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To be honest, I wasn’t expecting them to grow after being left forgotten in my fridge for over three weeks. The leaves and stalks were brown and dry. To my surprise, new shoots grew from midsection like this after sitting in 3 cm water for two days. STEP 1 – Trim away […]
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OMG! The leaves’ scent is intoxicatingly beautiful and we are excited to explore them for essential oils and other uses. Seeds were sowed on February 19, 2020, at 2.35 pm and they looked like these – Strawberries’ germination method can be used for these seeds. The first to […]
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Heirloom seeds from Tibet were procured for this journal. We wanted to be certain these plants started from the uncultivated wild variety as possible for our study. As the plants grew, I found them to be entirely unsuitable for apartments’ corridor gardens or anywhere on commonly shared grounds because of these thorns on […]
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A must-have vegetable for any Chinese steamboat gathering of sorts and it’s known by different names in many kitchens. The West labeled it as an edible chrysanthemum, Choy Suey greens, or a crown daisy. In Japan, it is called Kikuna or shungiku (春菊) and the Koreans called this “sukgat”. In appearance, the Japanese […]
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Ground Cherries are not cherries 🙂 These belong to the nightshade family, similar to capsicums and tomatoes. They are also known as husk tomatoes or sweet tomatillos. Another common name that is confusing, is “Cape Gooseberries” (Physalis Peruviana), which really is a type of ground cherry that shared the “gooseberry” name and […]
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Much to my surprise, sunflowers seeds were not easy to germinate. The following germination methods did not work for me – Pre-soaking in 40C water, overnight, then drained to sow on soil Sowed in moist soil after cracking its pointy tip Uncovered pot – seeds exposed to light Sow on moist tissues […]
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Growing Sage from cutting is easier than germinating the seeds. Steps to propagating sage from cutting Cut the stem’s end at 45 degree Remove bottom-most leaves as this part will be in the water Need only 2 or 3 leaves at the top Use net-cup to support roots tip in water […]
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Lest we get confused with Chinese Parsley, which tastes like celery, these so-called “Western” Parsley are Curly leaf (English) and Italian Flat Leaf Parsley. As this herb is a biennial, meaning it will bolt (flower) in the second year and then died, we much preferred growing them from seeds than buying from the […]
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We are grateful for moments of heightened curiosity when excitement and intrigue sparkle and we were drawn into the chase to look for answers. These recent years had been one roller coaster after another, finding answers to growing challenging (cold seasoned) edible plants in our tropical climate. After strawberries (still an ongoing search […]
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My daughter, Summer, loves potatoes in any form, whether grilled, roast with our fresh herbs, mashed for pot pies, or steamed. So I decided to try planting our own in the outdoor apartment’s gardens. We choose small to med sized potatoes rather than large Russet potatoes for our first trial. The […]
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We love growing and harvesting our own vegetables at home. Nothing quite beats the taste and texture of our own plants. It is also immensely gratifying to see the whole journey from seeds to cutting the leaves for a meal and to be able to harvest again each week from the same plant. […]
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Healthy Aloe Vera looked like the above illustration. The following notes and illustrations are from Eric Lim (June 11 2017) who hope they are helpful to fellow gardeners. Unhealthy Aloe Vera symptoms – Aloe Vera plant problems and solutions – How to grow aloe vera – Interesting information about Aloe Vera from my readings […]
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Notice I did not add a “tree” behind the papaya in the title? There was some debate during the sharing of this post in our group (SG Farming in Apartments) whether a papaya plant is a tree, herb, or both! 🙂 What is interesting about the papaya plant is that it has three […]
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My okras seeds came from Alan Tan’s amazing edibles garden and were sowed on December 27, 2015. These were amazing fresh seeds that germinated in 4 days. Alan Tan took much care to prepare these seeds for sharing among the gardening communities. We were gifted with red and green okra […]
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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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UPDATE 2019 – GROW LAVENDERS IN LIQUID WORKSHOP AVAILABLE! Our Unique curriculum includes how to acclimatize lavenders for our climate! These plants are able to renew growth from dry wooden barks on their own. Hardy acclimated lavenders are easier to maintain in our climate. This is how the […]
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Rosemary plants are one of the easiest herbs to grow once we understood what they need. As a novice gardener in 2015, I could not say the same as I was a serial killer of rosemary plants bought from nurseries, even though I followed their instructions of care faithfully. I did not understand then […]
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UPDATE 2018 – HERBS WORKSHOPS IN LIQUID and SOIL BASED 2016 – SOIL BASED Ms. Erin Lee started with 2 pots of thyme 🙂 Like many of us in Singapore, Thyme is a difficult herb to cultivate in our humid weather. More times than not, they died very quickly. Erin […]
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2018 UPDATE – HYDROPONIC MINT 2019 UPDATE – HYDROPONIC HERBS, VEGETABLES OR LAVENDERS WORKSHOPS AVAILABLE ROOTING HERBS METHOD Many herbs can be propagated this way. First, cut a stem from a plant or use any stem from the market with lower leaves removed. Stick the stem cutting in water until roots appear. […]
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