Finally! I’ve been watching the red flat bean plants for more developments and finally spotted flower buds this week. There were a couple of bunches of them – tiny things, as opposed to long beans and winged beans. I expected … Continue reading
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I was wrong about one of our bittergourd plants, and I underestimated the tenacity of plants in general. When growing conditions are poor, they do their best to just survive long enough to reproduce. However, when the situation improves, they … Continue reading
Well, we didn’t get three bean plants after all. The last red flat bean to germinate was a “breech” – it didn’t know which way was up and died of confusion, aided by some hungry insects. So we have just … Continue reading
Three weeks ago, when I checked the condition of the plants after the drought ended, I noted that the watermelon plant showed some possibility of making a comeback. Then, two weeks ago, I noticed possible new fruits growing – quite … Continue reading