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...

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

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

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

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

Il-Habaq   Basil is often referred to as the king of herbs. Basil plants are certainly one of the most popular herbs grown in the home garde...