Chayote squash is a nutritious and versatile vegetable that you can grow indoors if you have the right conditions ...

One plant can produce 60 to 80 palm-sized fruit; covered in plastic and refrigerated, they can keep for a month or more. Advertisement Chayote is the Zelig of edibles.

Support The Growing Vines. Chayote is a vine plant that can grow very long and will need support as it matures. You can use a trellis, fence, or other vertical structures to support the vines.

The perennial vine chayote (Sechium edule) is a tender, tropical vegetable native to Guatemala that’s a cucumber relative.You can simply leave the fruit on the counter (or buy a sprouting ...

Growing chayote in your backyard can be a rewarding experience with the right techniques. Start by selecting a sunny spot with well-drained soil. Plant the chayote tuber, or "seed," horizontally ...

Chayote is a vine, so it will need a lot of room to grow, while both ginger and turmeric could be grown in a container or in the ground anywhere with partial to full shade.

She had found an unusual vine loaded with these oval-shaped fruits growing up and over a tree. I immediately recognized it as chayote. It was like the ones my husband had brought back to Minnesota ...

Fortunately, the vines grow so vigorously that new growth rapidly replaces what was lost. Disease problems, such as powdery mildew, can cause leaf damage and die back during the summer.

Next time you shop for groceries check the produce section for ginger root, spaghetti squash, whole pineapples, and Chayote squash, to name a few. News Today's news ...

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However, kudzu is an invasive plant that is extremely harmful to the natural vegetation in the region. The fast-growing vine takes natural resources from native grasses, plants and trees ...

Ujarrás, in the past, hosted a Chayote Festival in which almost any use of chayote is celebrated with jams, drinks, turnovers, stews, pies, sauces, desserts and chayote-leaf salads. There is nothing ...