I recently decided to experiment with growing kangkong in our outdoor fish tank. It was an interesting idea, but apparently not a good one. The stem that I tossed directly into the tank didn’t grow at all. It’s just floating … Continue reading
Category Archives: Vegetables
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 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
One of my caixin plants finally started producing bunches of flower buds! They look like broccoli to me The downside of these clusters of buds is that the dastardly caterpillars have a lot more nooks and crannies to hide in. … Continue reading