{"id":4980,"date":"2019-06-22T08:30:35","date_gmt":"2019-06-22T00:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/librariansmatter.com\/blog\/?p=4980"},"modified":"2019-06-03T17:55:18","modified_gmt":"2019-06-03T09:55:18","slug":"eat-my-garden-10-ballerina-apples-dwarf-kusiae-lime-lettuce-basil-lobelia-viola-blogjune-2019-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/librariansmatter.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/22\/eat-my-garden-10-ballerina-apples-dwarf-kusiae-lime-lettuce-basil-lobelia-viola-blogjune-2019-22\/","title":{"rendered":"Eat my garden 10. Ballerina apples, dwarf kusiae lime, lettuce, basil, lobelia, viola.  Blogjune 2019\/22"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/librariansmatter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_1068-e1559548315858-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5002\" srcset=\"https:\/\/librariansmatter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_1068-e1559548315858-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/librariansmatter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_1068-e1559548315858-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ballerina apples are dwarf varieties that generally have just a single stem, but I have allowed mine to spread a little. The red is a &#8220;Pinkabelle&#8221;, which is like a Pink Lady, while the green is a &#8220;Leprechaun&#8221; which is a Granny Smith. This is their first year fruiting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Certainly this is unseasonal, so I am not sure whether they will just keep growing until they are full-sized fruit in a few months, or whether they are getting close to ready, but will be small sized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have ever travelled in India and had &#8220;nimbu pani&#8221; (lime water), the dwarf in the pot is the variety of lime used for this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have planted lettuce for quick cropping at the base of the lime, then lobelia (because I like blue flowers) and viola (a lovely yellowy-white variety). Both flowers can be eaten in salads for colour, but the viola is also nice candied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can see the tail-end of some tomatoes and basil as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ballerina apples are dwarf varieties that generally have just a single stem, but I have allowed mine to spread a little. The red is a &#8220;Pinkabelle&#8221;, which is like a Pink Lady, while the green is a &#8220;Leprechaun&#8221; which is a Granny Smith. This is their first year fruiting. Certainly this is unseasonal, so I&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Eat my garden 10. Ballerina apples, dwarf kusiae lime, lettuce, basil, lobelia, viola.  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