I pulled aside the straw today from one larger plant that's staring to flower, and there were a couple of stolons starting to run. They got a slow start, but they're on their way. I planted the early potatoes that I'm growing for new ones along the edge of the bed so I can easily reach in and nab them.
Where does vanilla come from? A: Vanilla comes from the bean of a specific type of orchid. Of the 35,000 orchid species native to the rainforests of Central and South America, only the fruit of the vanilla orchid, whose scientific name is Vanilla planifolia, is actually edible. Continue Reading.
by Jon Prince. The origin of the jelly bean is a bit of a mystery. Those in the know believe that jelly beans are a combination of the soft, chewy Middle Eastern sweet called Turkish Delight that has been around for thousands of years and the hard candy shell of Jordan Almonds, a product of the 17th Century.