Few days back we had a real big visitor to the house! It was a big butterfly or may be moth. I have seen them before but not in my own house!

I tried to chase it away from the house at night before going to bed since i know the lizard love it so much but in vain. Surprisingly it manage to find very good place as hide out from predator!



butterfly/ moth says: no one can see me here....!

Today morning I manage to catch it and release it to my garden successfully! At least i have save it from house lizard! When i came back in the evening from work, i could not see it. May be it have flew away or hiding somewhere. Do you know if it's butterfly / moth?

There are many culture belief surrounding butterfly coming to the house:

1) Indian believe it's a sign that someone close going to pay a visit to your house

2) Japanese believe it's a soul of someone close to you ( dead or alive person soul while that person is sleeping) visiting you

What is your believe?



The 1st winged beans!

Finally the winged beans have set beans! Previously there were so many flowers but most of it drop down. May be the rain have drench them.

The 1st winged beans in my garden!

Curry leaves

Curry leave plants or "karuapolei" in tamil seems to be growing well. But the bottom leaves have many black marks or dots. It seems like some kind of attack. Have you face this kind of problem before? How shall we overcome this problem?

Flowers

I have find passion in growing Marigold flowers!

the bud, the dried seed pods and the flower

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Aglaonema

Aglaonema is also known as Chinese evergreen. It's a great house plant which add vibrant colour and have the capability to purify the air! It's native to the tropical swamps and rain forests of southeastern Asia and north to southern China.

They prefer indirect sun light and should be kept moist but not soggy. They should not be exposed to temperatures below 10°C (50°F), with optimal growing conditions between 20°C (68°F) and 30°C (86°F). High humidity is also important in growing them. In cold country they plant this beauty in greenhouse. It's easy to propagate from cuttings, which will root in a glass of water, or from divisions however be careful of the sap as it contain poison.

Sunflowers

Gardening is not always a successful story. Many time we will face failure due to outer reason or own negligence. Sunflower plants which i have neglected have been flowering but if you look at them you know how negligent i have been.....

The little Seedling of Pak Choy

I make sure I have continuous supply of green leaf vegetable at least for my weekend cooking. All gardening activities was neglected for almost 1-1/2 months and I'm end up with little vegetable to harvest. Past 2 weeks i have been putting my hand in garden again.

I transplanted Pak Choy Seedling which have true leaves ready ! Some of them fail to continue growing. May be I have disturb their main root. Other still adjusting to new place under the sun!