Tag: fuyu

Drying PersimmonsDIY

sliced persimmons Anne of Green Gardens

One of my New Year’s Resolutions is to eat healthier in 2016, and I think adding more persimmons to my diet is a great first step. I think a lot of people have made the pledge to be healthy, but it’s important to REPLACE unhealthy foods with healthy ones. So, this year I’m replacing eating […]

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Persimmons: Squishy vs. CrunchyHachiya vs Fuyu

persimmon hachiya Anne of Green Gardens

Some years ago on a beautiful fall day, I found myself without a lunch while volunteering in the University of California at Davis Children’s Garden. Annoyed that I had forgotten my food, I was loathe to leave the garden to bike all the way back to my apartment to get it. What I really needed […]

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Persimmon Tree, No FruitWhy isn't my persimmon tree bearing fruit?

Kate H of Santa Cruz County Writes about Persimmon Tree: I am a backyard gardener in Santa Cruz County with a 9 year old Fuyu persimmon that has never borne fruit, nor indeed effectively bloomed.  Last year it had two blossoms for the first time, this year there are none.  It seems to get adequate sun, […]

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