Fruits Garden

How to Grow Banana Tree in Pot | Growing Banana Tree in Containers

July 30, 2017 By Gardening Leave a Comment

Banana –Musa | Introduction

Banana is an edible flowering plant and the species are native to Australia, America, Europe, China and South Asian countries. Fruits are varied in size (elongated & curved), color and firmness. It is rich in starch and covered with the rind that may be green, yellow, brown or red. Plants are about 5 meters tall and can grow in the wide variety of soils. Leaves are composed of stalk and blade.

How To Grow Mango Tree in Pot?

July 29, 2017 By Gardening Leave a Comment

Mango- Mangifera Indica

Mango plants are native to South Asian countries like India, Pakistan, Philippines, and Bangladesh. It grows to a height of 5-15 meters with the crown radius about 5 meters long. Leaves are evergreen with 15-30 centimeters long and 5-15 centimeters broad. Leaves are orange-pink colored when they are young and turn dark green when they mature. Flowers are small and white with 5 petals about 5-10 mm long and have the mild sweet odor. Fruit varies in size, color (yellow, orange, green) and taste. Unpeeled mangoes have distinctive resinous, sweet smell with the single seed (contains plant embryo) in it.

Mango fruits can be eaten raw or juiced. It can also be used in ice-creams, desserts, cakes, sauces, jams, smoothies, chocolates and also in cooking dishes for flavoring.

Nutritional Information

A cup or 100 grams of diced mango contains 60 calories, 25 grams of carbohydrates, 5 grams of fiber, proteins, and fat. It is rich in vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, vitamin D, magnesium, calcium, iron, and potassium. It is also a good source of dietary antioxidants like ascorbic acid, carotenoids, phenolic compounds and beta-carotene.

How to Grow Strawberries Indoors

July 25, 2017 By Gardening Leave a Comment

Strawberry-Fragaria Ananassa

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How to Grow an Avocado Tree from Seed

July 15, 2017 By Gardening Leave a Comment

Avocado- Persea Americana

The avocado tree is native to South America and Mexico. These are grown in tropical and Mediterranean climates. The fruit is botanically a large berry containing single seed in it. It has green skin, fleshy body and appears to be spherical or egg-shaped and high in nutrition and flavor.

How to Grow Pineapple Plant

July 13, 2017 By Gardening Leave a Comment

Pineapple- Ananas Comosus

Pineapple plant is an herbaceous perennial flowering houseplant in the family of Bromeliaceae. Ornamental pineapple plant leaves are waxy, spines on the margin and striped with white, red or cream color. When stem elongates they produce small purple or red flowers.

How to Grow Watermelon in Containers | Growing Watermelon in Pot Vertically

July 8, 2017 By Gardening Leave a Comment

Now a days farmers in the United States (44 states) grow watermelons commercially. It is highly cultivated in Florida, Texas, California and ranks 5^th in producing melons worldwide. It grows in both tropical and sub-tropical areas.