Miracle Fruit

Just heard about this on Gardeners Question time

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synsepalum_dulcificum

Interesting

 

That's great, I always wanted to eat raw lemons

 

"They are a gift from God"

 

There was a lot of publicity around these about 10 years ago. They don't seem to have caught on though. Perhaps they don't grow well in the UK?

 

I'd need to substantially lower the pH of my soil and buy an extremely large greenhouse which could probably be used far more productively to grow Cucamelons.

 

Weren't they suggested for growing in student accommodation? Must have much more space these days than the little box I had when I was a student, my room wasn't even big enough to move any of the furniture and if we wanted a plant it was usually something tiny like a saucer of gravel with a single succulent.

 

I've tried a different species (Thaumatococcus) that are as sweet and are probably more amenable to growing in the UK, as they live in the shade of high forest. I had a friend who was exporting them from Ghana, so I ate a lot as the frozen fruit would turn black if they defrosted in a power cut. Yes, you can eat sour citrus afterwards, but unfortunately eating very sweet substances won't stop the acid in the fruit damaging your teeth.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thaumatococcus_daniellii