Neighbour Wilang came bearing gifts from his farm. Aren’t these eggs lovely? They come in different sizes delivered on a […]
What is this flower?
I bet no one can guess what flowers these are. Found them in my long neglected vegetable garden this afternoon. […]
Asian butterfly pea 蝶豆
Clitoria ternatea, commonly known as Asian butterfly pea or Bunga Telang in Malay, is a plant species belonging to the […]
Pandan leaves 斑蘭葉／香蘭葉
The vanilla equivalent of Southeast Asia. This bush started as one single plant in a pot. I couldn’t decide where […]
Yam 芋頭
My neighbour came this morning, bearing a gift from his garden, a yam plant. The root has many tiny new […]
Black rice 黑米
Experimenting with a new type of rice, black rice. Instead of turning golden yellow on maturity, the black rice is […]
Edible Garden
The garden is looking great. Tomatoes are growing well, after a scary start due to fruit flies and blight. The […]
Tomatoes
Tomatoes are the favorite in our edible garden. We technically eat the fruit of the tomato plant, but it’s used […]
Building edible garden (Part 2 Soil Preparation)
The soil is from our rice paddy and it is clay soil. Clay, silt, and sandy soils all behave differently and have […]