Comments on: Slip covers and tropical fruit

By: bj

bj — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:30:23 +0000

Ditto: re: “slipcovers”. What I really like is the hammock over the pool.

Is the pulp of those pitayas, white or the deep cerise/purple color?

If you smear the pulp on the wall, is the goal that the tiny seeds will adhere to any irregularities in the wall surface, and aided by the humidity, and mineral matter in the wall germinate?

Good luck with your upcoming trip.

By: Kathe

Kathe — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:28:52 +0000

I just got back from a visit to Trader Joe’s…in Connecticut….and purchased some dried pitahaya…you find it with all the other dried fruits….and it was very interesting…I don’t get how come the seeds of the fruit go crunch and then just disappear and don’t get stuck in one’s teeth.

I love the idea of smearing the seeds on the rock wall and will look forward to the update on how that goes.

By: Jonna

Jonna — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 22:19:58 +0000

Thanks guys, I’m loving the slip covers too. The best news is that so far {{knocking on wood}} neither Barney or Tita have used them for a scratching post.

mcm, I’ll take you up on that when we get back if mine haven’t sprouted. I’ve been spraying them with water and hoping.

By: mcm

mcm — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 18:25:32 +0000

We’ve got LOTS of pitahaya, and you’re welcome to snips….whenever.

By: Mexico Cooks!

Mexico Cooks! — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 01:51:33 +0000

The slipcovers are wonderful! Wish we had some of that fabric…it’s lovely.

By: Sherry

Sherry — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 03:36:09 +0000

The slipcovers look great. Love the fabric that you selected. Beautious!
Sherry

By: Nancy

Nancy — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:47:26 +0000

I just came across this article in the New York Times about outdoor fabrics. Funny coincidence.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/11/garden/11roadtest.html?ref=garden

By: Nancy

Nancy — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:36:06 +0000

I love the slipcovers, too. Very practical but gorgeous. Now I had better check out the link…

By: Jonna

Jonna — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:13:57 +0000

Kathe, Theresa told me that if I just smear the pulp on the wall of one that I like, it will grow. I'm testing that theory. I've seen it spelled both ways and it seemed to me that the h wouldn't matter, now I see that it adds a syllable which Yucatecos immediately discard again. Still, it is great to have someone like you who knows the right way and, more importantly, the why of it all. I love the why's of things. Debi, Sunbrella just feels like canvas. It has held up for years on the deck of our condo in the sun and salt air. Amazing stuff. Expensive here but not so bad HERE. Come by whenever and check it out for feel.

By: Debi

Debi — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:35:16 +0000

I love the slips covers. I can’t find any fabrics here yet that seem able to hold up when out of doors, even under cover of the terraza. So Sunbrella fabric eh! Is it rubbery, sticky, hot?
They look fabulous
I have pitaya growing out back, and got my first fruit last year. Very cook, but alas, no tiene suficiente jardin,
que lastima, maybe you should look at Janice’s house – huge garden…