Green Apron's Diary

Just a tickle! Did you know that besides good soil, water and sunshine, your tomato plant needs a tickle? Many home gardeners would have seen their tomato plants bearing many yellow flowers. Very often, in spite of having many flowers, the same plant gives very few fruits later. One way of getting most of the flowers to become fruits is to tickle the flowers at the base. A tomato plant has both it's male and female parts in the same flower. In the natural course of events, because of pollinators such as wind and insects, the pollen from the male...

  In a recent food exhibition I participated in, one question frequently asked by curious visitors who observed a mix of shapes and colours in the packets was- How do you intend to achieve consistency in taste and appearance of your dehydrated jackfruit?  While I ensure consistency in quality of my dehydrated jackfruit, regarding taste and appearance, I would explain that my product is subject to natural variations as fruits are found in several varieties in nature. Absolute uniformity in colour and taste in products derived from nature is can only be achieved through added colours and flavours. I prefer...