How to Grow Trovita Oranges?
Trovita is a dwarf variety of oranges, and its specialty is that, unlike other orange varieties, it doesn’t need particular growing conditions such as long, hot days and can grow in a variety of climatic conditions and even indoors.
Therefore, it provides a great relief to gardeners living out of the traditional growing regions and environments of oranges but wishing to grow them in their own gardens.
Published: September 30, 2022.
Pick A Pomegranate: How To Tell If A Pomegranate Is Ripe
Pomegranates come in a large number of varieties, differing in fruit shape, color, and taste, with some of them being rather sour even when fully ripe - such varieties are excellent for syrups and other processed foods based on pomegranates.
However, finding sweet, aromatic, fully ripe pomegranate, either in the store or in the garden, should not be a problem, just take a good look and pick the pomegranate in your hand...
Published: September 30, 2022.
How To Make Sugar-Free Blueberry Pomegranate Juice?
Both blueberries and pomegranates have excellent taste and fragrance and are both very rich in certain vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants.
Since there is no single food to be called a super-food, the blueberry pomegranate smoothie and/or juice are very close to that - the super-food. And such juice can be made rather quickly.
Published: September 29, 2022.
How To Open Pomegranate?
Pomegranates are very tasty fruits that are not just "wash and eat" fruits. Even when fully ripe, it takes some time and effort to open a pomegranate and enjoy its arils.
But, with some practice, it is very easy to quickly and safely open even the toughest pomegranates. Just be aware of pomegranate juice droplets - they leave stains that can be rather hard to clean ...
Published: September 29, 2022.
How to Make Organic Pomegranate Juice
Ripe pomegranates are excellent fresh, but they are also often processed into juices and syrups.
Fresh juice, made from home-grown organic pomegranates, is a very refreshing beverage loaded with vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, and it is very easy to make.
Updated: September 29, 2022.
Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load of Common Berries and Other Foods
There are many ways to compare various foods in terms of protein, carbohydrate, fats, fibers, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, etc., content.
One of the important ways to compare foods are their Glycemic Index (GI) and Glycemic Load (GL).
Updated: September 28, 2022.
What Are Pomegranate Arils?
Pomegranate fruit is one of the healthiest foods available to humans, and regular consumption in modest amounts can lead to many health improvements.
However, cleaning and consuming pomegranate is a constant source of questions like how, what, and similar. Thus, many people wonder, what are pomegranate arils?
Published: September 28, 2022.
Homemade Cranberry Grape Juice
Juice from cranberries and grapes has a very specific aroma and is very healthy, loaded with vitamins, antioxidants, and other health-improving compounds.
Fresh cranberries can be somewhat difficult to produce juice, but it can be done even without cooking. And when combined with grapes, with a few drops of lemon or lime, one gets a great tasting and refreshing beverage.
Published: September 21, 2022.
Is Strawberry a Fruit or Vegetable?
Hardly anyone might wonder if a strawberry is a fruit or a vegetable as it’s been considered a fruit for a long time.
Well, this hypothesis is not wrong. A strawberry is a fruit. But it’s interesting to see why.
Published: September 19, 2022.
How To Make Pure, Unsweetened, Sugar-Free Cranberry Juice Without Cooking
Commercial cranberry juices are very often loaded with various types of sugar, making cranberry juice more palatable but also increasing so-called empty calories, glycemic index, and especially the glycemic load of such drinks.
If You don't have home-grown cranberries, fresh-frozen cranberries can also be used to make all-natural, sugar-free cranberry juice that has a rather specific taste and aroma - it takes some time to get used to such fragrance, but it is worth it.
Published: September 17, 2022.
Do Cranberries Have Seeds?
Cranberries are enjoyed fresh, dried, and cooked, in the form of juices, salads, jams, etc. Thanks to their slightly tart but very specific aroma and fragrance, cranberries are often mixed with other foods.
However, many people rarely eat fresh cranberries and often wonder if the cranberries have seeds at all and, if they do, are their seeds edible...
Published: September 13, 2022.
Black Raspberry vs. Blackberry: Similarities and Differences
Both black raspberries and blackberries are great-tasting, easy-to-grow fruits that, with a little effort, can be grown in the backyard, even in pots and containers.
Besides great fragrance and many health benefits, both plants can be very decorative, with their green leaves contrasting with flowers in the flowering season, followed by red unripe and dark black ripe fruits.
Since these fruits look so similar, many gardeners ask what the actual difference between the black raspberry and the blackberry is.
Published: September 10, 2022.