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Wax Jambu
Wax Jambu By Gardener Jack The month of June brings the first ripe mangoes but it is wax jambu that fascinates my grandchildren. They consume wax jambu fruits by the dozen and tend to reduce the tree to a shambles. Wax jambu (Syzygium samanganse) origi
The season of the watermelon
The season of the watermelon By Gardener Jack One of the great joys of summer is tackling a slice of sweet watermelon, having the juice run down one's chin and the seeds squirted for record distances. The watermelon season occurs during our warmest mon
The secrets to growing papaya
The secrets to growing papaya By Gardener Jack The papaya is such a common fruit in the Bahamas and has so many wonderful features that I feel we sometimes take it for granted and do not get the most out of its qualities. It is easy to grow, very pro
Women's activism takes root at Doris Johnson High
Women's activism takes root at Doris Johnson High By NOELLE NICOLLS Tribune Features Editor THE power of the feminine was on display last week as young girls at Doris Johnson Senior High School shared "seeds of empowerment" with their peers at the firs
Women's activism takes root at Doris Johnson High
Women's activism takes root at Doris Johnson High By NOELLE NICOLLS Tribune Features Editor THE power of the feminine was on display last week as young girls at Doris Johnson Senior High School shared "seeds of empowerment" with their peers at the firs
The garden in January
The garden in January By Gardener Jack If you cannot go out to your vegetable garden and pick exactly what you want right now then you did not make an early enough start. A friend of mine told me he was off the island for all of October so did not put
