How does your garden grow?
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Its very hot and dry here, Australia recently had rain but NZ dont seem to be getting any...but at least our forest hasnt burned down.
am still reeling from the poison in our water supply incident a couple of weeks ago where all our plants in the community garden died. so no crops this season, and had to pretty much start all over again. we suspect it was council workers maybe with glyphosphate or roundup. cos we are organic and would never use that stuff nor have it in our shed.
sorry..its a bit doom and gloom at the moment. It will be another month or so of hot weather before can really get into sowing and planting again after harvest.
am still reeling from the poison in our water supply incident a couple of weeks ago where all our plants in the community garden died. so no crops this season, and had to pretty much start all over again. we suspect it was council workers maybe with glyphosphate or roundup. cos we are organic and would never use that stuff nor have it in our shed.
sorry..its a bit doom and gloom at the moment. It will be another month or so of hot weather before can really get into sowing and planting again after harvest.
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Sorry to hear abt that poisoning. What a pity such 'accidents' happen.
There's a bit of rain around here. My space to plant isn't that big, but I try to put in as many seeds/cuttings as I can, so they be rather crowded! Then I begin to prune or pull out stuff coz the others cannot survive if I don't.
At times I collect seeds I pass by from a walk, throw them out on bare ground, then forget.. but am glad when some flowering plants begin to peek. There isn't really that much time to stay and dwell in the soil. A strange seedling sprouts and I ask what is this thing, wondering where it came from?! At times I just got to wait to see what it is
. Recently some shrubs have sprouted and I cannot, cannot remember where they came from. I thought to cut away some, smelled the aromatic leaves as I started to slash at some, and think I got that somewhere, intending to grow them that's why they're there! A helper who came said it's alagaw, so I am researching a bit on what that's supposed to be for.
Premna odorata, also called Fragrant Premna
Small hairy tree, 3 to 8 meters high. Flowers are greenish-white or nearly white, 4-5 mm long and borne on terminal inflorescences (cymes) 68-20 cm in diameter. Fruit is fleshy, dark purple, rounded, about 5 mm diameter. Leaves yield yellowish-green essential oil with a characteristic scent. Its tender leaves are employed in Kapampangan cuisine in a variety of ways. The most important use of Fragrant Premna is as an aromatic herb. Antiseptic properties make it useful for cleansing and incorporation with bath-care products.
https://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/Premna_odorata.htm
There's a bit of rain around here. My space to plant isn't that big, but I try to put in as many seeds/cuttings as I can, so they be rather crowded! Then I begin to prune or pull out stuff coz the others cannot survive if I don't.
At times I collect seeds I pass by from a walk, throw them out on bare ground, then forget.. but am glad when some flowering plants begin to peek. There isn't really that much time to stay and dwell in the soil. A strange seedling sprouts and I ask what is this thing, wondering where it came from?! At times I just got to wait to see what it is
. Recently some shrubs have sprouted and I cannot, cannot remember where they came from. I thought to cut away some, smelled the aromatic leaves as I started to slash at some, and think I got that somewhere, intending to grow them that's why they're there! A helper who came said it's alagaw, so I am researching a bit on what that's supposed to be for.
Premna odorata, also called Fragrant Premna
Small hairy tree, 3 to 8 meters high. Flowers are greenish-white or nearly white, 4-5 mm long and borne on terminal inflorescences (cymes) 68-20 cm in diameter. Fruit is fleshy, dark purple, rounded, about 5 mm diameter. Leaves yield yellowish-green essential oil with a characteristic scent. Its tender leaves are employed in Kapampangan cuisine in a variety of ways. The most important use of Fragrant Premna is as an aromatic herb. Antiseptic properties make it useful for cleansing and incorporation with bath-care products.
https://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/Premna_odorata.htm
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The bamboo orchid isn't a plant that flowers profusely here, but even w/ just one flower atop which looks like a cattleya, I am happy to see it many days=). (This image is from a garden centre.)
https://www.noahgardencentre.com.sg/products/arundina-graminifolia-bamboo-orchid-1-25m
https://www.noahgardencentre.com.sg/products/arundina-graminifolia-bamboo-orchid-1-25m
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http://herbs-treatandtaste.blogspot.com/2012/02/fragrant-premna-tree-with-lots-of.html
Yes, but not very impressive flowers.
I'm no longer able to plant a large garden. I now plant a raised bed garden. My 15 year old grandson and I will be planting our potatoes next week. I'll post some pictures when we get started. We'll plant some onions and carrots mid March, and transplanting squash, cucumbers, egg plants, peppers and tomatoes around the end of March.
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