Jujube Zinzel Ziziphus zizyphus A decidious tree up to 10m. It is in flower from April to May, and the fruits ripen in September- October. ...

Naspoli Fruit     How to Grow a Nespoli Tree From Seed   Nespoli trees bear sweet, slightly tart fruit in the spring. The n...

Cane Reed Hand Making Arundo donax ,  Giant Cane , is a tall  perennial   cane  growing in damp soils, either fresh or moderately saline. Ot...

The Mint Leaves If you often drink mint tea or use mint in your recipes, consider growing your own mint plants instead of always buying a...

Maltese Marrows     Sowing the Seed Seed for marrow, pumpkins and squashes should be sown early to mid-May under glass or in situ after fros...

The Maltese honeybee - Apis mellifera ruttneri Apis mellifera ruttneri  is the endemic honey bee of the  Maltese islands. This species evolv...

Cachi Fruit Persimmo   Persimmons are the edible fruit of a number of species of trees in the genus Diospyros . Diospyros is in the fami...

  Cheirolophus crassifolius , the Maltese Centaury , Maltese Rock-centaury or Widnet il-Baħar , is a species of flowering plant in the Ast...

Maltese Peppered Cheeselets ( il-Gbejna tal-Bzar)   Ingredients: Warm 1 gallon of Whole Milk Two cups dried milk About 2 tbs salt Method: Wa...

The Maltese George Cross     The George Cross was awarded to the island of Malta by King George VI of the United Kingdom in a letter date...