Tag: Gardening

Gardening, inspiration, Motivation, Nature

Facebook Post Wonders In My Yard

Dr. Martha Andrea Castro Noriega, MD WMA FACS

The #reel is in Spanish. I talk about how wonderful nature is. One seed of a sunflower gave me this beautiful multiple sunflowers plant. The bees enjoy it so much, the hummingbirds, myself. Pollination in my urban farm has been fantastic this year thanks to the sunflowers and other bee pollination plants I acquired for this growing season.

Motivation

Harvesting Bananas In Tijuana Today

Dr. Martha Andrea Castro Noriega, MD WMA FACS

Bananas are typically ready to be harvested late spring or early summer. The best time to pick your bananas are when the fruit is still green. After your banana harvest, cut your tree back to about 30 inches and let the stem dry out for two weeks before removing it.
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Gardening, inspiration, Motivation, Nature

Wonders in My Garden My Sunflower and A Poem

Dr. Martha Andrea Castro Noriega, MD WMA FACS

I’m so happy I got my first sunflower so early in the year. I know, it’s only one now. It is probably a seed from last year’s sowing. I will be planting more seeds very soon 🤗

Ah Sunflower

by: William Blake (1757-1827)

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Ah, Sunflower, weary of time,
Who countest the steps of the sun;
Seeking after that sweet golden clime
Where the traveler’s journey is done;

Where the youth pined away with desire,
And the pale virgin shrouded in snow,
Arise from their graves, and aspire
Where my Sunflower wishes to go!
Gardening, inspiration, Motivation, Nature

Wonders In My Garden: My Orange Tree With Tons Of Fruit!

Dr. Martha Andrea Castro Noriega, MD WMA FACS

This year I really took very good care of my urban orchard. I fertilized it, had no diseases, watered it properly, trimmed it at perfect timing. The result is here: so far, I have harvested 108 oranges and still there are probably another hundred to be collected. Oh, and the flavor of them is amazing. They are so sweet and juicy. Delicious!
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Cooking, Food, Gardening, Nature

Learning Friday: This Is Where Vanilla Comes From

Dr. Martha Andrea Castro Noriega, MD WMA FACS

True vanilla flavor comes from the cured seed pod (bean) of the vanilla orchid. The properly prepared pod contains vanillin and 100s of other flavor compounds. Vanilla orchids are the only orchids that produce an edible seed. The primary producers of vanilla beans are tropical areas: Mexico, Madagascar, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea.

VANILLA PODS IN PLANT

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DRYING VANILLA PODS

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LIQUID VANILLA

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VANILLA STICKS

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