Planting dates

Dried and fresh dates are soft, sweet, sticky and chewy. Here's everything you need to know about date fruit including Medjool variety.

If you live in a sunny climate, sprouting and planting a date seed can be a fun project. The seeds from dates can grow into date palm trees that you'll be able to enjoy in your home, porch, or garden. Simply collect and wash the pits from...

Phoenix dactylifera, commonly known as date palm is a flowering plant species in the palm family, Arecaceae, cultivated for its edible sweet fruit called dates.

Nothing beats eating fresh dates. The date palm is an amazing tree and I feel privileged having a few in our garden. When date season arrives storage containers are needed as each date plam produce…

Dates are loved by millions for being sweet and nutritious. While they have been cultivated by millennia in Africa and the Middle East, these dry fruits keep on revealing their secrets and potential applications to modern science. Keep reading to learn all about dates.

Horticultural experts believe the cultivation of the Date Palm Tree started around 6000 bc and is a tree with many uses. The wood and leaves provide timber and fabric for houses and fences. The leaves are used for making ropes, cord, baskets, crates and furniture. The base of the leaves and the fruit stalks are used as fuel. The fruit yields food products such as young yellow dates, dried dates, date vinegar, date chutney and date paste for bakery products. Only young trees, between three…

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You can grow your own date tree from a date seed, found in a grocery store date.