EATING OUR FIRST HOMEGROWN TAMARILLOS

This was a first for us.

We tried some fresh last year at Baker Creek while chatting with David Leroy Kaiser, and we were hooked! Although we had never heard of a Dwarf Tamarillo before, we picked up some seeds and got them growing this year. Our harvest is just starting to come in, so we share that experience with you here.

EATING OUR FIRST HOMEGROWN TAMARILLO VIDEO

A GREAT SNACK DURING OUR WORK

Although the tiny seeds of the dwarf tamarillo start incredibly small, these plants have been growing amazingly for us and the biggest ones are now about seven feet tall! Check out how they tower over Monster Truck!

Now that the first couple were ripening, we thought we'd enjoy a break from working on our projects and finally reap what we've sown. That was a good idea, and I was definitely ready to taste the tamarillo again!

The fruit itself is shaped like a tiny, orange egg, and is covered in some tiny hairs too. They are not as unpleasant as those of a kiwi fruit, and are nowhere near as stiff. The flavor is definitely a citrus flavor, but I'm not sure I'll be able to describe it better than that.

Thankfully, the inside of the fruit is full of many tiny seeds, which will be used to grow our crop next year! After enjoying these first four, we can't wait for the rest of the harvest to come in! Have you ever heard of these or tried them before?