tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post3088876722676595940..comments2024-03-10T19:20:03.868+10:30Comments on Kebun Malay-Kadazan girls: Chili and Big Brother BroccoliMalay-Kadazan girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09692400837667241873noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post-44987965017473987862011-05-04T23:18:40.239+09:302011-05-04T23:18:40.239+09:30Wendy~I hope you have many nice leafy kailan to ha...Wendy~I hope you have many nice leafy kailan to harvest and stir-fry with garlic. I could not find a really green mango so it was a bit sweet.<br /><br />Malar~The small chili variety are usually hot don't they. But I do miss cili padi.<br /><br />Hughbert~I am trying again to see whether English Daisy will help reduce the number of caterpillars again this fall or not. I did read the book Malay-Kadazan girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09692400837667241873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post-65302483761103067032011-05-04T11:58:56.050+09:302011-05-04T11:58:56.050+09:30That English Daisy is interesting. I have read in...That English Daisy is interesting. I have read in the book One Magic Square (written by an Adelaide Hills woman) that you can put strings around your broccoli with white plastic dots on them, about the size of a cabbage butterfly. Apparently they perceive it to be other butterflies and they go elsewhere. Maybe the English Daisy flower, being about the right size, has the same effect? I'llHughberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05744778131954605628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post-9790108336824256272011-05-03T18:13:20.057+09:302011-05-03T18:13:20.057+09:30The chillies look spicy!
I have a lot to learn fr...The chillies look spicy! <br />I have a lot to learn from you! Thanks for the information!Malarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18421349464010347804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post-20225764309385632622011-05-03T11:07:16.533+09:302011-05-03T11:07:16.533+09:30How serendipitous to have all those plants togethe...How serendipitous to have all those plants together. I happen to have my gai lan next to the garlic. Hopefully they will be happy companions. The mango salad sounds intriguing - I bet it would be very tasty - maybe just a touch sweet? I would like to try that this summer.wendyhttp://www.greenishthumb.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post-87769343325094847062011-05-01T21:47:18.773+09:302011-05-01T21:47:18.773+09:30Kat~ Delicious organic kailan like your even with ...Kat~ Delicious organic kailan like your even with holes will taste much better than the shops. It is difficult to stop the cabbage butterfly than snail and slug in my garden now. <br /><br />Caitlyn~Thank you.Malay-Kadazan girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09692400837667241873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post-25368633170714624142011-05-01T20:28:14.827+09:302011-05-01T20:28:14.827+09:30Your garden looks so wonderful :)Your garden looks so wonderful :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17841671676949163570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post-47675777880362435382011-05-01T11:38:59.119+09:302011-05-01T11:38:59.119+09:30My kailaan is full of holes- lol, I'm gonna en...My kailaan is full of holes- lol, I'm gonna enjoy eating them anyway. I will go out there today and pop some garlic in to see if that helps.Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00389007877995149425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post-55957465619682028242011-04-30T23:55:10.820+09:302011-04-30T23:55:10.820+09:30Mark~ I can't seem to understand these chilies...Mark~ I can't seem to understand these chilies of ours, it prefer to fruit in fall/winter rather than summer!<br /><br />Holly~ Hopefully onion and your brassica will get along well together.<br /><br />Cat-from Sydney~ What is the first thing you wish to plant when you start gardening again?Wah kailan and garlic sedapnya, it will be another month before our kailan will be good size to Malay-Kadazan girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09692400837667241873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post-74820871566181366382011-04-30T23:14:16.069+09:302011-04-30T23:14:16.069+09:30How beautiful.. DO you ever dry the peppers? My f...How beautiful.. DO you ever dry the peppers? My friends do that.. we freeze ours.. I am so anxious for my garden to really start to grow!Discovery School at First Baptist Heathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00905078664222314311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post-608844743372564792011-04-30T20:21:25.085+09:302011-04-30T20:21:25.085+09:30YUM! Love broccoli and chilli in a salad together ...YUM! Love broccoli and chilli in a salad together with crumbled fetta and caramelised onion. I have planted my broccoli with garlic this year as well but that hasn't saved me from the dreaded white butterfly! Argh!littlekarstarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177535712034761585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post-77124918572695007562011-04-30T17:28:51.048+09:302011-04-30T17:28:51.048+09:30I love the kick of spice in my food too even for s...I love the kick of spice in my food too even for some western dishes that may tolerate fresh red chillies. They look really fresh in your garden!chopinandmysaucepanhttp://chopinandmysaucepan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post-7619662150059091772011-04-30T16:40:36.491+09:302011-04-30T16:40:36.491+09:30Another great combination! I have chives and sprin...Another great combination! I have chives and spring onion around my tomatoes to help is similar way. But I dont have anything to protect th chillies them from the strong wind. I hope the planters around help in thatferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18307248426034018988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post-62153602572692999722011-04-30T13:07:30.176+09:302011-04-30T13:07:30.176+09:30Your chili plant is growing well and healthy, the ...Your chili plant is growing well and healthy, the chili definitely makes a mouth watering mango salad! Your poor papa, I would faint if there's no chili for a week! I have never been successful in growing chili, still trying though. Some of the broccoli seeds which I sowed, only two germinated and one is dying. The remaining one is not doing well too. The celery seeds have germinated, about kitchen flavourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13556865191279476910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post-69718489051328259932011-04-30T09:13:20.152+09:302011-04-30T09:13:20.152+09:30Hmmm...you're giving me ideas for lunch today....Hmmm...you're giving me ideas for lunch today. Will go to the grocery shop and get me some kailan...to be stirfried with garlic! How's that? yummmm.... My Mama says once she's done unpacking our stuff, she'll start gardening again. purrrr....meow!Cat-from-Sydneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04316678270023647758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post-57079556757935296102011-04-30T04:31:51.306+09:302011-04-30T04:31:51.306+09:30I like your idea of kai lan and garlic. I planted...I like your idea of kai lan and garlic. I planted some onions along the edge of my brassica bed. I hope they don't fight each other. =0)~TastyTravels~https://www.blogger.com/profile/17242583069509116828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post-56439171268067938322011-04-30T03:17:31.378+09:302011-04-30T03:17:31.378+09:30Mmmmm; broccoli and chili - two of my favourite ve...Mmmmm; broccoli and chili - two of my favourite veg!Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.com