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This post summarized what I learned from readings and gardeners who grew these wonderful fruits in 2016. Anne Ang’s potted longan plant. First, there were not much written about growing longans from seeds. Fruit trees from seeds tend to take too long to mature and carried an additional risk they […]
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Just for fun, I wanted to see how far I can grow peaches in Singapore! For any hard crust seed, it is better to remove the hard outer covering before sowing. Personally, I like to check the condition of the seeds too before I sowed them. Our fruits, after all, were not harvested fresh […]
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UPDATE 2018 – Successfully grown in non-circulating hydroponics (KRATKY) and began 3rd generation seedlings trials. This variety was acclimatized to SG natural environment by 2017. The parent plants of this variety began their journey on January 16 2016 in soil. This is Alpine heirloom Pineapple strawberries, a low growing variety with […]
Continue ReadingWhile most of us fret over insects invasion on our chilli, tomatoes or capsicum plants, Pak Mat believes that “Prevention is the best cure!” Pak Mat made his own organic insects repellent which he sprayed on his plants once a week. This is his recipe : 1. Garlic (ratio : 3 Garlic to 1 […]
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Fancy homegrown peanuts? If your garden is sunny, it’s the easiest edibles to grow, even for beginners! Jessica said she did not expect that growing peanuts was so easy. These were the raw peanuts she sowed in her raised beds. Jessica shared how easy in 4 steps – Sowed […]
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