As a follow-up to my earlier post on growing caixin, I wanted to share that yes, caixin plants grow much better when they get more sunlight. What I didn’t expect to share was information about pests that are attracted to … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2011
I had a pair of lovely, tall roselle plants in my edible plant corner. They were grown from seed, and were the first roselle plants I had planted directly in the ground to grow. As such, they grew much taller … Continue reading
A pair of male Asian koels decided to stop by on our sprawling curry leaf tree. They perched unusually low down for them – just about human height – and weren’t bothered by human and dog traffic in the vicinity. … Continue reading
I’ve been keeping an eye on our bittergourd vines to see if there’s any difference in the size of the fruits this year. Why? Well our vine last year grew in a big pot that was also occupied by a … Continue reading