Tag: gardening

Well my last choko has died.  It was about 6 weeks ago, but I kept forgetting to write an update on it.  It was doing well until something started eating it.  I covered it with a plastic drink bottle for a while but as soon as I removed it, it was gone.  Something ate the… Read more

With all the crazy weather we’ve been having lately our vegie garden seems to be a bit confused.  Some things are taking off like wild fire, others think winter is coming early and have gone to seed!  Of the three chokos I planted, one is still surviving.  The first died off within a week of planting… Read more

Chokos left to sprout Last weekend we made another attempt to plant chokos.  This time I had great success at getting them to sprout without starting to go rotten or mouldy.  I placed 1 choko in the back of the cupboard where we keep the potatoes and left 2 in the fuit bowl on the… Read more

Today we planted a choko.  We put a whole fruit straight into the garden, with the top sticking out.  If it takes I will need to come up with a lot of choko recipes.  They grow on a vine and are apparently quite prolific. The planted choko Chokos Update: after 4 weeks my chokos had… Read more