My green snake gourd plant looked like it was coming to the end of its growing season. Branches of it were dying off and fruits weren’t forming completely. So, I decided to start pruning the dead and dying stems to … Continue reading
Category Archives: Edible plants
I must be doing something right, because the winter melon plant – the current oldest one, anyway – is exceeding the growth of its predecessor. The plant has produced a few offshoot stems, which the first plant didn’t, and now … Continue reading
I love exchanging seeds with my gardening buddies, because it has drastically expanded the range of plants here in the Curious Garden. Thanks to them, instead of growing just the basic green okra (for example), I’ve grown burgundy okra, a … Continue reading
It really goes to show that plants that are watched too closely suffer from performance anxiety while those left to their own devices produce nice surprises… My first shark fin melon plant that was transplanted to a big pot has … Continue reading