
Welcome! I am a stay at home mum of two gorgeous boys, proud owner of an online handmade store and an avid gardener. This blog records most of my gardening journey over a few properties. We have recently moved to a new permanent property and it's time to start gardening again! I enjoy time-out in my home garden looking at and photographing birds, insects and plants. It is also a haven for my sons and golden retriever. May you enjoy your visits here. :)
Thursday, June 4, 2009
First Harvest of Oriental Radishes and Calamondin Progress
My calamondins are growing well in the pot. I recently fertilised with citrus fertiliser and was pleased to find tiny earthworms in the potting mix. The earthworms actually came from my vermicompost which I have harvested from my worm farm. I could not filter all the worms out especially the very tiny ones and had no choice but to put them in the pot together with the vermicompost. It was great to see that they actually survive and are living in the potting mix. So nowadays, besides feeding the worms in the farm, I also bury chopped banana peels in the calamondin pot to feed these little ones. I would have to purchase some mulch to shelther them since I have run out of it.
Calamondins growing larger. Hoping that no bugs will eat them up.
Found a horned leaf hopper on my cayenne pepper plus a tiny snail too. Some bugs have attacking my cayenne pepper but not the horned hopper since it is a sap sucker.
After more than the specified weeks, I decided to pull up my oriental radishes. Not too bad, had them for a dish...sweet and tender. Radishes are best when grown rapidly and I shant wait in case they become too 'mature' and fibrous. Anyway I do not think they are going to grow further since their leaves were all eaten by some bugs.
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- Strong Winds and Some Rain.
- So Much Work!
- Kebbah Using Mint
- Snow Peas and Oriental Radishes Have Germinated.
- New Purchases & Rosemary Treatment
- Mint Update
- New Buk Choy, Snow Pea & Spinach Seedlings...Daffo...
- Revamping the Patch Next to the Garage.
- Tidying Up the Garden
- Nasturtium & Capsicum Damage, Chillies
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