Well no rain here, infact a stellar day so I decided to plant some bamboo I'd had kicking around for several years.
Just a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon in the garden. That's my cheap thrill for today.

Cheers, Barrie.

Way to go Lisa!!

While I was out and about today, "something" made me turn and drive to Home Depot. I normally don't plant shop there since they usually just carry the common plants. But I parked, got out and went directly inside. Their plants outside were baked, (or should I say fried) from the sun with crispy leaves. As soon as I walked in, something immediately caught my eye but I had to read the tag to make sure I was seeing what I thought I was seeing. An Australian Tree Fern!! I have been wanting one of these for a long while. It was very reasonably priced and very healthy. Woo Hoo!!

Leona

Lucky you Lisa. If that was me, I'll go back with a bag when the fruits are ripe!! =)

Pssst, Eggo, they were delicious! I only picked a few, but what a nice treat! I'd love to dig up the trees and bring them home, they look so ignored. I'm working up the courage to ask(G).

Are green Sugar Apples always small compared to Red Ones? Or maybe the small size is due to lack of care? Tasted fine though...

I'm learning to recognize ripeness hints-those subtle changes on the tree are easy to miss for a beginner like me. But the rubbery feeling of a fully ripe one is not to be forgotten after the first one!

Got a free bag of Red ones after visiting my favorite local nursery today. Didn't even have to beg for them, they know me well there(G).

Lisa

Hey Lisa,

You wouldn't want to drop a hint as to where this group of sugar apples is, would you? LOL

Treefrog

Heeheehee, Treefrog, sure, I'll tell you next time we talk!

If you like the Red Sugar Apple (be sure and eat it tomorrow or Tuesday) you will like all the Annonas. They all have that creamy, milky, sugary taste. I LOVE them chilled!

I hope you like it!

lisa

First green sugar apples then red sugar apples!!!! =)

I haven't seen the red sugar apple at Central Market. Are those harder to find?

Leona

I'm not familiar with this fruit. In Hawaii they have mountain apples, which are an odd shaped fruit that is really not an apple, but the skin is red and the flesh is white. It's more of the texture of a starfruit (succulent, not crunchy or fibrous). Then there's mountain oysters, but that's a whole different ANIMAL!

Can you send me a link or photo of this "sugar apple"?

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Here is one from my tree.

Lisa

Meilie, I found a picture of the Mountain Apple you mentioned. Very interesting looking fruit!

Sugar Apples/Atempyas/Cherimoyas are all related, are bumpy looking on the outside, with incredibly creamy, sweet, soft flesh inside. They are not well enough known in my opinion! Heck, I've lived in the tropics (sort of, S. Florida) for all my life and never tasted one until this year.

We can blame Eggo with his gorgeous photos on Garden Web for getting me interested in tropical fruit!

Thank you Eggo!

Lisa

Here is a link that might be useful: Mountain Apple picture

Here is a gorgeous photo of a Red Sugar Apple.

Lisa

Here is a link that might be useful: Red Beauty

Hehe, was it really me? lol.
Nah, I think you had it in you all the time.
Yep thats a beauty. Oddly enough I think I read that the sweetsop fruit was what inspired the eggs for the Gremlin films which brings out other reaction than beauty. =)

Those are so pretty!! Red is one of my fav colors. Now, I want one! lol

Leona