I can’t believe it’s been more than a year since the Weed family gave us a banana sucker to plant. “This is a miniature banana plant,” I was told. That put visions of a cute little 4 to 5 foot high banana … Continue reading
Category Archives: Gardening issues
Finally! I’ve been watching the red flat bean plants for more developments and finally spotted flower buds this week. There were a couple of bunches of them – tiny things, as opposed to long beans and winged beans. I expected … Continue reading
The 2-month drought may have killed off our third marrow, but the rain has apparently brought about new life. I was so disheartened by the havoc wreaked on our plants during the drought that I barely did much gardening at … Continue reading
I absolutely cannot see a part of a plant that shows some potential of life without attempting to encourage more growth. Last week, my mum – from whom I obviously inherited my sense of curiosity – was browsing around some … Continue reading