Loquats (nísperos) are in season. I've had loquats in the US and most aren't worth my time, but I suspected they had better cultivars over here so I bought a few to try.
I just ate one and it was terrific! Highly recommended! #FruitToot
Mangosteens and passion fruits at Mercat Central in València this afternoon.
Many booths had already packed up for the day, their fruits sold. #Spain #FruitToot
The biggest peach myth in America
This seems to be sponsored content, but the general story seems to hold up.
Something they don't mention about US peach production is the split between fresh eating peaches and peach cultivars that were bred for canning.
A lot of the peaches grown in the US are grown for canning, including in California. Del Monte declared bankruptcy, which hit peach growers hard.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYUI67ioIR0 #Agriculture #FruitToot #History #Georgia
I'd seen it on the internet before, but yesterday I saw my first in-person example of vivipary in strawberry. And took this photo with a botanical loupe this morning. 14x,
@kmccoy It's good in terms of number, but I think the sad thing is that none of the local Czech varieties is there. It's very corporate.
I'd have to take more risks buying unknown (to me) Czech cultivars, but it would be a more authentic experience of regionality.
This alludes to modern Czech apple breeding, but I'm also speaking of whatever heritage cultivars may exist.
@jaz they can still be sued even after the plant patent has expired. So this is one reason I make the distinction.
I use cultivar names in single quotes, and tradmarked marketing names in double quotes. "Cosmic Crisp" has the rather uninspiring cultivar name of 'WA38'. https://treefruit.wsu.edu/cosmic-crisp-characteristics-and-horticulture/ #FruitToot
Apple cultivars I saw for sale at Kaufland in Brno, Czechia:
Granny Smith
Golden Delicious
Jonagold
Red Delicious
Red Prince
Braeburn
Cripps Pink ("Pink Lady")
Gala
"Cosmic Crisp"
Eva (I think...I might be misremembering this one).
Didn't see any Czech cultivars per se. #FruitToot #Agrobiodiversity #Czechia
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