While maintaining a patio garden isn't as back breaking as having a lawn, I still have to set aside some weekends for major cleaning. I removed the bitter gourd vines today as they were smothering my dracena. I have blue pea growing in the same pots now. These creepers are not as aggressive as bitter gourd.
While the heavy rainfalls have been great for my plants, algae has also been growing rapidly in the wetter areas. I spent the entire morning scrubbing the tiles. It was hard work! See the water logged area near the coleus?
They're small but pretty.
When I was walking by the fruit stall this morning, I stood outside for a long time, contemplating if I should ask the seller for the pineapple crowns in their trash bin. Finally, I went up to him and asked politely if I could have the crowns to grow in the school garden. I'm quite shameless I know.
Here they are, sitting pretty in a pot of soil. I'm trying to root them first before bringing them to school.
Oh.. talk about shameless.. I was going to ask you whether when I go over your place.. I could have some of your seedlings! LOL
ReplyDeleteOf course! It's different mah. You're a friend whereas the fruit stall guy is not exactly the friendliest!
ReplyDeleteI love yr coleus..bright n beautiful!
ReplyDeletep3chandan - Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI bet the school children will be excited when pineapples start growing in their garden!
ReplyDeleteHey tks for visiting my blog too! I don't know if you saw the pics of my roses but they are all so unhealthy now! I repotted mine but it didn't do too well after the repotting! Yellowing leaves and the stems are all browning :( How did you manage yours to be so healthy??
ReplyDeleteJC - I grew one batch in the school yard earlier this year but they all died. The location was wrong. So I am planning to grow them in another spot. Pineapples take a long time to mature though, almost 2 years! By then, the kids would have graduated. The future generation will benefit.
ReplyDeleteRozas - Maybe the soil is too wet? Roses are not exactly the easiest plants to grow. So far, the local one that grows into a messy bush is the most hardy. Other types that are imported from cooler climates don't do so well after sometime.
ReplyDeleteThe kids going to enjoy growing pineapple!
ReplyDeleteI hope they will survive this time! The first time, I ate so many pineapples just to get the crowns. I can't be asking the fruit vendor for pineapple crowns all the time!
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