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Persimmon tree autumn foliage and fruit. Some varieties of persimmon tree have stunning autumn foliage, rivaling ornamental trees, with their dark green leaves turning into brilliant fiery tones of orange and red! The tree pictured is a Nightingale persimmon. #autumn #autumnfoliage #persimmon #persimmonautumnleaves #fruitrees #fruit #nightingale #redautumnfoliage #permaculture #foodforest #urbanpermaculture #urbanagriculture #organicgardening #organicfoodgardening #deepgreenpermacultureTea camellia flowering. The young leaves of Camellia sinensis are harvested and dried to make Chinese green tea, that's all there is to it, no other processing! This shrub is usually trimmed to around 2m in height, and can be grown in a large pot, which is where I'm growing mine. Green tea is considered one of the healthiest drinks around, it's loaded with antioxidants, and you can grow your own very easily. 🙂 #flowers #camellia #teacamellia #camelliasinensis #greentea #teaplant #permaculture #foodforest #urbanpermaculture #urbanagriculture #organicgardening #organicfoodgardening #deepgreenpermacultureTiny yellow shouldered ladybird meets giant thumb! This diminutive beetle only 3mm {1/8"} long was found walking around on the tip of a stevia plant between the flower buds looking for aphids. This macro photo was taken one handed with a DSLR and big lens on a very windy day, a very challenging shot. Really had to get close up for this photo, and this little bug still looks small! 😲 #insects #beetle #ladybird #yellowshoulderedladybird #macro #macrophotography #permaculture #foodforest #urbanpermaculture #urbanagriculture #organicgardening #organicfoodgardening #deepgreenpermacultureSweet Alyssum flowers close up. These tiny flowers are a rich nectar source for beneficial insects, an excellent companion plant for garden edges and borders! 🙂 #flowers #whiteflowers #companionplants #alyssum #sweetalyssum #sweetalice #macro #macrophotography #permaculture #foodforest #urbanpermaculture #urbanagriculture #organicgardening #organicfoodgardening #deepgreenpermacultureAlpine strawberry and flowers , these great little strawberries are pretty much wild strawberries, small and full of flavour! Let them run and they spread along garden edges on their own. Excellent plants for growing in pots and planters too. #strawberry #alpinestrawberry #berries #permaculture #foodforest #urbanpermaculture #urbanagriculture #organicgardening #organicfoodgardening #deepgreenpermacultureBromeliad flowering in autumn, with a stunning display of vivid colours. This family of subtropical and tropical plants has a characteristic form, strappy leaves and very exotic flowers, most are ornamental like this one here, but one variety is edible, you all know it as the pineapple! 😲 #flowers #exoticflowers #bromeliads #ornamentalplants #subtropicalplants #tropicalplants #deepgreenpermacultureDai Dai Maru persimmon, this is an astringent variety, extremely sweet. The fruit pictured is the first for the season, weighing in at 242g, nearly a quarter of a kilo (8.5 oz for my US friends)! #fruit #persimmon #daidaimaru #exoticfruit #permaculture #foodforest #urbanpermaculture #urbanagriculture #organicgardening #organicfoodgardening #deepgreenpermacultureCabbage white butterfly feeding on nectar from marigold flowers. Flowering plants also provide a vital food source of nectar to predatory insects which control pest species such as these. Provide the flowers to feed the good bugs and perennial plants for them to live in, and nature will take care of pests, as it has done for hundreds of millions of years! 😲 #butterfly #cabbagewhitebutterfly #insects #permaculture #foodforest #urbanpermaculture #urbanagriculture #organicgardening #organicfoodgardening #deepgreenpermaculture
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Identifying and Growing Edible Aloe Vera
Aloe vera is a hardy succulent semi-tropical plant which is native to North Africa and the SW Arabian Peninsula, but at the present time can almost be found worldwide. It’s a very tough plant which will grow in poor soil … Continue reading →
