“A kilo Oranges!”.

ONCE AGAIN THE VILLAGE GARDEN SURPRISES US WITH EXTRAORDINARY PRODUCTS.

This time they have been oranges grown in the La Aldea valley, that have come to weigh among 826 grams and kilo 140 grams. Weights that for some “simple” oranges would give a lot to talk about if we asked for a kilo of oranges and only gave us one.

The farmer from the Cercadillos neighborhood in La Aldea, Up to Castellano, He was not amazed to see how some of the oranges of one of his trees managed to bend the branches that held them until they almost collided with each other.

Missed by the effect, Fino guessed the oranges to try to find out their weight as they matured on the tree. Look i have seen oranges and large, but more than a kilo and loaded with juice, its the first time, Castellano recognized Agroaldea.

The orange tree in question was grafted years ago and planted on the Cercadillos farm many others ago., Fino told us. Trick? None. Water and manure.

It is that in the Cercadillos area everything that one has planted has always been very good. The earth, Sun, Water… everything is right, proudly said Fino Castellano.

Seen the tree in question, nothing extraordinary stands out either., until one comes up and checks the weight and volume of the dozen oranges that hang sauteed by the glass.

Of half a hundred harvested oranges, the one with the lowest weight 826 grams on the scale. The one that reached the highest mark registered 1,400 grams. Although I think there was one that had to reach a kilo and a half, but I did not weigh it because it flew between mine, explained Spanish.

Once juiced with the oranges, the amount of this approached half a liter per kilo of orange. I.e., the ideal specimen to eat or drink.

As much as we insist, there was no more explanation for extraordinary phenomenon. Fact that comes to confirm the benefits and excellence of the La Aldea orchard that, in addition to reaping awards and brands, beats records that add to and add value to your reputation.

The mother of all sweet potatoes.

And while in La Aldea the oranges exceeded one kilo, in the municipality of Ingenio a sweet potato was harvested that reached 16 kilos and a half.

In this case, it was Pedro Santana, owner of an orchard in Las Mejías, the first surprised when reaped the “sweet potatoes” who tried to resist and offered “some battle”, Santana recognized, that added: it is like 16 sweet potatoes from before, they weighed a kilo each. It is as if they had left the earth together, like young attached to the mother.

Pedro Santana affirms that the tubers had been planted for nine months, what is the limit for your collection, and he was very surprised to find this giant sweet potato for the first time in his life, not knowing any other precedent in the municipality. This has never been seen and, if it has been seen, nobody has told, he claimed.

The farmer considers it a pleasant surprise from nature and was very happy and proud of his product.. The first thing I have done is count it and nobody remembers a sweet potato of these dimensions.

Next to this great tuber, Pedro Santana also extracted other large sweet potatoes from the earth, but they were overshadowed by the “mother of all sweet potatoes” born in this neighborhood of Ingenio.