Today I made a start on a task I usually do around Easter - picking the fruit from my Chilean guava (Ugni molinae) bushes. Love this plant because it’s attractive, easy to grow and has delicious fruit!
My sister was wandering in the botanic gardens one recent evening and met some people picking the bushes there. They gave her some to eat. They didn’t seem to be gardens staff, in which case top marks for some cheeky foraging 😆
Change!
Now #Chaser is eating & the rest of the flock have taken up shady positions under the tree.
The #wind is now howling.
I won’t be surprised if they all move out of the wind & take up sheltered positions along the fence line somewhere.
My #domes over the #peas & #ChileanGuava are rocking violently. So far the #groundcontrol #tentpegs are holding them down. 🤞
I just picked some of the Chilean guava berries 😍
I love this plant (Ugni molinae) and highly recommend if you don’t already grow it! It’s an attractive shrub and the berries, ready in autumn, have an unusual but delicious floral flavour. I freeze them and use in baking.
I started picking the Chilean guava today 😍 Highly recommend to home gardeners who don’t have it already!
It’s a lovely small evergreen shrub laden with berries that ripen in autumn (when they turn from dark to light red they’re ready).
The berries have an unusual floral flavour. Not everyone likes them but I reckon they’re delicious! Great in jam, baking and to eat fresh. They freeze well too.
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