Gugo (Entada phaseoloides)seedlings

Available seedlings of Gugo (Entada phaseoloides). This is a large twining vine or liana in the pea and bean family Fabaceae, native to a broad area of Asia-Pacific, from China to northern Australia and the southwestern Pacific.

This is one of my 3.5 year old Gugo vine specimen.

Filipinos have been traditionally using gugo before commercial shampoos were sold in stores. The shampoo is obtained by soaking and rubbing the bark of the vine gugo (Entada phaseoloides), producing a lather that cleanses the scalp effectively. Gugo is also used as an ingredient in hair tonics. A study by the Philippines Department of Science and Technology found that gugo prevents hair fall because it stimulates micro circulation in the blood vessels.

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Jackfruit Season

Lots of jackfruit from our old trees. These are not commercial varieties so it is only for our personal consumption and we select only a few fruits to wrap with old empty sacks to avoid fruit fly damages. The rest are for food for our chickens and turkeys. 💕🌱🌳

This is from a young mother tree. 

We can expect a lot of ripe fruits this March.

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Bukagan/Popwan (Artocarpus anisophyllus)

Outplanted my first Bukagan/Popwan (Artocarpus anisophyllus). This is grown from the seeds of the ripe fruits last August 2024. This will be the 11th Artocarpus species in my collection. 😍🌱🌳

Limited seedlings for disposal are available at BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM.

Malagaitmon (Diospyros curranii)

Showcasing it's new leaves. This is Malagaitmon (Diospyros curranii) outplanted 3 years ago. One of the rare Ebony species in my collection. 😍🌱🌳

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Blue Java Banana

Outplanted additional Blue Java Banana. 

Very healthy growing, this single hill of Blue Java Banana was planted middle of last year.

Blue Java bananas are popular bananas that can be eaten fresh or cooked. They are known for their fragrant flavor which has a vanilla-like custard taste. They are also popular as ornamentals and shade plants for their unusual blue coloration, large size, and tolerance to temperate climates. 🍌❤️🍌

Limited suckers only as of now are available at BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM.

Hongkong Papaya variety

Welcoming year 2025 with my PY 1 Big HK Papaya. The plant is highly productive and fruit weigh around 1.5-2.0kg size per fruit. Very good shelf life. ❤️🌱🌳

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J33 Jackfruit

Additional outplanting of J33 or Malaysian Latexless Sweet (MLS) jackfruit variety.

Interior of the fruit. It has bigger edible portion which is crunchy and juicy with a sweet taste. Highly recommended variety of Jackfruit for planting. 

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Japanese Sweet Potato

Harvested a few Japanese Sweet Potato and additional planting via stem cuttings in a new plot for future harvest.

Golden yellow flesh of Japanese Sweet Potato. 

Additional new plot for the new propagation via stem cuttings for future harvest.

Planting materials will be released soon at BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM.

Pisang Seribu Banana

We harvested one of our Pisang Seribu banana or the thousand fingers. 🍌🍌🍌

My son Boris loves bananas. This is only one variety of the 9 varieties of banana that I grew here.

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Citrus from our food forest

Harvesting Lemons and Pomelo from our young food forest.  😍🌱🌳

American Lemon.

Melarosa Lemon.

We will sweetened this to preserved for future use. 

Pomelo.

More citrus variety are planted at BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM. 

Pelican flower (Aristolochia gigantea)

Flowering time for the giant Pelican flower (Aristolochia gigantea). This is native to Brazil, Costa Rica and Panama. 😍🌱❤️

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False Roselle (Hibiscus acetosella)

This is one of my perennial, the Cranberry Hibiscus also known as False Roselle (Hibiscus acetosella). Young leaves are edible, raw or cooked. Flowers are for tea. Lots of seeds coming for future planting. 😍🌱🌳

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Panabon (Ardisia brevipetiolata)

The firstime was a failure due to super dry fruits/seeds. Last August, I got a chance to germinate again a handful of Panabon (Ardisia brevipetiolata) fruits and here it is. It took 3 months to germinate in the common pot. 😍🌱🌳

Lots of flowering species at BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM. 

Badak from Palawan

Outplanted this Badak (Artocarpus integer). This is grown from seed of the ripe fruit from Brooke's Point, Palawan. 

The fruit is smaller in size compare to other Cempedak i have tried, but the taste is the same. 💕🌱🌳

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