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Monday, 7 September 2026
21 facts about olives
21 facts about olives
"Where the olive refuses to grow, there the Mediterranean world ends"
It is not known exactly when and where the first olive tree, characteristic of the Mediterranean region, grew. Paleobotanists claim that wild olives g ...

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Garlic
Common garlic does not produce seeds, so it is propagated by planting bulbs (cloves) from the underground head or aerial bulbs from the inflorescence.
Air bulbs grow slower - they usually need two years of cultivation to produce a bulb of the desired ...
Sweet potato
There are two varieties of sweet potatoes: sweet and bitter.
The bitter variety is poisonous but once peeled and exposed to the sun, it becomes edible. The sweet variety is often eaten by wild animals and insects, and plantations are destroyed.
Pomegranate
Pomegranate proper (Punica granatum), also known as pomegranate proper, is a plant belonging to the yarrow family (Lythraceae).
The yarrow family has about 600-650 species clustered in about 30-31 genera. Most of its representat ...
Baobab tree
In mature trees the leaves are palmately compound, but seedlings and regenerating shoots may have simple leaves.
Baobabs have stipules at the base of the leaves, but these are quickly shed in most species.
Chestnuts
Chestnuts are deciduous trees and shrubs of the Castanea genus, belonging to the Fagaceae family.
The Fagaceae family includes economically important types of trees that are a source of wood raw mat ...
Cabbage
It is widespread in central and eastern Europe.
Many traditional dishes are prepared using cabbage. In Poland and Lithuania, everybody loves bigos ( ...
Vanilla
Vanilla is used as a popular spice in the confectionery, food and perfume industries.
From an exclusive, once exotic rarity, it has become an indispensable ingredient in ice cream, candy ...
Lemon balm
The largest producers of lemon balm are Egypt, Hungary, and Italy.
The leaves of the plant are harvested in July and August on dry days to prevent them from blackening when exposed to water.
Saguaro cactus
They are endemic to the Sonoran Desert.
Saguaros can be found in western Sonora in Mexico and southern Arizona in United States.
Broad beans
The broad bean fruit is a downward hanging pod, up to 12 cm long, containing 2-5 seeds separated by spongy compartments.
The seeds are lens- or kidney-shaped, light green or light yellow, sometimes brown. The seed length is 35 mm.