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Tree pruning – an occasional responsibility of gardening

Posted on November 16, 2013 by CuriousG

I miss having my dad around to make those mundane (to me) decisions about tree pruning. He was the one who was interested in growing fruits, while I focused on ornamentals and in recent years, veggies. My plants were mostly … Continue reading →

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Posted in Plant care | Tagged jambu, pruning

Be merciless with mulberry plants

Posted on November 9, 2013 by CuriousG

This is one situation where I have to agree with Mother Weed about pruning plants. Mulberry plants will only fruit profusely if you prune them – hard. It was just two months ago that we noted the slew of fruits … Continue reading →

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Posted in Plant care | Tagged mulberry, pruning

Why re-potting is necessary

Posted on June 16, 2012 by CuriousG

We used to have a pot of the raphis palm plant that my dad decided to plant in the garden. As most plants do when set free, the plant multiplied and grew into a huge clump that was easily over … Continue reading →

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Posted in Plant care | Tagged raphis, Singapore

Soil pH for okra

Posted on July 15, 2011 by CuriousG

When I started growing edibles just over a year ago, I was content to germinate the seeds and watch the plants grow out in the garden. I even remembered to fertilize the plants with various fertilizers such as bonemeal, fish … Continue reading →

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Posted in Edible plants, Fruiting plants, Growing media, Plant care | Tagged gumbo, Ladies Fingers, okra, Singapore, soil pH

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