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
Yearly Archives: 2011
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
One of my greatest joys is sowing seeds of new plants and waiting for them to germinate and show off their different leaves. When you’ve never grown them before, everything looms before you like the Great Unknown waiting to be … Continue reading