watch them grow!!

last SG · 2005-12-07T10:39:44+00:00

Huh? I'm not gg for holiday again ...so soon? But in future mah... No such blog....used to hv when I was young(er), now dun want to bore ppl to sleep. Bu...

Wanda SG

Grrr...i hate these mealy bugs...once they're there, very difficult to get rid of, and will kill the plants...and they look like aliens. Razz

Wanda SG

The soil cannot be too muddy....best is the hoo hoo type (like bak hoo texture), and they need lots of sun. Used to have them at an old office window and they did well....but I realised too late that it's bad feng shui to have cactus in the office. Laughing

Wanda SG

I grew them from packed seeds ....they came with the hoo hoo/mossy sprouting soil, but more than half failed to sprout...only got 2 normal, and 2 dwarf plants now. Laughing Can we use fresh seeds? Why must dry leh?

Will need to re-pot the two 15cm ones into a bigger pot soon and place sticks (I used cut bamboo stems) to support...altho' they may not come to fruition coz my corridor got no sunlight and is darn windy. I wonder, can we just put the stick in while the plant is growing...like that will damage the roots? Question

Wanda SG

BTW, several weeks' back, Sunday times reported on the young boy whom like gardening and have created a website on planting in local conditions. Does anyone know that website?

Most of the books on home gardening are written for temperate to cold climates, and their ' plant in spring, harvest in late-autumn' hardly applies to us. Laughing

a_splash SG

ah nia check this out....

http://www.gardens.com.sg/plantsCare.asp

ya whoever know that website pls share share with us hor....

tankkyu! Laughing

a_splash SG

ya lor....

don't know the name...those flowers (small ones) open in the morning closes in the evening....i like them but will also contact such bugs....twice i bought them....ended up all killed by the bugs...gave up! Confused

a_splash SG

i think my soil are not good lah....all quite clay clay type....cheap cheap mah Embarassed

ya,...Mr fugue mentioned too but i can't the reasons liao.....

a_splash SG

halo....click click....take pix take pix and put here ley!! Mr. Green

wonder where u stay....ha ha...cos my place also the same windy and not much sun.... Laughing that's y u see i have to put them as high as i could....

Wanda SG

Splashy...the tomato plants (dunno what type of tomato) were planted at the same time, but look at the different rate of growth. Rolling Eyes The one on the right machiam dwarf....oui lau buay tua (in teochew). Laughing

The peg is placed there to provide perspective:

The leaves are hairy:

The stem is also hairy:

a_splash SG

Thank you Wanda!!

tho that dwarf one is 'oui lau buay tua', look equally nice to me....at least they don't look miserable like mine..

I bought the moss 'bak hu' during the weekend and mix with my 'slightly clayish soil' as a conditioner (per the info on the pack) ...

hope the plants will be growing better next few days!

ha...think i better not try the tomato...really no time and they don't seems tough enugh for me.... Laughing

Wanda SG

You're welcome, splashy. Smile

I agree the tomato plant is too much trouble, and may not even see the fruit...think the tall ones may not survive for long, being placed by the kitchen window which is usually closed anyway. I have a pot of sweet basil and holy basil at the corridor, but they aren't doing well coz too windy (they've toppled over several times) and lack of sunlight.

Good luck with your cactus then. Very Happy

Wanda SG

Calling for splashy!!

Pls post photos of your rose plant and purple flower plant here. Laughing

a_splash SG

take liao take liao (before they form part of the soil Razz ).....will upload this afternoon.... Laughing

a_splash SG

this the $5 rose Laughing its orange color, back of petal lemon yellow..

a_splash SG

purple flower plant....

a_splash SG

ke lian de fu gui hua.....

a_splash SG

jia liao....my girl's hamster...

a_splash SG

my master piece....and fav corner...

monkeybusiness SG

the windmill very cute Laughing

a_splash SG

cos bo tak liao...the 'petal' drop liao.... Laughing

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