Cumquats are the smallest of the citrus clan but each little fruit’s sour but tangy flavour packs a punch. Neat, tidy and evergreen, they are also extremely ornamental, bedecked with golden fruit during winter when we’re in need of a bit of garden cheer.
In Chinese culture, cumquats (also called kumquats) are considered lucky and prized as New Year gifts, as, when the shrub is covered with fruit, it looks as if it’s hung with gold coins.
Even if you don’t believe cumquats can bring luck or riches, they enrich winter and early spring when they are in fruit.
If you can bear to pick the fruit, even a small harvest can be transformed into some jars of cumquat marmalade or added to both sweet and savoury dishes.
Other ways to use a small…
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Good Organic Gardening (Digital) - 1 Issue, Issue #12.1 - 2021