Basil basics
After consulting numerous websites on herbs including this link http://www.basilbasics.com/basil-plants.html, I am still no closer to figure out the type […]
Flowering plants
Kulas planted some flowering plants two months ago and they are doing well, starting to bloom now.
It sure is spring time
Today is the eve of Chinese New Year signaling the start of spring time and I found plenty of evidence […]
Lemongrass and Citronella
Finally figured out the difference between repellant Citronella (Cymbopogon nardus) and edible Lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus) plants, both are from the […]
Tree planting
Apparently late winter going into spring is the best time to plant trees. Hopefully these trees will take to the […]
2nd rice planting season (January 2013)
P missed the first season but managed to join the fun this time. Imai (a grandmother from Xingchang) kindly showed […]
Planting trees is a big job
A small bulldozer, 4 men and two days work to plant 10 trees.