fruit of the week

[Keith R]

Originally Posted by elton

perhaps i should show you mine if you show me yours- it such a bind putting photos on here

No it's not. Fairly simple, as long as the photos are actually yours. Use one of the online photo posting services (Flikr, etc).

[elton]

now you got me started on a new photo toy lol - is this a passion fruit plant...its got hairy stems

[Keith R]

great, we look forward to more Dominican fruit photos!

[Matilda]

I think it is a baby chinola, but mine aren't hairy. Check out the chinola leaf here



And this is papaya



Matilda

[Hipocrito Mejia]

Elton, I don't know what your plant is, but it's not chinola.

[M.A.R.]

Elton's plant looks like Papaya/lechosa.

Maybe Elton's alleged papaya plant is hairy because is still young and Matilda's chinola is not hairy because...................ah i don't know what i'm saying, lol

but I loooove chinolas, they smell so good, it is such a tropical aroma, mmm

[tjmurray]

Sorry if this is a bit off topic but I figured my question might fit in a fruit thread. Why is it that strawberries are so expensive here in Santo Domingo at the supermarket? They are grown locally in places like Constanza and Jarabacoa but with the price you might think they are imported.

Also, does anyone know where to get them cheaper in SD?

[Keith R]

Originally Posted by tjmurray

Sorry if this is a bit off topic but I figured my question might fit in a fruit thread. Why is it that strawberries are so expensive here in Santo Domingo at the supermarket? They are grown locally in places like Constanza and Jarabacoa but with the price you might think they are imported.

Also, does anyone know where to get them cheaper in SD?

you might want to start a new thread in Living, so that your question doesn't get lost in this one and so that you're certain to tap the expertise of people living full-time in the DR.

If I had to venture a guess about why so expensive, it's probably be the cost of transport. Ever taken that road to Constanza? LOL

[tjmurray]

Originally Posted by Keith R

you might want to start a new thread in Living, so that your question doesn't get lost in this one and so that you're certain to tap the expertise of people living full-time in the DR.

If I had to venture a guess about why so expensive, it's probably be the cost of transport. Ever taken that road to Constanza? LOL

You're right, I'm sure the transport adds to the cost but I think I saw a container of maybe 12 strawberries at Bravo last week for RD$200. That's insane!

The road to Contanza may be windy and steep but man that price is....steep

[Matilda]

Thing is that Elton's chinola leaf looks more like my chinola leaf than my Papaya leaf. But you are right maybe they change from young to old. Don't we all.

Whichever of them it is it will grow quickly, I had fruit in my first year off both of them.

Non hairy Matilda