I planted some flower seeds last Friday outside the garage where there is a strip of soil. Cornflower (Echinaea), Poppy and Foxglove. It rained and rained almost the whole of this week. So far I have not seen the seeds germinated.
I also planted some Mustard seeds (Biomulch) and Clover seeds in Patch F. The patch is empty now and the mustard and clover when grown, will be dug into the soil as nutrients for the soil.
My bittermelon plants are crawling up the trellis and have flowers but no fruit yet. I doubt I would ever get one this seaon since they only started growing December.
All 11 strawberry delight plants have done well and growing! They are all in styrofoam boxes which leak which is great because the boxes will not collect rainwater and drown the plants. Yeah more strawberries next season!!!
My thai basil are doing very well even with the cold rains. I hope I would be able to keep them alive through the coming cold winter months.
Chives (Asian type) have survived the dividing and re-planting. All I need is some support as the long leaves are falling all over the place.
The planter of saffron sativus crocus are growing. So far those 12 under my peach tree havent sprouted yet and I am beginning to wonder if I have planted them too dig. :(
Surprise find! Lots of coriander seeds have sprouted where the old coriander plants were. Very happy gardener here!
I decided to invest in a choko few days ago. I love to grow perenial fruiting plants, vegetables and flowers because I dont have to pay money to keep planting new plants. So I thought choko would be a good idea. It has gorgeous leaves, is perenial and bears fruits for dishes. This morning I found the base looking a bit different. Something is sprouting. I guess it could be the root. Many websites talk about choko planting but they never ever mention properly how to plant it. So I chose to place it in a bowl and see it sprout instead of planting it straight into the ground.
It's been donkey time I have updated my blog. I have not been planting very much this winter. Thought of resting myself and having more important priorities at the moment. I am still maintaining the garden though and the work never seems ending. My 3 chilli padi plants are still ripening their chillies. This year, the crop is very abundant. At least a hundred chillies or even more.
Arent the leaves of the choko pretty? The vine is growing very well in the pot. Come spring I will find a location in the garden to plant it permanently. I stir-fried two shop-bought chokos few days ago and they are really yummy. The whole family loves it.
The strawberry delight plantlets are doing okay and I would give a few of them away.
Here's the saffron crocus in the pot. Looks like grass. I wont get a crop this year. It will only flower in the next season.
Green Pak choy sprouting in the pot of chilli padi plants and also in the fig tree pot. They were seeds which came from the compost bin. I have thrown empty seed pods to be composted and they still contain some seeds, so when the compost was used as fertiliser, the seeds sprouted. A good thing!
My kaffir lime plant is doing well now in winter. I saw that one small box is sold for $4 in the supermarket! That makes my plant very very expensive!!! I use the leaves a fair bit for cooking. Fragrant!!
This is plot F. Sorry picture was not rotated. I grew some clover and biomustard here to clean and fertilise the soil.
Finally pruned my grape vine. I do hope I have done the right job and hope for some grapes next year.
Also pruned my blackcurrent bush. The new buds are swelling.
This little pot of kalanchoe is flowering. I propagated it from the mother plant and it was successful. Very proud of myself hehe...
