compote. 💚🌱🌳

 

Himbabao or Alukon (Allaeanthus luzonicus)

One of my Himbabao or Alukon (Allaeanthus luzonicus) or Birch Flower in English. Native to the Philippines and can be found in thickets and second growth forests, at low and medium altitudes. Flower spikes are edible; used in meat and vegetable dishes like pinakbet and bulanglang. When cooked, the flower becomes gooey and slimy like okra. Flowering season extends from February to April. Aside from its culinary use, the fibrous bark of Himbabao is used in making ropes. 💚🌱🌳