Am from a small district called Idukki in Kerala,India.The main source of income
for more than 50% of the people in Idukki is from agriculture. From my childhood onwards i love planting and i am so proud to call myself a plantsman than an engineer.
So now am gonna show you all some of the fruits in my food forest. All these fruits are grown by me through the years in my nearly 1 acre of land.
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Jack fruit is the most common fruit in my state kerala and there are more than 20 types of jack fruits. varikka and koozha are the 2 common types found in kerala, and i have these 2 types in my food forest.
2
Its a type of common gua but its leaf and wood is entirely different from that of the common type. Inside of this fruit is of pure white color.
3
This is a very fleshy fruit. It smells and tastes like rose water. Thus the name rose apple.
4
Its a fabulous fruit. Its my fathers favorite fruit in our yard. It is really sweet. It is also known as chikoo or naseberry
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Rambutan
This is the first time i got fruits from this fruit plant. Its not ripe yet. It will take another month or two for the full growth of fruits.
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It is my favourite fruit in my food forest. Its so yummy and tasty. Actually this palnt was gifted to me by my professor.This fruit is so rare in our country.
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This fruit really is a miracle of nature. Many of you have seen this or heard about this fruit. Its a shrub plant. You can even plant these in pots. After eating this fruit,if you eat any sour food items. It will not be sour instead it will be sweet. For eg if you eat miracle fruit and after that if you eat lime, it will be too sweet not sour.
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This fruit is a sour one. We use these fruits to make pickles. Since my sister is a die hard fan of pickles. This fruit is her favourite.
9
This is a common fruit in Idukki. Cashew is famous everywhere but many dont know about its fleshy part. I think its the only fruit whose seed is out side. Its fleshy part is sweet and juicy.
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This plant is only 1 years old and i have only got 5 cherries from it. I cannot describe its taste, all i can say is that its a different taste. To be honest with you i dont know what kind of cherry is this. I think its a type of plum cherry.
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I think not many of the people in my district tried growing oranges. Our climate is not suitable for oranges but luckliy for me it grown in my yard and am getting a lot of oranges from this single plant.
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I just love these. Its sweet and juicy. It is best when eaten after spreading some chilly powderall over it.
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This fruit is also common in kerala and its the best fruit to make wine.
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To be perfectly honest with you all, the taste of this fruit is not that good. But its an ornamental fruit plant and is rich in vitamins and protiens and is great for blood purification.
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Everyone know that choclate is made from the seeds of coco fruit. Here in Idukki most of the people have coco trees in their land. The seeds inside are covered with a fleshy layer and its too sweet.. These seeds are then separated and people will sell it in the market. These seeds are then dryed and processed to make choclate in the chocolate factories.
I do have a lot of other fruits like brazilian berries, mangoes , strawberries, wood apple, dragon fruits, abiu, eggfruit, malberries, 4 types of passionfruites, pomegranates. In the coming days i would love to show you all the remaining fruits in my food forest.
Not only fruits, but veggies and flowers are also grown in my yard. Roses,chinapinks and orchids are my favourite flowers.
# THANK YOU