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Reddy Robin®

Reddy Robin on the tree. Ready for harvest

Reddy Robin®  is the new nashi, which the media have dubbed Papple® … Papple®? As in Pear and Apple. Well sort of, and no not at all. Depends on what you are talking about. Is this fruit a combination of an Apple and a Pear? No, not at all. Does it look and taste like a combination… Read More Reddy Robin®

November 10, 2015February 28, 2017 Mariska Lemmer5 Comments

Interview with a Fig-Man

Keith Wilson is a fig expert and a global fig consultant, assisting international fruit export companies and fruit production companies on all matters relating to figs. ” I think my love of cooking, a visit to France and a French language course at Alliance Francaise led me to find out that King Louis XIV was instrumental… Read More Interview with a Fig-Man

October 15, 2015July 8, 2016 Mariska Lemmer8 Comments

Baby Fruit

Ercolini pears from Jumilla Spain www.avarietyoffruits.com

The other day Wil and I went to our local supermarket, Consum, to see what different apple varieties are currently available. We both went for different reasons. Wil went to look at the quality, names, size and the colour. I went to look at the sugar content. Consum has this lovely informative panel where they… Read More Baby Fruit

October 2, 2015August 1, 2016 Mariska Lemmer6 Comments

Cotton Candy

Does this grape variety need an introduction at all… Wow!! Would probably do. Cotton Candy has taken the fruit industry by storm! There are endless posts, articles, shows, videos and more on this variety…and with good reason. At the moment Cotton Candy grapes are in season in the Northern Hemisphere, so we would like to… Read More Cotton Candy

September 8, 2015September 9, 2015 Mariska Lemmer14 Comments

Ronde de Bordeaux

This little fig is just figgin’ fabulous!  Known as Ronde de Bordeaux, one could take for granted that it is from France. However, the story behind this fig variety is a bit of a mystery…but who doesn’t like a bit of mystery, especially where figs are involved. When this baby fig variety crossed our path… Read More Ronde de Bordeaux

August 25, 2015January 23, 2020 Mariska Lemmer22 Comments

Queen Garnet

It’s August and here in Europe the summer is in full swing. And with summer come the delicious varieties of stone fruit. The latest buzz word in the stone fruit world is of course Queen Garnet. Presumably so-called because it originates from Queensland, Australia and the Garnet part…well now that is what got us all excited.… Read More Queen Garnet

August 19, 2015November 2, 2015 Mariska Lemmer4 Comments

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