17 Oct 2009 - Live Sphagnum moss co-existing with the hookeriana
17 Oct 2009 - Live Sphagnum in hookeriana pot
17 Oct 2009 - Live Sphagnum Moss in N. Viking pot
17 Oct 2009 - Live Sphagnum Moss in another N. Viking pot
2 weeks ago
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Live Sphagnum Moss
Sedums Sedums Everywhere
Sedums are such hardy and sun-loving plants requiring minimal care.
17 Oct 2009 - Mixture of Sedums
21 Sep 09 - Sedum Mexicanum
17 Oct 2009 - Sedum Mexicanum flourishing in the growing tray
17 Oct 2009 - Sedum Mexicanum and Sedum Sexangulare in a pot of caladium
17 Oct 2009 - Sedum Sexangulare in a HiLo Beauty pot
17 Oct 2009 - Sedum Sexangulare and Sedum Mexicanum in another HiLo Beauty pot
17 Oct 2009 - Sedum Mexicanum in the Thai Basil pot
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Episcia - Pink Heaven
Growing episcias is a fulfilling endeavour.
19 July 2009 - 2 small cuttings.
17 Oct 2009
17 Oct 2009 - Second bud
17 Oct 2009 - First flower
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
FAQs
Q: How did you get started on gardening as a hobby?
I started gardening because I wanted to have at my disposal various herbs, in particular the sweet basil. This was in November 2008. So I grew only culinary herbs for a good six months before I started getting distracted by the carnivourous plants, followed by begonias, orchids, alocasias and caladiums. Recently, I have also been attracted to cacti and succulents.
Q: What do you grow in your garden?
Due to space constraints, I grow mainly plants which do well in container pots. Broadly speaking
Q: Have you grown any plant from seeds?
I have only ever grown two plants from seeds – one is the sweet basil and the other is the pak choy.
Q: What plants have you propagated?
I have progapated various plants through stem cuttings – episcias, nepenthes Viking, artemisia scoparia, sedum mexicanum, spearmint, kala mint, lemon balm, citronella and rosemary. Martin’s Mystery is easy to propagate via rhizome cutting.
The aloe vera is an easy plant to propagate – via separation of the rooted pups.
Q: What is your first favorite plant, and is it still your favorite? Do you have favorites that come and go, but one all-time favorite that you've always loved?
My favourite first plant was the spearmint for its boundless life-force and its ease of propagation.
My current favourite is hi lo beauty alocasia.
Sweet Basil and Rosemary shall the position of being my all-time favourite.Q: What's your favorite gardening chore?My favorite gardening chore is propagating plants / re-potting plants which have outgrown their pots. Q: And your least favorite?Treating diseased plants.
Q: What have you learned from gardening?
Life is a miracle.
Plants are hardier than they appear.
Local growing conditions matter.
You won’t know if a plant can grow under your care until you have tried growing it.
Some plants are pest-magnets.
Some plants are high-maintenance.
Most, if not all, plants require sunlight in order to grow healthily. But some plants love the sun.
Q: Are you trying out anything new this year?
Growing cacti and succulents.
Q: What is your current wish list of plants?
Begonia Brevirimosa ‘Edinburgh’
Agave
Brugmansia – white flowers
I started gardening because I wanted to have at my disposal various herbs, in particular the sweet basil. This was in November 2008. So I grew only culinary herbs for a good six months before I started getting distracted by the carnivourous plants, followed by begonias, orchids, alocasias and caladiums. Recently, I have also been attracted to cacti and succulents.
Q: What do you grow in your garden?
Due to space constraints, I grow mainly plants which do well in container pots. Broadly speaking
Q: Have you grown any plant from seeds?
I have only ever grown two plants from seeds – one is the sweet basil and the other is the pak choy.
Q: What plants have you propagated?
I have progapated various plants through stem cuttings – episcias, nepenthes Viking, artemisia scoparia, sedum mexicanum, spearmint, kala mint, lemon balm, citronella and rosemary. Martin’s Mystery is easy to propagate via rhizome cutting.
The aloe vera is an easy plant to propagate – via separation of the rooted pups.
Q: What is your first favorite plant, and is it still your favorite? Do you have favorites that come and go, but one all-time favorite that you've always loved?
My favourite first plant was the spearmint for its boundless life-force and its ease of propagation.
My current favourite is hi lo beauty alocasia.
Sweet Basil and Rosemary shall the position of being my all-time favourite.Q: What's your favorite gardening chore?My favorite gardening chore is propagating plants / re-potting plants which have outgrown their pots. Q: And your least favorite?Treating diseased plants.
Q: What have you learned from gardening?
Life is a miracle.
Plants are hardier than they appear.
Local growing conditions matter.
You won’t know if a plant can grow under your care until you have tried growing it.
Some plants are pest-magnets.
Some plants are high-maintenance.
Most, if not all, plants require sunlight in order to grow healthily. But some plants love the sun.
Q: Are you trying out anything new this year?
Growing cacti and succulents.
Q: What is your current wish list of plants?
Begonia Brevirimosa ‘Edinburgh’
Agave
Brugmansia – white flowers
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Gardener's List
As no garden stays stagnant, there are always chores. My current list of "chores" reads as follows:
Trimming:
1. Trim the periwinkle which is fast growing out of its pot. DONE!
2. Trim the stolons off the two pots of ‘war paint’ and propagate these.
3. Trim the stolons off the pink episcias in the kitchen and propagate these. DONE!
Repotting:
4. Re-pot the pink episcias which have been grown in smaller pots into one big (hopefully) bushy pot. DONE!
5. Repot two nepenthes into sphagnum moss.
6. (Deep breath - Dare I do it?!) Repot the two pots of cephalotus into deeper pots and in sphagnum moss. DONE!
7. Repot the hydrocotyl into two pots.
8. Repot the hilo which is sitting in a shallow pot into a deeper pot to encourage the growth of bigger leaves. DONE!
Propagating:
9. More friendship plants - mexicanum sedums, episcias and artemias. DONE!
10. Take a few cuttings of Martin’s Mystery for propagation in one or two small hanging pot.
11. Separate the fittonias into two pots.
Removal
12. Remove one strangly pots of mint. DONE!
Purchase
13. Purchase another metal rack so that another three pots of “coral” ferns can be placed out into the sunlight. DONE!
14. Purchase a bag of burnt earth. DONE!
15. Purchase a bag of perlite. DONE!
On-going maintenance:
1. Anti-mossy granules to be topped up into the pitchers and water trays: Beginning of each month.
2. Every weekend: Diluted phostrogen.
3. Anti-fungus treatment on the frangipani: Beginning of each month.
4. Neem treatment: Beginning and middle of each month.
5. BE-1 treat: Middle of each month.
Trimming:
1. Trim the periwinkle which is fast growing out of its pot. DONE!
2. Trim the stolons off the two pots of ‘war paint’ and propagate these.
3. Trim the stolons off the pink episcias in the kitchen and propagate these. DONE!
Repotting:
4. Re-pot the pink episcias which have been grown in smaller pots into one big (hopefully) bushy pot. DONE!
5. Repot two nepenthes into sphagnum moss.
6. (Deep breath - Dare I do it?!) Repot the two pots of cephalotus into deeper pots and in sphagnum moss. DONE!
7. Repot the hydrocotyl into two pots.
8. Repot the hilo which is sitting in a shallow pot into a deeper pot to encourage the growth of bigger leaves. DONE!
Propagating:
9. More friendship plants - mexicanum sedums, episcias and artemias. DONE!
10. Take a few cuttings of Martin’s Mystery for propagation in one or two small hanging pot.
11. Separate the fittonias into two pots.
Removal
12. Remove one strangly pots of mint. DONE!
Purchase
13. Purchase another metal rack so that another three pots of “coral” ferns can be placed out into the sunlight. DONE!
14. Purchase a bag of burnt earth. DONE!
15. Purchase a bag of perlite. DONE!
On-going maintenance:
1. Anti-mossy granules to be topped up into the pitchers and water trays: Beginning of each month.
2. Every weekend: Diluted phostrogen.
3. Anti-fungus treatment on the frangipani: Beginning of each month.
4. Neem treatment: Beginning and middle of each month.
5. BE-1 treat: Middle of each month.
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Garden - September 2009 update
Rather unexpectedly, I have found strength and encouragement from the growth of the plants in my backyard. For this, I am thankful for life's miracles (however little they may be).
Left: Syngonium Podophyllum 'Imperial White' - 21 Sep 09
Left: Syngonium Podophyllum 'Imperial White' - 21 Sep 09Commonly known as the Arrowhead.
Right: Aglaonema Nitidum var. curtsii - 21 Sep 09
Thai Red Basil - 20 Sep 09
Hydrocotyl - 20 Sep 09
This plant started off rather small and strangly. But having been moved to a more sunny location, it is flourishing and putting out runners to the ground.
Coleus - mottled red - 20 Sep 09
Periwinkle - 20 Sep 09
Thyme - 20 Sep 09
Mini-Portulaca - 20 Sep 09
Bright pink flowers which fade within the day.
Sweet Basil leaf - 20 Sep 09
This is one of the biggest sweet basil leaves. Measures about 7.5cm in length.
"Coral" Ferns - 20 Sep 09
These ferns are re-establishing themselves now that they are out in the sun.
Begonias
Left: Cane Begonia - 21 Sep 09
Right: Leaf Begonia - 21 Sep 09
Bottom Right: 'Silver Jewel' - 21 Sep 09
'Martin's Mystery' - 20 Sep 09
This small pot of Martin's Mystery did not do well in the hazy/rainy weather. But with the sun returning, this begonia is fast establishing itself in the little hanging pot.
Leaf Begonia 'U400' - 20 Sep 09
Leaf Begonia 'U400' - 20 Sep 09
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