Seattle is planning to build a new city park filled with hundreds of edible plants - such as fruit trees, vegetables plants, herbs, etc… Free to “anyone and everyone.” If successful, it will be the first “food forest” of the nation.
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Strawberries are in the same plant family as roses.
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In Japan, watermelons are grown into the shape of a square so they are easier to stack and transport.
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There is a fruit by the name of Black Sapote or “chocolate pudding fruit” which tastes like chocolate pudding and is actually low fat and has about “4 times as much vitamin C as an orange”.
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Mangoes enhance a marijuana high, allowing users to get ‘higher’ more effectively.
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There is a “Fruit Salad Tree” which can grow up to 6 different types of fruit.
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If you place a ripe banana next to a green tomato, the tomato will ripen due to the ethylene gas produced by the banana.
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