Autumn in the garden is not only about the colors of leaves, but Io fruits. Some are sweet and healthy, others edible, but rather bitter and sour. And then there are those that one leaves. But they are of great importance for birds or they make decoration until winter. Do you know them?
The autumn garden is full of fruit
In the garden in September and October, the last major crop appears. Apples and pears can be stored for weeks, plums and grapes are to eat now. Old fruits have a special place that is forgotten a little.
Maybe that. The fruits are hard and inedible until they remembers. Only then will they soften. Similarly, quince. Raw can hardly be eaten, but in compote or jams are exceptional and give a pleasant smell.
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Healthy but bitter and acidic
Who has ever tasted fresh or sea buckthorn knows that this is a good dose of acidity and astringity. Yet they are of great importance. Aronia is one of the richest sources of antioxidants and sea buckthorn is literally a vitamin bomb. Autumn also includes hawthorn or rowan. These fruits cannot be eaten in a handful, but in teas or liqueurs they strengthen the heart and immunity.
Fruits for birds and for decoration
Not everything that grows in the garden is designed for us. Small and larger all colored berries are not only autumn and winter decoration of every garden and front garden, but they will enjoy them, scythes and thrush or birds, which at that time will not find anything else to eat.
Nature still offers arms full of fruits that we can also use. Can you know it? Do you know? Test your knowledge in our quiz.
Quiz: Autumn fruits are both beautiful and healthy. Do you recognize them?
Some we eat for taste, others are used as a medicine and others leave to nature. All together, however, makes the garden rich and lively even at a time when the days are short and cold. Do you recognize the fruits of garden and wild plants, shrubs or trees? Do not be fooled and look at the leaves.
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St. John’s wort has beautiful fruits.
