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. ...

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...

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

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...

How To Cultivate a Tomato Are you learning to grow your own sweet, juicy tomatoes? Luckily for you, tomato plants can grow almost anywhere, ...

The Blue Rock Thrush ( Monticola solitarius ) is a species of chat . This thrush -like Old World flycatcher was formerly placed in the fam...

PUMPKINS by George Levenson What kinds of pumpkins grow the best? Where, when and how should the seeds be planted? How much room do pumpk...