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snottiegobble starts with ... Just wondered if anyone has tried growing chocos in SW WA? I planted some in SW Vic but by the time the vine flowered it was autumn & the fruit never got to maturity.Huge fast growing plant though if you need to cover anything but pity its deciduous. I have never seen fruit for sale anywhere in WA. | About the Author snottiegobble Bunbury/Busso (smack in the middle) 29th August 2010 12:53pm #UserID: 3468 Posts: 1458 View All snottiegobble's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Lorna says... Hi Guys, I am in Albany WA (bottom left hand corner of WA), and I grow a white choko. They are daylight sensative, and will only start to produce flowers after the Summer Solstice (longest day) has been and gone. That can be a bit of a pain here, because sometimes if the frost comes early, the fruit are not really fully ripe. I grow it for the massive amounts of greens that it supplies for my goats and chooks through Summer, keeping up their Vitamin E when pasture is dry. | About the Author Lorna Albany WA 29th August 2010 6:20pm #UserID: 591 Posts: 91 View All Lorna's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author TyalgumPhil Murwillumbah 29th August 2010 6:22pm #UserID: 960 Posts: 1377 View All TyalgumPhil's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Rev says... Yes there used to be a guy in bunbury just off the highway with it gong over the shed. I collected them from there and grew them a few years there were a dark green smallish with spines along the margins see if you can find a local one rather than a supermarket or imported from the east Id like to collect all australias chokos one day. When i have a place to keep them. Ive had several types, and then lost them. since no offical organsiastion is keeping them there is a danger they may die out with their growers.. If youve HAD to eat them you are probably sick of them, but i love their food security value You could just grow them to shade the chook run in summer and supply greens for the chooks. but just knowing its there as backup is nice links http://www.crescentcityfarmersmarket.org/index.php?page=adopt-a-mirliton http://www.motherearthnews.com/Organic-Gardening/1980-11-01/Growing-Chayote-Vegetable-Pear.aspx?page=2 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=T7W9-psgqWUC&pg=PA24&lpg=PA24&dq=sechium+hybrid&source=bl&ots=XjwnbcnLpo&sig=2vZLXSCn55MJfFizw5JBseJ33Bw&hl=en&ei=PAjkS9THHc-TkAWPwI0J&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CAsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=sechium%20hybrid&f=false http://www.crescentcityfarmersmarket.org/uploads/file/A_Guide_to_Growing_Mirlitons.pdf http://www.nola.com/food/index.ssf/2009/08/a_fan_of_the_iconic_new_orlean.html especially the last link a story from post Katrina New orleans about Chokos and their comeback | About the Author Rev North qld 29th August 2010 8:02pm #UserID: 1806 Posts: 359 View All Rev 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Charles cant spell says... I have about 8 fruit sprouting now david, they are a bit big to send in the mail. My mum is growing them in Pemby fine, like weeds. The Asian greengrocer in Innaloo Super IGA building has had them in for a few weeks now, but I have enough of my mothers that I know are local. If you are in the area.......drop in a grab a few things. | About the Author Charlesstillcantspell1 Perth Innaloo 29th August 2010 8:55pm #UserID: 2742 Posts: 411 View All Charlesstillcantspell1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Jason says... I don't think Jantina's place would be any warmer than Colac, I'd actually think it would be cooler since it's so close to the sea. But the soil at her place would be worlds different to Colac and she has a pretty ideal North facing hill. I've got a choko from her vine now so I'll see if I can grow it in my crapy dirt :), should also be a near identical climate. I always wanted to try the old spikey variety which is supposed to grow with weed like power here in Southern Vic but no one seems to have those ones anymore | About the Author Jason10 Portland, Vic 30th August 2010 7:25pm #UserID: 3853 Posts: 218 View All Jason10's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Lorna says... My white one has a few spikes on it, but not enough to be an issue. It is very vigerous despite the neglect that it receives. I did not save any fruit this year (fed to the chooks and goats), because I could not find anyone that was interested in them. If I know anyone that wants them though, I would save them. There is nothing better than sharing edible plants from the garden with like minded people. I guess the end of Summer is the time to contact me for that one. | About the Author Lorna Albany WA 30th August 2010 8:24pm #UserID: 591 Posts: 91 View All Lorna's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Lorna says... Meant to say-there is a picture of the chokos showing the colour on the Daleys My Edible Fruit Trees site. If you look to the right of this paragraph, and click on the "view all Lornas edible fruit trees" you will see them. This photo ws taken in winter when the vine had mostly died back. | About the Author Lorna Albany WA 30th August 2010 8:29pm #UserID: 591 Posts: 91 View All Lorna's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Charles cant spell says... Ok, could you also save some Chilacayote or a cutting or something so I can get that in the PAWA Seed/Plant Bank also please, I was chasing that a few months ago round in circles. Maybe give me an email on charlesotwayAThotmail.com (change the AT to @) and I can see if I have anything you are chasing amongst the collection. Location in WA is irrelevant as long as there isn't the Quarantine between us :) I know people going to Denmark pretty regularly. | About the Author Charlesstillcantspell1 Perth Innaloo 30th August 2010 9:11pm #UserID: 2742 Posts: 411 View All Charlesstillcantspell1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Jason says... What I was trying to say is that Jantina's ground is more sandy and will have a lot more lime in it and that can make one plant grow totally different there than it will in a acidic Volcanic soil like where my plants are. The choko definitely grows well there, I'm hopeful but will be surprised if it does as well here and I'm only 60 something? km away. I believe her white sapotes and Cherimoyas can grow faster than mine but I think I have the edge with Avocados. I don't know if Colac has similar soil to me? but it might be since all the volcanoes around here are on a similar cycle (a geologist friend of mine told me a 15-25,000 year cycle?, it's due by the way:p). Pretty good idea to build Mount Gambier and Portland smack on top of large volcanos :) and Warrnambool about 10 minutes from one that blew itself inside out at some stage. but I guess if any of those citys can last 1000 years they will be doing well anyway :) even without the volcanoes waking up. There's a few different lava flows here but my garden is in the red belt that cuts across the highway on the way to the sea, it's a red soil with solid red rocks (not many) you only hit rock maybe one in 5 trees you try and plant, but there's heaps of red iron gravel. Much different from Portland proper which is all a mix of sand and black basalt from the quarry/Volcano beside the smelter. The red stuff here is not really a good soil to grow non natives in because it has almost no organic matter and next to no nitrogen. As for famous floating rocks well how about this.. if you pull 10 thousand rocks out of the ground, your topsoil drops ten thousand rocks lower. Which puts you ten thousand rocks closer to the next ten thousand rocks :), probably better to give up before you start that job | About the Author Jason10 Portland, Vic 31st August 2010 1:19am #UserID: 3853 Posts: 218 View All Jason10's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Rev says... "They are lovely picked small, around 2 inches, steamed and coated in garlic butter. No need to peel at this size. Good texture and delicate flavour." thats the best never appreciated them till i had them steamed , and seasned with salt, butter and pepper subtle, delicious the tendrils and shoots are crunchy and tasty raw if you think you have a special choko please get in contact with me id like to grow, hybridize, give away or onsell your fruits if i can ill pay postage and an agreed amount for fruits nobody else does.. ive seen these babies in bali, uphigh, near the mother temple at beaskih, the most sacred spot on the island, alongside durians. I study alongside students from papua, bangladesh, bhutan and other places, funded by AUSAID and their own govts. to bring home real solutions. The papuans and bangladeshis dont know what a mangosteen is. imagine whats a good industry might mean for local jobs? then imagine all the other things - like choko, at the homegarden level lets be friends, and get these babies out there - the main issue all vegetative crops are prone to easy loss i have a renewed interest in choko to collect to grow to cook www.tropicalfoodforest.com | About the Author Rev North qld 31st August 2010 9:02pm #UserID: 1806 Posts: 359 View All Rev 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Lorna says... Hey Rev, The chokos need to be out there more than they are. Education into preparation, so that they are appealing to eat. Most things are horrible if not cooked or prepared right, and chokos is just another example. Would love to share mine with people for them to multiply, and pass on to others. The www.tropicalfoodforest.com thing is not working for me? | About the Author Lorna Albany WA 4th September 2010 9:38am #UserID: 591 Posts: 91 View All Lorna's Edible Fruit Trees |
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amanda says... Hi all, my choko has now sprouted but I am wondering - where do the roots grow from? Is it that spikey part just under the shoot? Is that the part that needs to poke out a bit? Also - can they handle the heat ok? I really want to use them to grow over the chook pen to help keep them cooler this summer.... thanks for any help!
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Brendan says... My two-bobs worth on chokos, they don't like too much water or fertilizer. They thrive on neglect :-) I've seen them grow to the top of a 20m high paperbark tree, on a creek bank (loam). Yes, to plant them, half bury the thick end in the soil, and leave the narrow end out of the ground. | About the Author Brendan Mackay, Q 11th November 2010 7:52am #UserID: 1947 Posts: 1722 View All Brendan's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Phil@Tyalgum says... Chokos indeed do have a large underground tuber which is why they grow so vigourously when the weather starts to warm up. In fact in Central America it is cultivated more for its tubers which are much sought after and reputedly the best tasting part of the vine. Some people dig up one side of vine every year and the other side the following year. You'd be surprised at how big the tubers grow. Apparently very nutty tasting when baked. I also like the internal seed just eaten raw.
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Brendan says... Hi Phil & Mike, That 'tuber' is just the choko root, and the variety we grow here, doesn't really have a swollen root like in the photo. There are many vareities. Best way to grow chokoes is on a trellis, fence or pergola, the fruit that grows on the vine is what's eaten. On a pergola etc., the fruit hang down and are very easy to pick :-) In a former life, I was a cook (not chef), in the army, we were taught to 'make' pears with chokoes! No one picked it up :-) The recipe went something like this: Peel chokoes & cut them into quarters and remove the seeds. Add to saucepan with pear juice (or pear nectar), some sugar, lemon juice. Simmer til tender, serve with cream / icecream etc. (there could be something else too?) | About the Author Brendan Mackay, Q 19th June 2011 6:42am #UserID: 1947 Posts: 1722 View All Brendan's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Jantina says... The storage tuber must grow here Phil 'cause mine comes up every year. I've not been brave enough to dig up the tuber though in case I kill it. Louis Glowinski says he has never been able to persuade a choko grower to dig up their vine either. All bits are edible, as someone said earlier (Brendan I think)they are tasty sliced and fried in butter and garlic. We use them sliced and fried as above, sliced into stir fries and soups, the tips are great in stir fries and salads and the leaves can be used in green smoothies or as stock feed. A wonderful plant indeed. | About the Author Jantina Mt Gambier 19th June 2011 4:11pm #UserID: 1351 Posts: 1272 View All Jantina's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Jason says... Mine is just dying back now, it got up to about 8 foot tall in the end but didn't flower this year. I'm hoping next year it gets up and growing a bit more strongly. Melbourne is much warmer than Jantina's place so they should grow there really good considering how well Jantina's grows. My persimmons still a haven't ripened even though the tree has been without leaves for a couple months :), my white sapotes are at least one month late already too and I never got a single fig to ripen so it's been overall much cooler than normal | About the Author Jason Portland 19th June 2011 5:59pm #UserID: 637 Posts: 1217 View All Jason's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Jantina says... I'm pleased yours has got itself established Jason, mine has grown to about 3 times the size it was last year. It outboofed the pumpkin vines, smothered both asparagus beds and has headed off across the grass to the gum trees. But , alas too cool to develop any big fruit this year. There's been one moderately sized one, the rest I've been using as babies in stir fries. The tips of the vine have gone a bit yellow but the older leaves show no sign of dying back yet. Someone gave me a different sort a few weeks back, very very pale green, not quite white. It's shot now so it will go into a pot in the glasshouse over winter and planted out in the spring. It will be interesting to see if there is any difference in flavour. | About the Author Jantina Mt Gambier 19th June 2011 7:06pm #UserID: 1351 Posts: 1272 View All Jantina's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Phil@Tyalgum says... They are not on the AQIS permitted list but I did source three seeds last spring from a generous person who shall remain anonymous - haven't had one ripen yet but there are dozens of male and female flowers forming, need warmer weather than I have atm to develop fruit tho so haven't tasted it yet. | About the Author TyalgumPhil Murwillumbah 19th June 2011 7:44pm #UserID: 960 Posts: 1377 View All TyalgumPhil's Edible Fruit Trees |
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snottiegobble says... After having a choco struggling thru the heat of summer it put on a spurt in Autumn, climbed onto the roof of the carport, partly covered my panama red PF & we picked our first choco fruit ever yesterday with lots more on the way! It certainly shows how different our climates are & how plants respond. The fruit was not fully grown, but delicious pealed, sliced with " seed" removed, fried in olive oil with chopped garlic,chopped parsley & finished with a splash of white wine! Yum!! | About the Author snottiegobble Bunbury/Busso (smackin the middle) 19th June 2011 7:45pm #UserID: 3468 Posts: 1458 View All snottiegobble's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... I keep a tight reign on very vigorous plants and those with pest potential.It sounds good.I might have some seeds of interest to you in return.Maybe some jicama,giant edible luffah,yacon tubers,super hot chilis,dwarf ambarella,lemon basil,hot basil,asian crisp eggplant,wing beans,kaffir,kang kung or water chestnuts are of interest to you. | About the Author Cairns 19th June 2011 8:58pm #UserID: 5418 Posts: 1438 View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Phil@Tyalgum says... How about all of the above lol. I have yacon out of that list, that's about all. Have a lot of American pawpaws germinating this year but too hot for them up your way. I have New Guinea beans too which I pick when very small, develop into a zucchini-like fruit if left too long and become unappetising | About the Author TyalgumPhil Murwillumbah 19th June 2011 9:02pm #UserID: 960 Posts: 1377 View All TyalgumPhil's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... All of them? Yeah that should be alright as I have seeds of most and a few will have to wait to be ready. I could lay my hands on them if I strolled out to the garden.I have seen those NG beans and it is the same with the luffah, must be picked under 50cm.It is even a bit warm for atemoyas let alone asimina.I have to swindle dorset nagar and buht jolokia seeds out of my brother but I have lots of other chili types. | About the Author Cairns 19th June 2011 9:19pm #UserID: 5418 Posts: 1438 View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... I looked at your trees Phil and its an intersting assortment.I too would eat buried burdekin plums and they seem to be different in every area.I presume your blue quandong is E.angustifolius - they get BIG.If you NQ Davidson was from 800m+ it will go better than the lowland ones.Your paw paw looks like a sicana.I also have a sawo manila. | About the Author Cairns 19th June 2011 9:54pm #UserID: 5418 Posts: 1438 View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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M Nash says... Thats interesting, I found the butch T to only germinate 50% My Jolokias were 100%, Quiker to grow and produced heaps of fruit. If I was growing to sell, Id grow the Bih. Its got the "Ghost Pepper" name (And heat) and is a little more usable in cooking. Still, Give the scorp a try. The best source of seed is The Hippy Seed Company. Neil helped develop the B T scorp and it was his chillies that won the gong for the worlds hottest | About the Author MNash1 Terranora Northern NSW 20th June 2011 1:19pm #UserID: 2892 Posts: 292 View All MNash1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... The top 5 in the million scoville club are all related and left their habaneros ancestor behind.None are hotter than the others and it comes down to how individual fruit and plants are cultivated.I think the accolades given to Dorset Naga for a 1.598 million scoville fruit are undeserved. | About the Author Cairns 20th June 2011 4:23pm #UserID: 5418 Posts: 1438 View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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M Nash says... Well, I met the great man himself. Thanks so much for the white choko Phil. However, We forgot to rip out some coffee plants? Ah well, Next time. enjoy the super hots. It was a real pleasure to meet you face to face, You are a real lovely bloke. Ten feet bloody tall but lovely all the same :) | About the Author MNash1 Terranora Northern NSW 22nd June 2011 6:17pm #UserID: 2892 Posts: 292 View All MNash1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author TyalgumPhil Murwillumbah 29th June 2011 10:40am #UserID: 960 Posts: 1377 View All TyalgumPhil's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Sara says... has anyone ever tried to bottle plain chokos for making pickles later in the year? I have a great recipe for them and have made them from frozen peeled & diced ones, but I've run out of jam jars for the moment and have excess vacola jars so thought I'd preserve some for later. Has anyone tried this yet? I thought I'd try a light brine? | About the Author SaraPowter1 Kincumber NSW 16th April 2012 12:02pm #UserID: 6609 Posts: 8 View All SaraPowter1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Julie Roleystone WA 16th April 2012 8:05pm #UserID: 182 Posts: 103 View All Julie's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. 400km north of Perth 16th April 2012 8:26pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Jantina says... I agree with Julie and Amanda Sara, much safer to freeze them for pickling later, or try the op shops for jars or even make your pickles and then process them in your Fowlers jars. If you felt so inclined I'm sure I'm not the only one who would like to see your recipe. In fact maybe we could ask everyone for their choko recipes. Personally I tried the suggestion of another forum member (maybe Rev) and picked them young and sauteed them sliced in butter and garlic, YUM. | About the Author Jantina Mt Gambier 17th April 2012 9:04am #UserID: 1351 Posts: 1272 View All Jantina's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Sara says... Peeling chokos! I love them and especially in Mustard Pickles! But I hate peeling them , at least until this year! I have an apple peeler with a handle you wind. I dropped the corer down and set it on think peel and whizzed through 10 kg in about 15 mins, then cut off the tops , cut in half from bottom cored and trimmed off the remaining peel. Put through vege dicer and 10kg of peeled, cored & diced choko, ready for pickles! and my choko pickles recipe is great! nice and think too! the trick is to cook the veges till they are tender but not mushy... I will type out and post it... | About the Author SaraPowter1 Kincumber NSW 17th April 2012 11:44am #UserID: 6609 Posts: 8 View All SaraPowter1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author SaraPowter1 Kincumber NSW 17th April 2012 11:46am #UserID: 6609 Posts: 8 View All SaraPowter1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Chris WEST PENNANT HILLS,2118,NSW 16th May 2015 1:13pm #UserID: 2281 Posts: 263 View All Chris 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Mike Karrabin 18th May 2015 10:09am #UserID: 10195 Posts: 34 View All Mike's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Mike Karrabin 22nd May 2015 8:28am #UserID: 10195 Posts: 34 View All Mike's Edible Fruit Trees |
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N Martin says... One of my Italian neighbours has been growing Chokos here for at least 20 years. Prunes his vine down to almost ground level about September and by December is all over his wall and up about 8 feet high. Is usually loaded with fruit. Last year early November, he planted a Choko for me in my garden. It grew very quickly but was too late to have any usable fruit. Today it is all over the garage wall and hopefully we should get plenty of fruit this season. | About the Author N Martin Keilor East 6th December 2015 8:50am #UserID: 12844 Posts: 1 View All N Martin's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Kazino Meringandan West 31st May 2016 3:00pm #UserID: 12772 Posts: 14 View All Kazino's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Fay says... Kazino, there's a guy in Highfields who sells chokos for 10 cents each. He's on the road that runs from the school towards Woolies. He's got an honesty box out the front on the left side of the road. Also, the fruit shop in Vanity Street in Toowoomba sells them. I think I have a couple left if you have trouble finding them. | About the Author Fay Toowoomba 1st June 2016 8:11am #UserID: 11498 Posts: 84 View All Fay's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Kazino says... Hi Fay, thanks for your help. I know where you are talking about in Highfields - I know they have sold chokos in the past but I drove past today and they only have lemons and kindle. We actually get all our fruit and veg from the fruit and veg shop in Vanity street and they also do not have any chokos at the moment either. I also did a drive by to all the places I once knew of that once grew chokos, but everywhere I went the vines had been removed. Thanks! Kaz | About the Author Kazino Meringandan West 1st June 2016 4:32pm #UserID: 12772 Posts: 14 View All Kazino's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Amram STANHOPE GARDENS,2768,NSW 12th May 2020 2:57pm #UserID: 22703 Posts: 5 View All Amram's Edible Fruit Trees |
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