Seed Haul From Mexico

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One of my bad habits is that when I travel somewhere, I procrastinate unpacking when I return. I was doing a bit of spring cleaning in my room today and found my backpack that I used as a carry-on luggage from my flight almost 2 months ago!
In it, I found all these seeds.

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Maybe I'll have better luck growing wheat here since there are no leaf cutter ants or hungry chickens.
Jícama, if you didn't know, is a juicy root vegetable with 0 calories! You peel the outter skin with a knife or something similar then you can chop it up like "fries" and enjoy raw (with powdered chile and lime if you like). It makes for a good snack.
The cotton I found growing as uncommon weeds in the street. It will be interesting to grow this and maybe use the cottton as natural cotton balls for the medicine cabinet.
You're probably wondering what Big Num-Num is. It's a plant native to the southern coasts of Africa where it is adapted to the strong and salt-filled winds. It produces a tart, red fruit that is apparently good for people with diabetes. But even if you don't have it, it's a tasty fruit to eat.
For some reason I packed a small fruit from the Hoja de Laurel (laurel leaf). These trees adorn the plazas and streets. I think I'll throw the fruit, with it's hundreds of seeds in a pot outside as an experiment and maybe try to grow one as a bonsai tree.

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I don't know if the cacao seed is still viable. I got it from an herb and coffee store where you can buy in bulk and customize special mixes.
Flor de Junio is a bean whose make means June flower. It looks identical to one I've grown here called Flor de Mayo (May flower). Pink beans like these are favored in central and northern Mexico.
Of course I brought home some beautifully colored cranberry beans, or as they're called over there, frijol cacahuate (peanut bean). I bought a typical one and one with the opposite pattern.
Well, that's all the seeds I brought. These will someday be featured in more updates in the future...
... But until then, that's all, folks!



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So much fun to get exotic seeds. As long as that cocoa seed hasn't been roasted, I bet it is viable.

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I want to grow some laurel leaves too. It's an ingredient to some of the dishes here. And I heard burning it attracts luck. 😆

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That tree isn't real laurel, it's just called that for some reason. I wonder if that's even it's actual name.
But I do have a real laurel plant in a container!

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oh 😂 I thought it's real laurel.. sorry. hehe

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