We also have a garden and we have a few fruit bearing trees. Lime, Bilimbi, Soursop, Apple Mange, and Guava are the ones we have. It is always nice when we harvest a lot of these fruits. It is also very fulfilling when we give a lot away and people are excited in receiving them. I'm not too fond of sour fruits, so I am mostly in charge of monitoring and harvesting them.
As for vegetables, we were able to grow bok choy and water spinach from cutting the ones bought in grocery. We can theoretically do it in a cycle, but the plants eventually die off after a while. The amount of pests like snails and root rot are also a big problem.
We also have a lot of ornamental plants. I tried growing rubber plants, but the leaves doesn't get larger. I am left with a lot of small leaves, and it just looks like a regular bush haha
I do some of this too, although I tend to swap them for things like honey, eggs, olives and so on, things I don't grow or produce myself; it's a good system a few friends and I have.
It seems like you have a reasonable array of plants and that's nice I think, do you get enjoyment out of the process of growing?
Yes I do, especially when it's a vegetable that I like eating. I don't like sour fruits, and I just monitor and harvest them my family. That one feels a bit like a chore, but it is worth it when they get excited while eating it.
That's like barter trading, and it sounds really nice. Unfortunately it's not possible with us. We live in the city and not a lot of people have gardens, and most don't really grow their own things.
Exactly like bartering, that's the word we use for it; I have a group of people around me that are actively engaged in it and I have quite a lot to bater also, my fruits and vegetables and the kangaroo and deer meat I shoot regularly which is super expensive to buy. I end up getting a lot of what I need for it and am really pleased with how the system works, as are the others who barter with me.
Oh that's really cool. Especially since you are being paid to get the kangaroo and deer meat. Since that is super expensive, I think it is in your trade partner's interest to keep it going. This looks like a very healthy relationship. Congrats.