First chayote

[hoodat]

My chayote vines seemed to be dying back for the Winter when lo and behold I went out to look at them today and there were four chayote maturing on the dead looking vines. I picked the largest one today and I'll use it in the stir fry noodles tomorrow. we're approaching the shortest day of the year so maybe I'll see some growth soon.

 

[lesa]

Don't you just love it, when nature surprises you! I found a watermelon under my borage, months after harvesting the others. Don't ask me how I walked past it a million times and didn't notice it!

 

[hoodat]

This is the first time I've tried choyote so I really don't know what to expect. Maybe it's normal for it to grow in warm weather and fruit when it cools off. Anyone else have any experience with it? I did find out you have to keep pumping the water to it or the leaves collapse.