Chillies!

My chilli plants have bloom and bear some chillies for second time! Unfortunately the plant doesn't look so good anymore. White pest constantly attacking them! I'm not so sure of the pest name...White fly /mealy bug may be.... 

I use to wash away the pest with soap solution but they keep coming back! These might be my last harvest of hot chillies.......!

Anyway Happy New Year 2011 to all gardeners!!!!

Aster

The name Aster comes from Ancient Greek, which means star! This is another plant from my trip to Sungai Buluh the other day. In my younger age i always think that Aster and Chrysanthemums are the same. Luckily i never brew any drinks with Aster!

I took the photos after heavy downpour last week so they look in a little mess.......




It seems that the yellow center of Aster comprised of many tiny flowerets!

I find in Internet that this plant love sun but not soggy soil. It's raining heavy most of the time and my garden soil is clay type. I added some good soil to improve the texture. Hope it will strive well.   

Balsam seeds...anyone?

I have many balsam seeds on my hand now. I think few are enough for me. Therefore i would like to give the seeds away to fellow gardeners. Please e-mail me if you are interested with this plants!

Okra

The other day i transferred all my Okra seedlings to the ground. There were about 8 healthy seedling but now few of them look so unhappy. I do not know the reason. It can be the new fertilizer that i used or the heavy rain. I just keep my finger crossed that few of them will survive and bear fruit for me!

in the row

Starfruit tree

Starfruit is making way in my garden. I bought this starfruit tree from S.Buluh during my trip few weeks back.

I like to eat ripe starfruit which has sweet but not overwhelming taste. It's blended with tart and sour taste too! The unripe or green fruit is generally sour. I read somewhere that it takes 3-4 years to mature and set fruit. It's a long wait but worthwhile i guess!

The soil in my garden is clay type. I have add fertilizer and mulch to improve the soil. Hope little starfruit grows well!

Lipstick Palm

I have 2 Lipstick Palms in my house. Those are my husband's favorite actually. I seldom care for them but they are care free plant!

Lipstick Palm is from Arecaceae family. They are also commonly known as Red Sealing Wax Palm. Some belief this is good feng shui plant.

There are many types of palm around but lipstick palms are outstanding due to their vibrant red crownshaft and leaf arrangement! They really do add colour to a green garden.

The best part of this plant is that , they love water. Their origin is coastal swamp area. therefore they can tolerate flooding and can be grown in standing water! I know who are happy during Monsoon now......

Collection of Seeds

It was such a joy to receive many seeds from Diana (kebunmalaykadazangirls) . She have send many home saved seeds nicely packed in small packets!




nice card





with some sweet words





many seeds!

 With so many seeds on hand, i wish the monsoon season will go off soon! I was planning to buy coriander seeds the other day after reading MKZ post on Coriander but now i don't have to! ;-)