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Perennial Edibles will be the topic of the next Garden Talk on October 7. The event is aimed at gardeners interested in growing edible plants that return year after year, such as fruit bushes, asparagus and other long-lived crops. The talk is expected to cover how to choose, plant and care for perennial food plants in home gardens.
- 2Gardeners share physalis photos for Silent Sunday●#SilentSunday #physalis #PhysalisPeruviana #aguaymanto #uvilla #uchuva #CapeGooseberry #goldenberry #PeruvianGroundcherr
Gardeners and plant lovers are posting photos of physalis, the golden berry known by many names including cape gooseberry, Peruvian groundcherry, aguaymanto, uchuva and uvilla, as part of the Silent Sunday trend. Posts show the fruit grown in home gardens, with tags in English, Spanish, German and other languages reflecting its wide cultivation and the many names it carries across regions.
- 3Ornamental peppers become Ohio's hottest fall garden trend▼Ornamental peppers are fall's hottest garden trend in Ohio
Gardeners across Ohio are turning to ornamental peppers as the standout plant for autumn displays. The Columbus Dispatch reports the colorful, compact peppers are being embraced for their bright red, orange and purple fruit that lasts through the fall season. Growers say the plants offer long-lasting color in beds and containers alike.
- 4South American sugar apples draw nature photography attention●south american sugar apples. # nature # naturephotography # natur # naturfotografie # naturaleza # plant # plants # pfla
Photography of sugar apples, a fruit native to South America, is circulating among nature and plant photography communities. The images show the fruit in its natural setting and are being shared with nature, flora and travel photography audiences. Little additional context or commentary is attached beyond the images themselves.
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KDRV NewsWatch 12 aired a gardening segment titled 'In the Garden: Fabulous Fruit Trees', focused on growing fruit trees at home. The piece offers seasonal advice for home gardeners interested in planting and caring for fruit trees.
- 6Gardener surprised by nine kiwano fruits from one potted plant●Vorhin noch mal im # Garten gewesen und bisschen Kram eingesammelt. Also die # Kiwano im Topf hat sogar noch mehr Frücht
A gardener in Dresden, Germany reports a surprise harvest after checking the garden: a kiwano plant grown in a pot produced nine fruits in total, more than expected, with some lying beside the pot. The grower plans to taste them for the first time and also collected a few tomatoes on the same visit.
- 7Flowering season ends but fruiting season continues for wildlife▼Wildlife Window: The flowering season may have ended, but not the fruiting season
A nature column notes that while the flowering season has come to an end, the fruiting season is now underway, offering continued food sources for wildlife. The piece highlights how plants shift from blooms to fruit, sustaining birds and other animals through the changing season.
- 8Marigold dye and home-grown grapes: gardening tips▼Gardening with Xpress: Using marigolds as dye and growing grapes at home
Gardeners are being shown how to make natural dye from marigold blooms and how to grow grapes at home in a new gardening feature from Mountain Xpress. The piece covers harvesting and processing marigold petals for coloring fabric, plus practical advice on planting, trellising and caring for grapevines in a backyard setting.
- 9Gardener Celebrates Record Bloom of Giant Pitahaya Cactus Flowers●Good morning from giant cactus flower land! (The most I have ever had bloom!) # gardening # pitahaya
A gardener reports the biggest bloom of giant cactus flowers they have ever had, sharing photos of the pitahaya, or dragon fruit, cactus in full flower. The morning bloom showcase is drawing warm reactions from plant lovers, with comments admiring the unusually large number of flowers opening at once.
- 10Dragon fruit flower blooms in mesmerising time lapse●Time lapse of this blossoming! # pitahaya # flower # gardening # timelapse https:// youtu.be/Y04jC8lw6JQ?is=WrIsVo 4xipR
A gardener has shared a time lapse video showing a pitahaya, or dragon fruit, flower blossoming, capturing the rare overnight opening in full. Pitahaya flowers bloom only briefly, usually for a single night, which makes the sped-up footage a treat for gardening enthusiasts. Viewers are enjoying watching the delicate white petals unfurl and admiring the plant's dramatic flowering process.