In My Garden | Pineapple #10

This pineapple is a pleasant surprise.

Last week, while taking down the laundry from our back, I saw this pineapple almost lying on the ground. It was all orange/yellow, subtly peeking out amidst the sugarcane leaves.

Since it would rain soon, I quickly grabbed my parang and chopped the pineapple's stem.

Look at how big this pineapple is.

Alright, this might not be the sweetest pineapple from my backyard, maybe due to lack of sunlight, it was covered by the sugarcane leaves.  Still, it is good to have fresh produce from my own little backyard garden.

Related post:
Pineapples #8 and #9

In My Garden | Pineapple #8 n #9

Ini hasil buah nanas dari kebun kecil di belakang rumah.

Cantik buah nya kali ni, tak besar sangat, sederhana saja.

Kedua-dua buah ni kami bagi kat mak mentua je, dah selalu sangat makan buah nanas, ada yang dari kebun kakak juga.

Syukur banyak juga hasil dari kebun family saya tahun ni.  Ada durian, rebung, langsat, dabai, petai, dan nanas. 

Kalau di negara sejuk pasti ayah akan tanam apple, peach, cherry, blueberry dan  kiwi. Angan-angan sekejap sebelum tido.

Ok, good night all.

#staysafe

See Pineapple #7

My mini garden

We have this mini garden at our front yard.

It is a small area that I consider as my zen corner.  Here we also have a mini fish pond which we installed in 2007.

When I am bored, I like to move the flower pots around, reorganising them.  Some people like to decorate and move their house furniture around, not me, I prefer to move my potted plants around :D

Here’s the compilation of me moving the plants around.

Ubah sana sini, hasil nyer sama jugak, cukup la untuk happy kan diri sendiri.

In my garden | cow grass

We had this cow grass planted in 2014.

We got a contractor to do it for us for about RM2k at that time.

Now we have more plants in our backyard, we have more pineapples, ubi kayu, limau kasturi and the guava trees are still there. Actually, we planted a new limau kasturi tree at the same spot.  The previous tree was getting old and big, I got it removed and planted a smaller and cuter one 😁 This is our 3rd pokok limau so far. 1st one was planted in 2007.

Ok, back to the cow grass story.

I haven’t really put much attention to the grass, normally we just let the grass cutter uncle do his work. But since the 2nd CMO just started and I have taken a more than 1-week Gawai leave. Can’t even go back to visit my parents, might as well look for something to do to sweat out a bit in the evening.

So today I started plucking these unwanted weeds manually. I got a small stool and a portable sony speaker with me, The Beatles were playing on repeat.  Ahh, such a relaxing activity on a lovely evening.

Before..

3 baskets of these unwanted weeds..

This is how the unwanted grass looks like.  Ada ubi dekat akar nya, which makes it hard to pull out, good exercise.

After..

Nampak beza tak?

In my garden | Pineapple #4

This is the smallest pineapple I harvest from my backyard garden so far.

Small yet so sweet.

Thought of making pineapple juice with this but while cutting, I tasted one small bite and was surprised by its sweetness, we ended up eating it just like that.

So, no pineapple juice this time around :)

In my garden: Lemongrass in a pot

The lemongrass that I planted in a flower pot few months ago has grown so big, I can hardly see the pot anymore.

Kitto loves the plant.

Today, I am making some lemongrass tea.  I only need lemongrass, pandan leaves and rock sugar.  Boil them together.  

Arghh so nice to have a glass of warm lemongrass tea on a rainy sunday morning.  Feels like I was transfer back to Siem Reap for awhile there..

Benefits of lemongrass tea are endless, but here are some of them..

Not suitable for pregnant and breastfeeding mom ya.

In my garden: Pineapple #3

This is the 3rd pineapple, organically grown on my very own backyard.

On 2nd Febuary 2015..

11 weeks later...

Nyumms..

Sweet like sugar, said my sister.

In my garden: Caterpillar

On Saturday morning, we had a very special visitor in our garden.

Meet the little green iron man - Mr. caterpillar.

Say cheese!

Can you see the eyespot and the mouth clearly..

Hands n legs..

And tiny yellow 'tail'..

Playing hide n seek..

Isn't it cute?

1st week of 2015

There goes the 1st week of 2015.

Let's see what had taken place throughout the week..

1.  I started my Hay Day farm on 1st Jan.   I'm now at level 18.  Emmett join me in this game, while Eugene prefers COC with his daddy.  I just need something to prevent myself from checking social media channel too often whenever I'm online.  Lame excuse. I know.

2. Spent some time with my real plants.  Time to change the pots and the soil.

3. Clear up the store room; to make way for new garbage.

3. Watched - The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.

4. Last but not least, we have a new CEO, which means new strategies, new direction, new rules.

And, I guess its not too late to wish you all a very Happy New Year!

In my kitchen: Stuffed ash gourd

Remember the ash gourd in my garden? Well, that plant did not survive for long.

This is the only harvest that I get.

So what should I do with this size of ash gourd?
I stuffed it with mince meat.  I got this wonderful idea from a creative blogger - EastCoastLife.

My recipe is very simple, you can read it here.

This is the result...

I don't quite like the taste, but hubby loves it and he is very impress with presentation ;) 

Will try to improve the recipe next time around.

In my garden: Pineapple #2

Pineapple #2 is ripe; at week 18.

The size is much smaller than Pineapple #1.

Nevertheless, it taste as sweet as Pineapple #1.

In my garden: Asparagus

At week 1:

Bought this 'young' Asparagus 2 weeks ago.

Week 2:

Moved it to a bigger recycle pot.

Let see how it grows from here before deciding to move it to a bigger space.

Can Asparagus really grow in our weather? Am I too ambitious?
But my neighbour managed to plant strawberry!
Ok let just see how it turns out ya.

In my garden: Butternut Squash

Just like my Winter Melon, I also did not plant this Butternut Squash on purpose.

At 1st I thought this is going to be another Winter Melon, but when I observe the leaves carefully, I can see the non-similarities.  

After some thinking and little research, I come up with a conclusion that this is a Butternut Squash plant.

See the differences.

Winter Melon leaves (top) vs Butternut Squash leaves (bottom).

We will just have to wait for the fruit to confirm what plant is this, for the being this is Butter Squash at Week 1.

In my garden: Winter melon

I did not purposely plant this Winter Melon (Ash Gourd).  I just 'throw' the seed after I make a soup out of it few months ago.  Like my other plants in my backyard, I never really take the time to nurture them, then suddenly I saw this yesterday afternoon...

Tada... We have our 1st organically grown Winter Melon in our garden.

Winter melon leaves

Ok, lets not get too excited at this point, we shall see how it turns up.
Let consider this as week 1, I'm not sure how long it takes to mature, will blog about it when it does. Adios.

In my garden: Pineapples

At week 16

Pineapple #1

Its ripe, taste sweet and so juicy.

Pineapple #2

Still young.

I'm so happy with the outcome, will continue to plant them on my backyard.
See these pineapples on their Week 1 - 31st March 2014

Flower Dome @ Gardens by the Bay

 The entrance fees to this Flower Dome is at Sg16 per adult and Sg11 per child.

On the 1st floor...

  Bottle tree!

Ok, 1 of the thing in my must-see list is achieved. *insert star jump here*

On the ground floor.. 

 

 

View from the top..

 My children love this place so much.

Exhibition running at that time is 'War of Roses'.  Beautiful indeed, though I wish it was "War of Tulips" - how wonderful would that be ..  next time nak pergi lagi dalam bulan April or May lah.