grace
We have a nutmeg tree and we get a harvest every year The red coating that you see is called mace and mace is very expensive. Nutmeg is used in many dishes
Our nutmeg tree is a haven for birds. They come in huge groups and chirp away I have a video capturing their chirps. I call it cacophony
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTCYXKyHt1E
The peculiarity of nutmeg trees is that they are either female or male trees and male trees do not yield. Normally two trees are planted. But only time will tell which is a male or which is a female. We were lucky that ours was female.
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Do you grow condiments in your garden?
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Yes
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No
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First time I have seen what nutmeg looks like thanks for sharing
I don’t know nutmeg although I have read that it is used in the kitchen.
It is commonly used here and available in most stores.
I have some spices in my garden, dear Grace … thyme, sage, lavender
Those are great herbs. I too have a few.
I have nothing in my garden except flowers.
May be you could plant a curry leaf sapling?