kaguvkov

@kaguvkov (1318)

Davao, Philippines • Age 39

Joined myLot 16 years ago

Permaculturist, Growing my own food by having a food forest of my own, 12 years retired, living freely!

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Discussions (49)

kaguvkov's Discussions

Kumquat

kaguvkov @kaguvkov (1318) • Davao, Philippines 7 Sep

My kumquats are starting to get ripe. This is a fruit of my young specimen outplanted last January of 2022. Have you tried eating Kumquats?

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Gac fruit

kaguvkov @kaguvkov (1318) • Davao, Philippines 3 Sep

This is one of my climbers here in my food forest. This is loaded with lots of antioxidants and vitamin C. It is rich also in lycopene and Beta carotene. Have you tried this?

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My thousand finger banana is fruiting again

kaguvkov @kaguvkov (1318) • Davao, Philippines 25 Aug

I have been growing this variety of banana for quite a long time now. This is only one of the many banana varieties that I have in my sanctum. It taste sweet when ripe but with only a small bite-size fruits.

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Marula fruits

kaguvkov @kaguvkov (1318) • Davao, Philippines 12 Aug

I have a handful of Marula fruits. It taste like a combination of Rambutan and Lanzones . This is a bit expensive as this fruit is indigenous in the Africa and Madagascar. Anyone familiar with it?

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Achachairu fruit

kaguvkov @kaguvkov (1318) • Davao, Philippines 7 Sep 23

It's the season of Achachairu fruit again and we got a chance to taste it again this year. This is also called a Bolivian Mangostene and its the same family in the genus Garcinia. The fruit is a bit sweeter this year compared to...

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rare fruit

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Pisang Seribu or Thousand Finger Banana

kaguvkov @kaguvkov (1318) • Davao, Philippines 27 Aug 23

I have a banana collection and one of it is the thousand fingers variety. This is from one of my mother plant and the fruit is nearing to maturity now. Have anyone of you tried eating this kind of banana? What kind of banana is...

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God's Crown fruit

kaguvkov @kaguvkov (1318) • Davao, Philippines 5 Aug 23

One of my exotic rare fruit in my collection. This is from my young Mahkota Dewa tree or God's Crown (Phaleria macrocarpa). It's been fruiting all year round and this is only a 2 year old tree. It makes a good tea with lots of...

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Today's harvest

kaguvkov @kaguvkov (1318) • Davao, Philippines 3 Aug 23

I feel really good everytime I do the harvesting to the fruits of my own plant. Majority of my diet is plant base so that's the reason why I planted lots of fruits and veggies in the farm, i have planted over a hundred species of...

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Harvest of Barbadine

kaguvkov @kaguvkov (1318) • Davao, Philippines 31 Jul 23

Me and my son took time to harvest the giant passion fruit in our vine garden. This can be made into smoothie or cooked into jams or even icecreams.

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Cat fish for dinner

kaguvkov @kaguvkov (1318) • Davao, Philippines 24 Apr 22

One of my favorite fish to deep fried is this African Hito fish. It's quite common nowadays and very easy to raise. After 4months growing it in a tank or a pond you can already harvest a good size. Wishing you a great weekend...

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Soursop

kaguvkov @kaguvkov (1318) • Davao, Philippines 26 Mar 22

My fresh harvest for today. These are from my 10 year old trees that I have planted way before when i started to create my food forest here. This fruit will make a good smoothie!

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Kandiis

kaguvkov @kaguvkov (1318) • Davao, Philippines 26 Mar 22

I have been looking for this fruit for so long. This is a Garcinia species so its the same family of Mangostene, Batuan, Berba and Achachairu which all of them i have it already in my food forest. This will be a great addition...

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Velvet Apple

kaguvkov @kaguvkov (1318) • Davao, Philippines 22 Mar 22

Its the season time again of this indigenous fruit called Mabolo or Velvet Apple. Tarty and sweet perfect for breakfast or a late evening snack. I have 4 mother trees growing here in the farm and they're a bit old planted way back...

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Mararing fruit

kaguvkov @kaguvkov (1318) • Davao, Philippines 22 Mar 22

I wonder if anybody has tried this rare fruit? I have been growing a single plant from this tree for quite some time now and i am looking for new fresh harvest so i can plant more from its seeds.

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Exotic food

kaguvkov @kaguvkov (1318) • Davao, Philippines 18 Jun 21

This is from a larvae of beetle that destroys the coconut tree. Recently I cleared all the coconuts to plant new trees. So these larvae are there to thrive on the decomposing coconut heart inside. Looks gross actually. But my...

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Sugar Palm

kaguvkov @kaguvkov (1318) • Davao, Philippines 7 Jun 21

It's been while that we harvested this Kaong fruit or Sugar Palm here. It involves not a laborious task but I can say difficult in a way that the sap of its freshly cut fruit is very itchy on the skin. So better be careful when...

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Magkono

kaguvkov @kaguvkov (1318) • Davao, Philippines 22 May 21

This is my 3rd Magkono (Xanthostemon verdugonianus) planted on my ground. The hardest wood in the Philippines. They will showcase their beautiful flowers soon here in my arboretum.

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Nutmeg

kaguvkov @kaguvkov (1318) • Davao, Philippines 20 May 21

Recently I got some nutmeg fruits from a mother tree and these are the seeds. I will try to germinate these seeds. The red arils smells so good. Anyone familiar with these as spice?

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King Calamansi

kaguvkov @kaguvkov (1318) • Davao, Philippines 17 May 21

A friend sent me this and I received it today a sample of fruits from her King Calamansi. It is much bigger compared to ordinary calamansi and has a lot of juice. I am using Calamansi everyday from morning til night. Do you love...

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Agoho (Casuarina equisetifolia)

kaguvkov @kaguvkov (1318) • Davao, Philippines 14 May 21

Today I planted my 4th Agoho (Casuarina equisetifolia) on my arboretum. It's been raining here for a week now so it is very much on time to outplant most of the seedlings in my nursery.

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