Winter here in Northern California means lots of fresh green Asian vegetables and other cabbage family members, along with root crops and cold-loving leafy greens like lettuce, spinach and chard. But ...

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Some gardeners enjoy eating the fruits of our native persimmon, while others harvest them to predict the weather.

Medically reviewed by Elizabeth Barnes, RDN Key Takeaways Persimmons are rich in fiber, which supports digestion and promotes heart health.  The antioxidants in persimmons can reduce inflammation and ...

Ask an adult what their favorite fruit is and you'll likely get a range of answers. If a recent YouGov USA poll is anything to go by, strawberries, bananas, apples, and green grapes will probably make ...

A persimmon is an edible fruit (a berry, specifically) that grows on a variety of trees in the genus Diospyros. The most widely cultivated among these is the Diospyros kaki, or the Asian persimmon.

The skin of a ripe persimmon should be soft, and the fruit should feel very delicate, almost like a water balloon when you gently press it. During the ripening process, the aforementioned tannins ...

When the seasons change from summer to fall, persimmon trees begin to burst with gorgeous, bright orange fruit. Their autumn colors just shout “Fall is here!” Your farmers’ market booths will begin to ...

Fall is persimmon season! Persimmons may well be the Rodney Dangerfields of the fruit world. They are often left out of the fruit section of nursery catalogues or relegated to a back page, behind the ...

Now that it's finally starting to feel like autumn and there's a chill in the air, we're in full fall mode. Tomato girl summer definitely had a moment, but it's about to be granola girl fall, and ...

You don’t have to spend more than a year or two in Sonoma County before you’re rewarded with a unique sight. Some late autumn morning, after the brightly colored leaves have fallen from someone’s ...

For starters, at least around Santa Barbara, there are two common types of the bright-orange fruit. While they look pretty similar and even offer the same generically sweet flavor — which many ...