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| About the Author Nick Altona, VIC 25th January 2012 1:38pm #UserID: 2663 Posts: |
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| About the Author JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE 25th January 2012 5:40pm #UserID: 2706 Posts: View All JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Nick Altona, VIC 25th January 2012 6:40pm #UserID: 2663 Posts: |
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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says... Hi Nick, I have never seen abius selling in Melbourne. It could be that they bruise easily so hard to transport. Durians from NT was sold in Springvale once a few years ago. Star apples and sapodilla are sold when they are in season around October to April. You could find those fruits in Richmond, Springvale or Footscray. Another place of interest is Dandenong market shopping centre fresh fruit market on the third floor the same buidinng as MYER. I hope this helps. | About the Author JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE 25th January 2012 11:00pm #UserID: 2706 Posts: View All JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE's Edible Fruit Trees |
Speedy says... some fresh vegetables and spices available can beused as propagating material. Jujubes, please correct Vietnamese names if there are errors eg Piper sarmentosum = La lot; cha Plu Limnophila aromatica= rau om , ngo om ; pak kayaeng. Ipomoea aquatica= Rau muong; pak bung, pak boong Centella asiatica= Rau ma; bai bua bok Neptunia oleracea = ...? ; pak kachet eryngium foetidum = ...?; Pak chee farang turmeric, galangal , sugarcane, ... I've even grown basils from cuttings. many other things can be started from fresh produce. something to keep in mind :-) | About the Author Speedy Nthn Vic. 27th January 2012 12:32am #UserID: 2305 Posts: View All Speedy's Edible Fruit Trees |
JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says... Hi Speedy, How are you? Neptunia oleracea = rau rut eryngium foetidum = ngo gai and the rest I have the same names as yours. I agree with you Speedy. I used to get those stuff (except eryngium foetidum where it is sold as leaves) from Asian markets and place them in a jar of water to grow roots and plant out. I grow lemon grass this way too. | About the Author JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE 27th January 2012 8:44am #UserID: 2706 Posts: View All JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author juanita melbourne 28th January 2012 4:15pm #UserID: 0 Posts: |
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| About the Author Nick Altona, VIC 28th January 2012 6:57pm #UserID: 2663 Posts: |
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| About the Author juanita melbourne 29th January 2012 1:05am #UserID: 0 Posts: |
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| About the Author juanita melbourne 19th February 2012 1:46am #UserID: 0 Posts: |
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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says... Hi Juanita, How are you? It is a kind of gourd. I never come across this round shape but the long ones I normally do: - Young fruit can be stir fried with chicken, just slice chicken, marinate for 5 minutes with soya or fish sauce (1 fillet, 1 teaspoon of soya, 1/2 teaspoon of sugar, garlic). Stir fry in medium heat for about 10 minutes with 2 tablespoons of oil, add thick slices or 1 cm cubes of gourd flesh without seeds about 2 cups, cook until soften to your liken, add 1 tablespoon of soya and mix well. Garnish with chopped fresh coriander - Another way is to scoop out and discard the seeds inside. Stuff with marinated chicken or beef mince (250gr mince and, 1 teaspoon of soya, 1/2 teaspoon of sugar, garlic) inside the half and steam for about 2 hours or until soften. The quickest way is to boil in chicken stock but only let the stock fill half way mark of the gourd and simmer until soften. - Cut into 1 cm cubes, cook in chicken stock until soften, add soya sauce or fish sauce for flavor (1 tablespoon of fish sauce for every 2 cups of liquid), garnish with chopped fresh coriander I suggest you steam some flesh and add a bit of crushed garlic and olive oil and see if you like it first before going through all trouble to cook and at the end you don’t like it. BTW, this gourd has passed it peak. I personally prefer the young with tiny seeds | About the Author JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE 19th February 2012 10:14am #UserID: 2706 Posts: View All JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author MaryT Sydney 19th February 2012 10:45am #UserID: 5412 Posts: View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Mike Cairns 19th February 2012 11:49am #UserID: 0 Posts: |
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| About the Author MaryT Sydney 19th February 2012 11:55am #UserID: 5412 Posts: View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... Mary I just made that up as any of those gourd/melons that can't be identified just seems to get called soup melon.I have grown wax gourd/melon,hairy melons and seen winter melons at someones place.There just seem to be a huge variety.On reflection I might be leaning towards a wax melon/gourd and the one in the picture may be more mature than is ideal. | About the Author Mike Cairns 19th February 2012 12:16pm #UserID: 0 Posts: |
JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says... Good morning Mike, I have never heard of Laos soup melon. The name makes sense because the melon was from a Thai lady. Thai and Lao most likely share the same veggies. BTW, I have just discovered my giant lufa vines have started to produce fruits. amazingly the tiny baby looks like a chop stick with a little flower at the end. I can't wait to stir fry with chicken. Thanks to you. I also found some infor about this beautiful ginger you gave me. http://www.flickr.com/photos/phuonglovejesus2782010/5184021345/in/pool-1633596@N20/ | About the Author JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE 19th February 2012 12:35pm #UserID: 2706 Posts: View All JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author MaryT Sydney 19th February 2012 1:36pm #UserID: 5412 Posts: View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... Jujube that luffah vine can get big and it scrambles like a choko. Harvest the fruit before they get over 90cm or 1m.The Zinziber zurembet was given to me originally as a ginger to be used in cooking for flavouring. Mary T I think the names might be a bit interchangeable.The big one with the white bloom you keep dry like a pumpkin is what I call a wax melon and it seemsto be a winter melon to you.Hairy melons loose some fuzz with age and are just a variety of wax melon.winter melon to me is a smaller,starch melon that is eaten fresher and looks more like a young water melon. | About the Author Mike Cairns 19th February 2012 4:31pm #UserID: 0 Posts: |
John Mc says... An old italian guy gave me a runner of that "melon" a couple of years ago,calling it an italian zuccini. Research told me it's a Chilacayote; Cucurbita ficifolia. Apparently the italians use it very small, not long after the flower drops. It's a very vigerous vine similar to squash, any single node of the vine will strike and look out, it gets out of control very quickly, I have old "melons" laying around everywhere from last year. | About the Author John Mc Warnervale NSW 19th February 2012 4:35pm #UserID: 2743 Posts: View All John Mc's Edible Fruit Trees |
MaryT says... OK Mike; I googled winter melon and this is the one Chinese use for soup (sometimes using the melon as the container) : "The winter melon, also called white gourd, ash gourd, "fuzzy gourd", or "fuzzy melon", is a vine grown for its very large fruit, eaten as a vegetable when mature. It is the only member of the genus Benincasa." | About the Author MaryT Sydney 19th February 2012 4:36pm #UserID: 5412 Posts: View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author John Mc Warnervale NSW 19th February 2012 5:02pm #UserID: 2743 Posts: View All John Mc's Edible Fruit Trees |
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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says... Thanks Mary T: you are welcome. Thanks Mike:I will keep an eye and make sure they are not oversize. I didnot think the lufa fruit would grow that long. John Mc thanks for the pictures. It is handy to know that you could plant from cutting, can be grown as ground cover and could eat when very young. | About the Author JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE 19th February 2012 5:10pm #UserID: 2706 Posts: View All JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author MaryT Sydney 19th February 2012 5:15pm #UserID: 5412 Posts: View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author John Mc Warnervale NSW 19th February 2012 5:22pm #UserID: 2743 Posts: View All John Mc's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author MaryT Sydney 19th February 2012 5:27pm #UserID: 5412 Posts: View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Mike Cairns 19th February 2012 5:28pm #UserID: 0 Posts: |
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