japanese roses

japanese roses, portulaca or rose moss are diffrent in name but same plant. its a tough little plant but if you neglect it, the stem will become woody and wilt.

i start growing this moss about 2 years ago as ground cover. i found it very attractive in 3 months then the flower getting smaller and gone. living in heat and drought area make the moss suffer.

about one year ago i try to breed new japanese rose that can bloom from morning till dust. since i had trouble to get rid slug, i plant it on hanging pot. growing in full sun .with more attention my moss still living in same pot. giving a lot of flower. i water it ones a day and fertilizer twice a month. i find watering is important to have longer living moss. japanese rose use water and plant food to get energy to produce flower and busheir stem.

i think to change its name to cat flower because its loyal he he he....

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leeks hot spot

leek atau bawang perai merupakan sejenis tumbuhan tanpa bawang. sayuran herba ini dimakan umbut putihnya. dalam satu rancangan masakan yang saya lihat di tv, tukang masak jamie oliver menggunakan daun leek dalam masakan. bagaimanapun daun nya perlu direbus dahulu kerana agak liat.

ini bererti seluruh pokok leek boleh digunakan dalam masakan.

saya sering terlihat leek dijual di pasaran .dan 4 bulan yang lalu , saya teringin pula menanamnya sebagai sayuran .sebagai percubaan saya menanam dalam pasu dan meletakan ditempat teduh. dalam jangka sebulan saya dapati tanah dalam pasu cepat kering.
ini menunjukan kehidupan. jadi saya telah memindahkan leek dari pasu.

oh? saya dapati akar leek tumbuh liar dan mulai keluar dari lubang pasu. jadi saya pindahkan leek ke tanah dan meninggikan tanah supaya menutupi batang leek yang berharga itu.

leek mahal dalam pasaran. saya cuma beli dua batang leek yang bersaiz sederhana. berharga rm0.80.

dari jauh leek kelihatan seperti serai wangi. setakat ini saya belum lagi melihat apa-apa penyakit pada pokok leek. kelihatanya leek yang saya tanam tumbuh lebih subur ditanah. saya berharap dapat melihat bunga leek akan datang. tak tahu bila!


dalam musim yang tak menentu ini ada kalanya cuaca mendung tapi hangat. nampaknya kucing saya SNOWY juga merasa bahangnya. jika sayuran mempunyai kaki mereka juga mungkin akan cari good spot for landing. ah! nyamanya SNOWY baring sampai tertidur. prrr.....

the wet veggies

musim hujan lebat kebelakangan ini tidak memunginkan untuk aku berkebun. minggu lepas saya memindahkan anak-anak salad kebatas baru.malangnya hujan lebat telah membunuh semua salad hingga berkecai. hempasan hujan yang menuju seperti batu-batu menghempas ketanah. menghempas pada badan salad muda yang lemah dan tak berdaya. menyebabkan semuanya terbunuh. memang trajik sekali! owh!

raya puasa baru saja berlalu. dua hari selepas raya saya menerima bungkusan benih-benih dari kebunbahagiabersama.blogspot. kerana kesibukan dengan keperluan harian, benih gladioli telah terbiar dalam peti sejuk. hanya pada 23-09-12 barulah saya berpeluang mengembumikan gladioli itu kedalam liang lahat. tapi bukanlah untuk berkubur tapi untuk memulakan kehidupan. begitulah bezanya kegidupan manusia dan tumbuhan. saya baru berpeluang menanam dua dari lima biji gladioli kerana masih gagal mencari pasu yang sesuai. harapnya ia tumbuh subur. amin.

dalam pada itu asiantik lilium pula menerima nasib yang agak berbeza. saya menanam lilium dua hari selepas terima bungkusan. selepas sebulan barulah lilium menunjukan tunas baru. malangnya lepas seminggu lilium itu memerima takdir yang agak
trajis juga. seekor anjing liar telah memasuki kawasan rumah saya. dari banyak tanaman yang saya ada anjing itu telah memilih lilium sebagai sasaran. owh! mengapa lilium? mungkin lilium itu berperisa daging... ha ha ha

mujur juga saya telah terlihat kejadian itu dan berusaha dengan gagahnya menyelamatkan lilium dari rahang anjing. sekali lontaran, terus kena sasaranya. lintang pukang anjing tu melarikan diri dari kayu yang menyingah kepalanya.

bawang itu pecah berderai tapi isi tengahnya masih kelihatan elok. jadi terpaksalah aku pindahkan lilium itu kepasu lebih kecil dan jauh dari mara bahaya.

sayuran baru di kebunku sekarang adalah kohirabi, rainbow chard, fennel, kailan, garland crpysenthemum, lobak merah, capcikum, timun dan kacang botor. aku dapati kailan paling bertahan dalam hempasan hujan lebat sekarang. kelebihan kailan adalah daun dan batangnya yang tebal. harapnya yang lain akan mencontohi kailan yang tabah.

cherry radish juga menampakan yang ia adalah sayuran yang tahan lasak.. saya baru menanam sebanyak dua batang sebagai percubaan. yang lain akan menyusul kemudian

weeds

yesterday are Malaysia Day. so, today are consider a public holiday since yesterday are sunday. i use this opportunity to continue fencing my property.its not a hard work. but my expenses will grow twice if i hire a worker. the best way is to DO-IT-YOURSELF
my house are surrounded by neighbors orchard grove. my backyards is like mini safari. there's living snake, wild boar, monkey, big lizard and i even had experience seen a deer come out from bush one night. wild boar giving a big problem. so does the monkey. they coming in group and destroy lot of plant. built a fence can stop them .especially miss piggy from coming.

its a lot of work to do. this make me to be more independent and strong in spirit. but i enjoy living away from big city as much i enjoy living in city. live is short so be grateful.

in loving memory

i found her dead in a canal.
she probably died two days ago. bitten by snake.

our introduction begin when i found her outside my door. somebody dump kitten on my property. but its ok. i like cat as companion. since that she be my loyal friend. follow me everyway i in. i live miles outside of town, so she can run free here and there like a bird.

i feed her 3 times a day and check her out every day to make sure shes healty. when i hanging out in my garden she always come to me and sat beside me.
i loved all the time i had with her. i do feel guilty for her death. i could lock her in cage. it might save her. i ignore her one day and she die.

i think she came to my life to be love by me. and i did it to fulllest of my heart.

FAREWELL CHOMBY
8 september 2012

how to grow petunia in malaysia

my neighbour kept asking me how do i keep my petunia grow on low land. i telling them to give your best and the plant will return more.
i sow petunia seeds on january and now in september the plant show me its time to say goodbye. petunia is like a living thing. it would show their feeling and needs by sign. its what i call a diva plant. the leaves turn yellow as a sign they demand more foods. i sometimes feed them every week with liquid fertilizer.

they need full sun or they do not flower. keep it away from heavy rain. do not sprinkle the steam with any liquid or the steam will grow fungus and rotten.

after five to six months the flower getti g smaller. steam begging thinin. this is the best time to get seeds from their flower pot.

sprinkel the tiny seeds on mix soil. then spinkel water to seeds and soil to kept it moist. put it in full morning sun and away from heavy rain. in one week the seeds
will show sign of living. after a month the baby petunia is ready to be pot in single space. beware of snails if you grow petunia on ground. petunia is a. good snack for snails.

other are aphids. you can stop them from begging before they spreding. i use chili with garlic jus and just wipe it with cotton ball on infected steam . water once a day are enough for petunia.

petunia are expensive plant on market. the price about fifteen ringgit malaysia and can get higher. i telling my neighbour, i dont buy it. I GROW IT !

waking up seeds

i not in love with all vegetable i plant. some i neglect like this white raddish. the bulb already come out like elephant trunk. maybe he want to show how juicy he was. ya! i try cook some but i dont like it. it tasteless!
next time i will only grow vegges that i like to eat.

meanwhile i have received some seeds and bulb from diana. its from the famous kebun bahagia bersama blog.
firstly i get excited. then, a little bit worry if the seeds cant grow here in malaysia. but it also give me courage to see it can be done.
so i google every info i can get from others garden blog. and ya its all from 4season country blog. they telling about frost, autum and other things not relate .

so i guess ,i just sow a few and see what happen. hey! are seeds sleeping during winter? let wake em up! so what i do is i put mix soil in strofoam cup. then i pour hot water inside it. this method can kill any dangerous inscet or snail egg in soil.
after that i put seeds on top warm soil. hot water mist came out from soil like valcano. it like little sauna. this sauna can wake em up. lasty i sprnkle water over the seeds.

i sow cherry radish, kohirabi, florence fennel, rainbow chard, astral and carnation. after 3 days the seeds already germinate. wallah!

owh! i start sow cornflower in dark room yesterday. its sprout today. Yeah!