Post by Yoris on Jul 9, 2018 18:05:45 GMT -7
Check out this article: www.cookinglight.com/news/vanilla-shortage-worldwide-madagascar
It lets us know more about the ongoing vanilla shortage that is driving up prices.
So, why don't more people in Mexico grow vanilla—and grow hybrid vanilla orchids, at that (for increased production and reduced wait times)?
I want a hybrid vanilla orchid (I haven't shopped at that store and I'm not recommending for or against it). They're pretty cool, and get large—but getting vanilla out of them might be kind of difficult for the average home gardener, especially as you have to cure the vanilla beans, support the plants, and as the flowers don't stay in bloom long.
You'd think there would be a lot of vanilla breeders out there.