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Discover the fascinating world of fruits and vegetables! Learn about exotic fruits like pineapple, pluot, nectarine, and guava. Explore nutritious vegetables like spinach and summer squash. Find out interesting facts and where they are grown.
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- You can plant the top of this fruit and it will grow another fruit in 2-3 years- Hawaii and Costa Rica are large growers of these fruits
- This hybrid fruit is a cross between a plum and an apricot- Sometimes called “dinosaur eggs”- Grown in Washington State and California
- Popeye ate this vegetable to get strong- This leafy green vegetable can be eaten raw or cooked- Grown in California, Arizona, New Jersey, Texas, Colorado, Maryland, and Arkansas
- This fruit is a fuzz-free relative of the peach- The fruit around the pit (seed) is said to be the sweetest
-Officially this is a fruit (it has seeds) -This fruit can come in green, yellow, tan and even blue- The 1st U.S. President, George Washington, loved to grow it
-They were first grown as a medicine-They are not always orange -There are purple, white and yellow too-There are special varieties that are small, sweet and bright orange in color. They are NOT machine cut or immature vegetables
-They are a summer fruit that is grown on trees. Groups of these trees are called orchards-They are a stonefruit (a pitted fruit)-They are relatives of peaches, apricots and plums -It takes 250 to make one pie
-South Florida is a major growing area and supplier-They are subtropical and don’t like cold weather-It was a favorite food of the ancient Aztecs and Incas
-They are a stonefruit (a pitted fruit) and are related to nectarines, peaches, apricots and cherries-They are good eaten right off of the tree, dried or cooked in recipes
-They have a teardrop shape and sweet taste-They are one of America’s favorite foods. They are delicious in salads, pizza sauce, salsa and with pasta-Collier County is a major location for growers in the country
