I Have Planted a Seed

Gold cherry

By luigi_pagano

Thu, 25 Apr 2019
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I have planted a seed
in a terracotta pot;
a Citrus japonica variety
of the fruit kumquat.
 
I have been informed
by those in the know
that with proper care
it's quite easy to grow.
 
Amateur gardeners
often make mistakes;
I keep my fingers crossed
hoping this one takes.
 
I love this tart citrus fruit
especially when it's made
into delicious jams
or lemony marmalades.
 
Its trees are self-fertile
and the yield is prolific
but beware of root rot
which can be morbific.
 
The abundant harvest
will satisfy the demand
of people like me,
a discerning gourmand.
 
© Luigi Pagano 2019
Certificate U
Poem
Mutevoli pensieri
Nature

Comments

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

Good luck with that Luigi. It sounds wonderful!

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Thanks for reading and for your wishes.

Luigi x

 

Submitted by airyfairy on

What a lovely picture as well, Luigi!  I hope the horticultural efforts are fully successful.

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

It is a good job the tree is self-fertile and has a good chance of surviving because I am not green-fingered and more often than not plants wither on me. smiley

Luigi x

 

 

Submitted by Philip Sidney on

Good luck with nurturing this beauty.

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Quite a responsibility, Helen. smiley

Luigi x

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

Have sometimes found pips growing in oranges, and they grew when planted, but never flowered, maybe not enough light. Did you find one in a kumquat?

I think you are being modest saying you are not green-fingered, I remember reading great poems about Kew, African violets and Denbigh plums! You know lots about plants?

I had not heard the word morbific, it has a funny sound, like the name of a villain with hayfever

good luck with your kumquat, I hope you get your homemade marmalade :0)

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

I never intentionally planted pips from a citrus fruit, Di, but once I find shoots that had developed from a cherry stone discarded in the flower beds. A lot of growth depends on weather and soil condition. I had a couple of kiwi plants that never produced any fruit even though one of the vine was male and the other female which seemed to be the requirement. I still don't know what was missing, heat or pollination perhaps. When I write about these subjects I don't always speak from personal experience; sometimes I make use of knowledge gathered and squirreled away for future use, thus giving the impression that I am an expert gardener. 
I love words and keen to find unusual ones. 

Thank you for your kind feedback, Luigi x