This past summer I had a major abundance of lilikoi thanks to my mother
in law. Lilikoi is what is also called "passion fruit" to everyone else
except Hawaii. It grows on a vine and produces a sweet, tart, {did I
say sweet?}, delicious fruit that you cut open and eat the kinda-gummy/slimy innards
complete with crunchy seeds! Anyway, back to the story. During
that huge onslaught of lilikoi I was gifted, I ended up juicing them (by
dumping the innards I just mentioned in to a metal mesh
strainer and letting the juice separate from the seeds and leak through
to my bowl below. I then dumped all the seeds along a small fence I have
in my backyard. I completely forgot about them and figured it was all
for naught, when I swear to you three months later Ryan noticed a
lilikoi sprout! I was so excited and surprised that a seed had taken.
Well I was even MORE surprised with a month later even more spung up!
In the last two weeks I have probably eight plants growing and growing
healthily at that. Now, the point of this story is that I dumped them
along the fence where I now intend to house my chickens (at night and
until they're old enough to free-range). Since I actually want to enjoy
the fruits of my yard instead of donating them all to my flock, we need
to move the vines. Ryan (with help from the Littles of course)
transplanted them to another fence area today. I am so dang excited for
them to grow up the fence and form a productive and treasure-producing
hedge along that side of my yard. I expect some golden goodness sometime this year and will DEFINITELY share when I do <3. Share the news, stories, and pics, that is. There's a slim chance I'll share my lilikoi ;)
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| Ryan and the Littles putting a lilikoi vine sprout in its new home |
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| The sixth in the row of vine sprouts in their new home |
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