Monday, December 22, 2014
Reflections for Y2014
This will be my last post for Y2014! I will be going away for the year end holidays and so, I don't think I have time to any more postings! This year end will mark the 2nd year of my urban farming! Time flies! What significant milestones have I made for this year? Well, in general, still clueless with regards to pests management but have discovered the chilli padi concoction to deal with some pests (not all)! Came to the realisation that the bamboo trellises do not last very long so I need to fix them once in 2 years or so.. Better to get those steel poles la! LOL.... As there are too many snails and slugs in the garden, the best way to grow vegetables is via styrofoam box!
Here's wishing all my readers a very happy Christmas and wonderful year end!! Also a bountiful harvest to you in the coming year!! See you in 2015! :-)
Sweet Potato - Orangy Flesh
Bought the indonesian variety of the sweet potato (orangy flesh) and planted 1 at home in pot.... Transplanted to my cleared out plot this morning! By June holidays, I should have some to dig! So looking forward! Hope it will taste sweeter than the purple ones!
Compost
This is the fastest way to do compost for the garden, I find! Cut the leaves or whatever and then leave it to dry and compost.... For my compost bin (which I threw my garden garbage), even after 3 months, the contents in the bin is still super wet!! I just added in some shredded paper egg containers a few days ago to see if it will help to dry up the content!
With this open concept, it only takes about 1 month before the contents turn black and then, I can just add on top of my plants to act as mulch plus fertiliser.
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Guava
4 little growing ones! I need to fertilise it so that it will grow better - just no time - too many gardening chores everyday! Argh
Passiflora Q
Gigantic passion fruit - finally transplanted my 2 @ home in pot to the garden before I go on my long year end trip! But, my trellis is still undone!!! Urgh....
Passiflora F
Finally! It is going to bloom! Though it is a weed, can't help still feeling excited about it!!
Tomatoes
2 decent ones.. this is actually a full size tomato but they are really of cherry tomato size!!
Monday, December 8, 2014
Tomato
Finally! Just when I was about to kill off my tomato plants, 2 tiny ones appeared! They 'know'! LOL
Seed Saving!
1 part of farmer's work is to save seeds!! I enjoyed saving seeds except for this!! Caixin seeds - so tiny and it is indeed hard work!
Hydrangea Stem Cut
Was gifted with 4 cuttings of hydrangea!! Woohoo... Can't wait to see them bloom!
Thursday, December 4, 2014
More Seeds!
Just couldn't resist buying seeds while on holiday! What more, they are cheap! Yen 100 for 2 packs!
Brinjal Babies
Picked a whole bag of this the other day! Strange, it tasted so bitter for this batch!
Mulberry
My neighbour's mulberry tree is bearing such large and delicious looking mulberries!!
I grew a stem cut from the same mother plant but it did not yield fruits that are as big as the mother! I wonder why...
Japanese Cucumber
My 1 and only japanese cucumber suffered a sudden death a few days ago! Argh... it bored a fruit but very odd looking one
Good to be back!
Yup, back online again!! LOL... Luckily it has been raining cats and dogs during my absence or else my plants would not have survived the long periods without water! Pests frolicking and weeds growing so happily during my absence....!
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