365Caws is now in its 14th year of publication, and was originally intended to end after 365 days. It has sometimes been difficult for me to find new material, particularly during the winter months, but now as I enter my own twilight years, I cannot guarantee that I will be able to provide daily posts. It is my hope that along the way I may have inspired someone to a greater curiosity about the natural world. If so, I can rest, content in the knowledge that my work here has been done.
Sunday, September 12, 2021
Horticulture At Work
Day 334: Readers may recall a post or two from last spring when I was hand-pollinating my Akebia vine. I got a little carried away with the endeavour, easy to do when one has had prior success, and easy to forget that these unusual fruits demand that you acquire a taste for them (something of a long process!) and are rather difficult to eat. The pods change from green to yellowish (right), and then take on a pale lavender tinge, opening along the lengthwise "seam." In a few days when they split to expose their seedy pulp (the signal that they are fully ripe), I will publish another photo and details regarding their consumption. There are 30-40 fruits on the vine, more than I can reasonably consume. This is what you get for taking horticulture to the next level.
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Akebia quinata
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