My Farming Footprints: August 2015

Saturday, August 29, 2015

Ground Cover

Potted some ground cover on this recycled hanging pot! So pretty!

Big Chilli Harvest

Harvested them before itchy hands... Think I lost about 50% of my harvest to itchy hands! Sigh.

Blue Butterfly Pea Essence

Finally get to use blue butterfly pea flower that I have been picking! I think I used too much! :-)

Don't really need to boil for long to get the colour out.

Volcanic Soil

Saw this volcanic soil @ World Farm! Bought 4 packs ($2.50 each pack). Shall see if it helps to keep my plants happy! Haha

Thursday, August 27, 2015

Small Lime

My first natural small lime almost ready to be picked!

Starting to flower too!

Potato Sprout

They sprout easily when you plonk to the ground BUT they don't grow easily! Not sure why?! Hmmm...

Blue Butterfly Pea

4 plants in this pot and they are still going strong after producing plenty of flowers and also plenty of seeds!

If you wish to have some seeds, send me a message! I will be happy to give away!

Banana

My helper said need to trim off the bottom of the flower stalk now or else the bananas will not turn out nice. Hmmm... okay, listen to her la. Since she planted bananas in her kampongs! LOL

Some of my bananas kena paint yesterday! Argh....

This is the stalk of bananas from my 2nd plant! How nice to be able to admire it so up close!

Passion Fruit Seedlings

Grew on its own! Always feel so sayang to dump them.... Any takers? Will be happy to give away!

Saturday, August 22, 2015

Bananas

Still growing more bananas.... wow....

The current last row still has more than 6 bananas so I can still wait out for the next row to appear...

Now I am beginning to worry how to harvest later as it hangs over the railing! LOL My 2nd banana plant is flowering too! Wah, I will have plenty to eat and share around...!

Cherry Tomato

After months of waiting & endless flower drops, finally spotted 1 yesterday!

Oh, now I know which type of capsicum seeds this is! Haha.. It is indeed the long version. Seeds are sowed by my helper - that's why I was like puzzled... Was expecting the usual kind.... LOL.... Wondering what is the colour of the final version? red? yellow? orange? Hmm...

Thursday, August 20, 2015

Potted Big Chilli

Decided to try growing big chillies in potted containers! Far from ideal when I grew them on the ground.

Round Brinjal Harvested

Picked my very first round brinjal this morning! :-) ... It didn't grow any much bigger so better pick it before it becomes too old to eat!

Monday, August 17, 2015

Soursop - Flower Bud

Ok, think my first bloom is gone forever! :-(

Pinning my hopes on the others....I do notice the other buds are really much smaller than the first!

Round Brinjal

Wondering when to pick as this is my first time growing the round variety! It looks SO delicious! Just read online that brinjal should be picked early. The more you pick, the more it will produce... But feel so sayang to pick! LOL

Lettuce (Green Oaks) Seedlings

Peeping out from the soil! So cute...

Harvesting Kang Kong Seeds

It sure took a long time for the flower bud to turn brown! A few has started to brown... better picked before itchy hands picked all!

Banana

My bunch of banana is growing steadily.... Unfortunately it is growing over the railing so I can't take a closer look at it! LOL.... I understand from my neighbour that the bottom part need to be snipped off? Wondering when...