Thursday, August 20, 2020

Fruit of the Year - Camu Camu

 We hope for one new fruit from the greenhouse every year. This year it's the Camu Camu, Myrciaria dubia. Mine came to me by way of a friend Ethan in California, and we've grown it for many years now in the greenhouse. 

Like its cousin,the plant has nice peeling bark and tolerates wet soil. And, like its cousin, Camu Camu also fruits directly on the trunk. The fruit is very similar to jaboticaba, but with smaller seeds. We got about 4 fruit this year. 



Sunday, August 9, 2020

Harvest Approaches

 Foch was at 17 Brix last week. I haven't checked this week, but it smells like it is getting close. 

This weekend's list, complete:

  • Weed/Roundup the elderberries
  • Dig up volunteer ornamental grasses
  • Clean mud daubers off porch and garage
  • Net the grapes
  • Remove the grow tubes
  • Weed the berm
  • Weed the liriope
  • Prune the lychees
We're targeting shorter, more frequent posts for my brother. So finally some nice pictures.





And from last week, Lake Michigan: