New fruit in production: Galapagos Tomato!
Whether it’s pure species or a hybrid is still in question, but Solanum cheesmaniae is proving to be a wildly vigorous plant, easily rivaling the Coyote in growth speed. Leaves are more serrate-spade shaped than most tomatoes and the plants are well over 7 feet tall while in just a gallon pot (sure to become huge once in the ground or bigger pots outside). The fruits are not big but they’re produced in quantity, with a pretty good balanced sweet-savory flavor.
And of course as the name suggests: this species originates from the Galápagos Islands!
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Peperomia pellucida 🌿, known in Thailand as กระสัง (Gra-Sung), grows quietly in our organic garden. Its tender leaves are used in local cooking and traditional remedies, thriving naturally in Hua Hin’s climate.
Curious to learn more about this humble herb? 👉 Read the full story on our webpage. https://sites.google.com/view/huahinservices/our-garden/spices-vegetables-fruits-in-our-garden/peperomia-pellucida
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Another post from the mascot, showing off something we’re both excited about: the first ripe Coyote Tomato!
Naturally, Embron being a coyote, we had to grab this variety when we found it. A “wild-type” cherry tomato hailing from Mexico, it is as wild as its namesake as well with a single plant in good conditions capable of swallowing over 100 square feet of space with its scrambling vines, and will produce loads of small cherry-sized fruits that go through several stages of ripeness. I think this is the best state, just after the green has all but disappeared and the main color is ivory yellow and a little translucent. They have a pinch of sweet but with enough tangy acid to balance and a rich savory undertone. Left to ripen further, to deeper yellow, most reports say they lose all the acid and turn almost cloyingly vanilla-sweet, better for cooking than eating straight because of their odd flavor. I’ll have to test this with some fruits left to ripen longer, but for fresh, it’ll be hard to resist this initial stage.

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