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White radish ahoy!

Posted on July 11, 2012 by CuriousG

I had to take a peek at the white radish plants to see how they were faring growing in the recycled PET bottles. I was a bit concerned that the narrow area would hinder the plants’ growth. Well, I’m happy … Continue reading →

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Posted in Edible tubers | Tagged Singapore, white radish

The pretty caterpillar

Posted on July 7, 2012 by CuriousG

I usually campaign against caterpillars because they tend to destroy plants I like. Well, this caterpillar did indeed consume part of one of my favourite red caladiums, but what it had in its favour was that I thought it was … Continue reading →

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Posted in Garden pests, General chatter, Insects | Tagged caterpillar, Hawk Moth larvae, Singapore

The Kalanchoe war

Posted on July 4, 2012 by CuriousG

This started out as one of those situations where we saw a plant at a friend’s house that was so cute that we had to have it. The draw of the plant was the tiny baby plants that were growing … Continue reading →

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Posted in Rant, Succulents | Tagged kalanchoe, Mother of Thousands, Singapore

Giving ginger a boost

Posted on July 1, 2012 by CuriousG

When I started growing culinary ginger two or so years ago, I planted one control plant in a large flower pot to see how well it would grow. Along the way, though, I read that leaving the ginger plants untouched … Continue reading →

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Posted in Spices | Tagged container gardening, ginger, Singapore, zingiber officinale

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