Certain foliage plants tend to catch my eye – usually caladiums and alocasias with interesting shapes, colours and patterns. Goodness knows I’ve bought and collected several of them without knowing their identities. I still don’t know the names of all … Continue reading
Last year, when my first bittergourd vine started dying off, I got worried that I had not saved seeds for a new vine, because I didn’t know that the fruit would be a hit on the dining table. I was … Continue reading
By name, kangkong is a water-loving plant – water spinach or Water Convolvulus. Yet, I’ve been growing it in soil with reasonable results. Well, the only thing is, they need to be heavily watered every day, or else the plants … Continue reading
When I humbly began growing edible plants early last year, my philosophy was to stick the seeds in soil and let them grow. How that has changed! These days, I germinate the seeds and let them grow a little before … Continue reading