I pulled aside the straw today from one larger plant that's staring to flower, and there were a couple of stolons starting to run. They got a slow start, but they're on their way. I planted the early potatoes that I'm growing for new ones along the edge of the bed so I can easily reach in and nab them.
Where does vanilla come from? A: Vanilla comes from the bean of a specific type of orchid. Of the 35,000 orchid species native to the rainforests of Central and South America, only the fruit of the vanilla orchid, whose scientific name is Vanilla planifolia, is actually edible. Continue Reading.
Vanilla is an extract of the vanilla bean in alcohol. The vanilla plant is a relative of the orchid, and originally, all extract was made from beans grown in Madagascar, but iâ¦n recent years, Mexican vanilla has become more popular. Most vanilla flavoring, however, is not vanilla but vanillin, a synthetic flavoring. Regular vanilla loses potency if it if heated in baking, or frozen in ice cream, but romantic purists think vanillin is too consistent to be an interesting flavor.