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Harvested gandules and carambola (lemmy.world)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/gardening@lemmy.world
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Pulled these today. Only got through peeling half of the gandule pods. I'll be handing out starfruit to the neighbors.

gandules and carambola

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[–] 12 points 9 months ago*

Tell me you are either Puerto Rican or Dominican without telling me you are Puerto Rican or Dominican.

Gandules = Pigeon Peas

Carambola = Star fruit

EDIT: Ah, Puerto Rican spouse. That'll do it. Congratulations on enjoying "arroz con gandules" you lucky dog.

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    [–] 9 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    Meanwhile here in the north, all I'm harvesting today is a couple inches of snow.

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    • [–] 7 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Nice harvest! I heard starfruit's grow a huge amount of fruit each time, and here in Malaysia we have to wrap it else it will get lots of pest. Originally i wanted to have one in my garden but after hearing that, i really have no time for that. Too bad cus i really like starfruit

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago

    We're way too far north for starfruit, but you're coming at this from the right angle. Our local fruit trees (apple, pear, peach, etc) produce a ton of fruit. Like 100-200 pounds / 45-90 kg worth for a single teenage tree. If you don't stay on top of them they'll attract yellow jackets and the trees themselves require a decent amount of pruning annually.

    Fruit trees sound fantastic to have, but they're a lot of work.

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    • [–] 5 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    Looks good,
    All indigenous?
    What is The Gandule?

    Our Star Fruit tree is not indigenous as far as I know, but there are so many in our neighborhood that no neighbor will ever take one, let buy one.

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  • [–] [S] 7 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Well. This is south Florida.... I've had gandule trees since I married my Puerto Rican wife. They grow like weeds here.....super easy. Gandules are beans from the pods you see in the bag. Arroz con gandules is a beloved Puerto Rican dish.

    The starfruit is also super easy to grow here. Matches the PR island climate.

    Getting a harvest from these 2 down here almost feels like cheating its so easy.

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    • [–] 5 points 9 months ago

    oh yea, carambolas are amazing. I press them into juice and mix with other stuff, usually passion fruit or orange

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    [–] 7 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    Why is the picture upside down?

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