Just another almost-tropical garden…
Chayote, Sechium edule
Chayote is also known as the Vegetable Pear and the Mirliton. This vegetable is a member of the cucurbit family, which means it is a type of squash. It is probably the strangest looking squash you will find in your grocery store. 
The fruit is light green in color and pear shaped. The fruit is produced on vigorous growing vines that are cold sensitive.
To grow your own chayote, Continue reading “Chayote”
Ocimum basilicum includes
A few of the more common varieties are outlined here. We will get into more detail later.
Sweet basil 
This is your basic basil, with large leaves and white flowers. The Genovese variety (names include ‘Sweet Genovese’ and ‘Genovese’ or ‘Genova Profumitissima’) is particularly nice, with a very pleasing flavor preferred for pestos. I’ve also found it a vigorous, luxuriant grower, slow to bolt. The leaves on those I’ve grown tend to be a bit larger than common sweet basil, which means you need fewer leaves for that batch of pesto!
Lettuce leaf, O. b. crispum
A short, wide plant with thick, very crinkled leaves; Continue reading “All About Basil”