Well, the green snake gourd flowers have finally started blooming. The male flower buds came first: And then they started to bloom: Then the first female flower bud came along: And finally, here is the female flower in bloom: So … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2012
My poor green snake gourd vines had a shaky start when I failed to transplant the pair of them fast enough, each becoming root-bound in its first small 6cm flower pot and producing single flowers while still very small. I … Continue reading
I’ve been proclaiming how hardy the jicama plant is recently, and now I have a new reason to say this. Remember I said I’ve planted the next generation of jicama plants? I had so many sprouts that after planting our … Continue reading
I’ve been very anxiously hovering around the winter melon plant. After harvesting the first monster baby, the plant seemed to be exhausted. It stopped growing new leaves, the vine didn’t get any longer, and the leaves that were still on … Continue reading