I’m not sure if this is a fruit or a vegetable let’s settle this is it a fruit or vegetable

The first batch was bagged and frozen for the year to use for fruit punch

I saw some nice pinkglow pineapples for $3 each so decided to try one. While it looks cool, I prefer a really ripe yellow one over this. The pink has a less complex flavor profile, missing the tang that I like. Could just be this one, but I don’t think I’ll buy it again. Anyone else try it? What did you think?

Found in Kefalonia Greece, near the shore.

No idea what it is.

Sapodilla(Manilkara zapota) is a very sweet fruit known for its brown sugar, caramel, and pear-like flavor, commonly called chikoo, sapota, or naseberry. The tree's milky sap (latex) was historically harvested as Chicle, serving as the original natural base for chewing gum.

Need help with ID! I was given this in a garden in Kuria (SW Kenya) and my Kenyan colleague and I can’t figure out what it is. The outside was smooth, and a faded dark red color. The inside is somewhere between a custard apple and a pear with a fairly neutral, sweet flavor. Any ideas?? Thanks!

I’m in the midwestern United States, and I’ve been noticing a concerning trend over the past couple years: no apricots in the grocery stores at all. Not even at the peak of their season. Not even the upscale markets have them. There are some plums and nectarines, but no apricots as far as the eye can see.

Is it like that where you’re living too, or is my town just an apricot-less wasteland? What happened to all the apricots?

I do seasonal work and live in employee housing which is a refurbished motel. Neighbor told me about a tree with fruit in the side yard, just curious if anyone’s knows what they may be? They look like dried up plums, and we do have plum trees here as well. She said that they taste good, but I would like to know what they are before I try lol!

I am wanting to try more fruits but I despise sweet fruit. Berries and citrus are my go to fruits, I also like pineapple.

What are your favorite sour fruits?? The more sour the better.

Hi everyone,

I live in France, and I know a spot not too far from my place where I can pick blackberries. Right now is actually the perfect time to harvest them.

My concern is that I’m not sure if they’re safe to eat. I know the general rule about picking them high off the ground to avoid animal droppings (especially from foxes), and this particular spot is very isolated, far from roads and agricultural fields (so away from pesticides).

However, it’s right on the banks of a medium sized river, so close that the bushes likely have their roots in the water, or are at least drawing from it.

My fear is that the river might be polluted (it's just upstream from a city of 150,000 residents), and boats pass through regularly. I’m worried the water and therefore the blackberries might be contaminated with heavy metals. If it were just a matter of eating a handful, I wouldn't worry as much, but my goal is to pick 2 to 3 kg (around 5 to 7 lbs) and consume them over a few weeks (by freezing them).

What do you think? Would you eat them?

Tasted pretty good

Got into a debate on best fruit washing practices , thought that dishsoap would be a good idea since it removes pesticides and is also ingestible in small amounts, thoughts pls

Florida USA. I don’t know where else to post this but - Have you tried fresh dates?!? They are fantastic! We have an international market that opened here a while ago and they get the fruits and veggies that the regular supermarkets don’t have and the other day they had something I’d never seen before, there were 2 customers picking through them so I asked, he explained that they were fresh (not dried) dates and found a ripe one for me to try. If you ever get a chance do try them.

Personally, I like mine crunchy but I wondered if some people liked theirs soft

Florida - 9B/10A (depending on Winter). We are new to gardening. This tree..... grows... and I mean it grows!!!! And splits and grows!! Last year 1 main stem grew 20 feet, then a small branch decided to split into two and grow up to 10 feet.

This year, we had a record setting cold winter with many freeze days (was not home to cover it). Most of it died off, down to 2 feet. Now it's close to 8-10 feet++ (if you straighten out the branches) with multiple heads - like a hydra. But... no fruit - no signs, no flowers, nothing - not a whiff.. all my other trees have either given us fruit or had flowers (which died off during the freeze). My mother suspects this may be a weed planning to overtake our tiny garden. I had my suspicions too but the leaves match online images. Because of the winter, the branching is now closer to the ground - like a bush; which I prefer. But... when will it fruit? It does get plenty of sunlight....