Crescent Park Gardening by Dana

Playndirt was proud to donate plants to the new community garden in Crescent Park, Richmond California.

Raised Garden Beds

California native Alpine strawberries (white and red varieties), Pansies (edible flowers), Snapdragons, Pepino Dulce, Miner's lettuce and Cape gooseberry.

Rosemary by Dana

So my Rosemary has finally produced purple flowers. Which purple of course is my favorite color.

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Paste Tomatoes by Dana

So Darnell and I did an experiment with our tomatoes.  We left one plant in the ground and took out the rest because the season for tomatoes was over, however the plant we left in the ground stated growing again and producing flowers and here's the results.  It is Paste tomatoes used for making pasta sauce. 

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Jack Fruit by Dana

So recently we added more plants to our garden.  Jack Fruit was just one of them.  I researched the health properties of Jack Fruit and I learned that Jack Fruit is high in fiber, minerals and vitamins.

Grape Flowers in the Rain by Dana

It rained today and I noticed that my grape flowers looked really pretty in the rain with the water on the vine and on the small flowers.

Blood Orange Tree by Dana

We have a new addition to Dardan family garden it is a Blood Orange Tree.

Cape Gooseberry by Dana

On Monday Darnell and I went to visit his old classmate Joseph and his wife Alma.  They have a beautiful garden.  They gave us Cape Gooseberry Preserve that they made in September from their plant they had.  The taste of a Cape Gooseberry is that of a grape and a cherry tomato.  We have a few plants growing in our garden. The flower on the plant is yellow with brown spots.  Once the flower dies the berry comes from the plant.

Cape Gooseberry with a shy flower

Cape Gooseberry bush in our garden

Cape Gooseberry preserve made by Alma and Joseph