Calamondin - Variegated Californian Poppy Easy for Beginners – Simple

Easy for Beginners – Simple

The fruit tastes best when fully soft and ripened on the tree

less thorny and more flavoursome version of the Makrut lime (also known as Kaffir lime)

The practice of sowing fast growing crops and then incorporating them back into the soil has many benefits

The fruit has few seeds and can be eaten crisp straight from the tree

Calamondin - Variegated Californian Poppy Easy for Beginners – SimpleA cross between a mandarin and a Kumquat, calamondin became popular in the 1960s but have been grown in China for centuries. Highly fragrant flowers are a real attribute, as is the small fruit that are perfect for preserving. This variegated form has all the attributes of calamondin, but with more colourful foliage.