I’m still on my maiden voyage growing brinjals – or eggplants or aubergines, as you may know them. As with the rest of my other plants, these poor babies have been coping with weather extremes for the last few months. … Continue reading
Category Archives: Edible plants
Last year, I started growing zingiber officinale or culinary ginger from bits of ginger bought from the supermarket. I had a few good clumps of them, and a few plants that also died off, no thanks to my trampling dogs. … Continue reading
I rarely look in on my roselle plants as they’re good and established now. However, glancing into the garden this morning, my eye was caught by the beauty of a new bloom as the light in the east lit it … Continue reading
When I started growing caixin, I thought it would grow into the nice tight bunch of leaves that we normally see sold – and that we would have a one-time harvest. It’s so nice to see otherwise! First of all, … Continue reading