I blogged about growing desert rose from seeds over a year ago. Only one seed germinated from 10 that I bought from this gardener in Queensland. Well I didn’t know it would take so long for it to grow. But after over a year it has made progress and it’s doing quite well. It grew [...]
No Comments »
Filed under: Gardening
It has been almost a year since I started my veggie patch project back in May last year. I’ve had my ups and downs but overall I’ve enjoyed growing my own veggies for my kitchen with spare to give away too! I’ve had success with bok choy, broccoli, tomatoes, egg plants, spring onions, snow peas [...]
1 Comment »
Filed under: Gardening
Well they never say life was a bed of roses and that goes with gardening as well. Ever since I started the veggie patch project I’ve had some ups and downs but the last week or so was devastating for me. Just over a week after planting the new seedlings I found that they were [...]
11 Comments »
Filed under: Gardening
Well its been a while since I last updated about my veggie patch project, in fact its been a while since I updated this blog full stop! Time for an update.. If you remember I had some brocolini, bok choy, kailan & peas growing in the veggie patch. The bok choy were a great success [...]
3 Comments »
Filed under: Gardening
Its been 5 weeks since I started planting the veggie seedlings and I think its almost time to harvest the crops. The peas and the brocolinis may take a bit longer to mature but according to the info on the bok choy they should mature in 6 to 7 weeks. I know its only been [...]
29 Comments »
Filed under: Gardening
Its been 3 weeks since I started the veggie patch project. The idea of using plastic sheets to build a make shift greenhouse is a great one. It keeps the veggies snug and warm during the cold nights but retains heat and humidity during the days. I didn’t have to pay much attention to them [...]
5 Comments »
Filed under: Gardening
Its been over a week since we planted the veggie seedlings in our little veggie patch. So far so good; the seedlings are doing well and are settling into their new home quite happily. I was worried that some of them may not survive but I haven’t loose anyone yet. *touch wood* Not only are [...]
17 Comments »
Filed under: Gardening
Well now that the raised bed is done and the soil has somewhat settled a bit it is time to put it to good use. Time to plant some veggies in it and make it productive so off to the local nursery we went to pick out the veggie seedlings. We weren’t sure what to [...]
9 Comments »
Filed under: Gardening
In these times of economic uncertainty many people are going back to basics like growing their own vegetable to save money. It is indeed a good practice that I think everyone should be involved in not to mention healthy living. I’m following the growing trend so I’m turning what little area I have in my [...]
16 Comments »
Filed under: Gardening
Remember the seedling I showed you not long ago? My baby’s growing up! Aww…got a few leaves liao…and taller liao too. Faiti faiti grow up faster, here have summore fertilizer. Grow up big and strong ah…and have lots of fahwers for dadda oh!
28 Comments »
Filed under: Gardening
