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The taste consensus is in. This variety is sweet and when very ripe, the taste profile is caramel + pineapple flavored strawberries. However similar to other white strawberry varieties, it is also slower to grow and very challenging in our environment. We grew in both Kratky (non circulating hydroponic) and soil to compare […]
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Not all shiso tastes the same. In our kitchen, we find there are culinary differences between the Japanese and Korean Shiso and thus we used them differently. In the former (Japanese,青しそ, ao-jiso ), the leaves are thinner and the taste is suitable even for young children’s salads. Eaten raw, the minty flavor […]
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The recipe was from CHEF ANNA Olsen’s “OH YUM” YouTube Channel, posted below. Nothing is changed from her recipe except the sequence of ingredients added in bread dough preparation. An all-time favorite at home with Summer and her cousins, as well as adults (although we really shouldn’t indulge! ). We are re-writing […]
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Our chicken pies are an all time favorite with guests, parties, picnics or home meals. When the children were young and dislike eating vegetables, it was also my way to sneak in as much greens as possible into their favorite tea time pies and they could not picked it out! We love to use herbs, […]
Continue ReadingMy friends who knew me well probably guessed its the name, “Sugar Loaf” that attracted me to try these seeds! Little did I know that this vegetable is fame for their slightly bitter undertone. These vegetables are used commonly in the Italian or Spanish kitchens in soups, grilled or cooked with cheeses, garlic, lemon or […]
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Original Recipe from Richard Goh (October 2010). For 9 inch square tin, paper lined. Preheat oven at 180C Part 1 – WET Ingredients In big mixing bowl, beat well – 175 ml Sunflower or Veg Oil 175g […]
Continue ReadingGrowing cool seasoned plants such as strawberries outside their ideal zones is not difficult as long as we understood the plants’ signals. From the experience of seeds grown plants, we first recognized what are the healthy signals. For strawberries, the most indicative of health is red or vivid stems/crown. Next are open faced leaves, upright […]
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We all know that plants have different preferences for where they rest their “feet” (roots). Some plants preferred very dry medium, like rosemary and lavenders, while others thrived in moist but well-drained mixes. Generally, plants do not tolerate having their roots soaked all the time. Thus, it is important to know how to […]
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And … COWGIRLS ! 🙂 In every group of various communities, there are bound to be a small group of rebels who are not satisfied with the ordinary. They defied every established rule to do things their own way and explore new boundaries. These are the grapes growers who do so in Singapore high […]
Continue ReadingFinally! A well documented hydroponics experiment contributed by member Cher Keng Heng and posted in our “berries crazy” group, SG Farming in Apartments!!! Gardener Cher Keng Heng grew his strawberries in his office, where the environment is cool at 22C all day long (24hours) and I am assuming 7 days a week. Ideal strawberries environment indeed! […]
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During our live radio chat with DJ Mei Xiang from 883FM on March 18, 2016, Summer was asked how I was as a mom and what her childhood was like? I am glad to say I passed with flying colors as a mom! I love kids, and it’s my regret that due to […]
Continue ReadingNew data in 2017 – Strawberries are heat and cold tolerant at the same time. They are extremely adaptable plants once they are mature. This observation lead to new trials to see how far I can pushed this boundary. In outdoor trials, plants successfully fruit in spite of aphids infestation and without hand pollination. No […]
Continue ReadingLim San, a fellow gardener in our Facebook gardening group, “SG Farming in Apartments” , often shared his creative gardening projects with us. More than once, I was inspired by his recycling efforts to use plastic bottles or paper cups to grow edibles using either hydroponics or aquaponic methods. This time though, by his 10 […]
Continue ReadingWhy? The most obvious reason is the taste. If you have the chance to meet my daughter, she will tell you with shining eyes, “because they taste like jelly beans!” Imagine, strawberries that looked and tasted like jelly beans, and packed with vitamins and all the natural goodness that jelly beans don’t have! Just ask […]
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When Alan Tan visited me on Oct 26 2015 and saw my new transplant strawberry patient, he said, ” This one cannot liao! “… and for most plants, he would be right too ! 🙂 Treatment – Strawberries plants CAN RECOVER ! 🙂 Alan Tan’s sick seedlings also recovered under his excellent care 🙂 […]
Continue ReadingThe plants that often intrigue us in Singapore are ones thats not meant to grow in our tropical climate! 🙂 Lavender today (Oct 29 2015) from one post in our Facebook group, ” SG Farming in Apartments”, and strawberries are my all time favorite plants to grow in Singapore! If we cannot put our plants […]
Continue ReadingPossible to add ground coffee to top soil without increasing pests in tropical Singapore’s apartment? No Time!!! Rushing for work in the morning!! Strawberries care is only for people who are not working? 🙂 Actually, it takes less time than you need to water normal plants and still add to the acidic and cooler soil […]
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