It was my hope to gloat much sooner about growing the green snake gourd, but the fruits have been aborting one after the other. I initially thought that the green stink bugs had moved from sap-sucking the beans to the … Continue reading
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Doth my eyes deceiveth me? Are those pumpkin flower buds I see on the generic pumpkin plant? Or are they new stems growing? These were just spotted on the plant that is, what, two weeks old right now? It’s barely … Continue reading
I like the yellow-vented bulbul, also known as merbah kapur in Malay. They’re pretty to look at, and are quite reclusive. It’s not easy to stalk them with a camera, so any photos we get are great achievements. We do … Continue reading
You know that song from the movie, South Pacific – I’m gonna wash that man right out of my hair? I sure wish I could do that with the pests on my plants! In fact, I sort of did that, … Continue reading