Finally its weekend and its a no wet day today after almost a week of erratic weather. I could do some gardening in the morning before I go to the lab to look in the microscope looking at chromosomes in the afternoon. Mik helped sowed seeds in recycled containers and I transplanted seedlings.
This veggie bed is in front of the kitchen window that I have manured 2 weeks ago. I transplanted leek seedlings here.
Harvested some leek and other winter vegetable today to make porridge (rainfield61 gave me the idea) for buka puasa. Lettuces growing well for one of the lazy cooking day.
Last week I posted a blog about this nest that we found but don’t know what kind of bird nest it is. Yesterday we saw the bird inside the nest. We think it is laying eggs now. The bird is slightly bigger than a crow.
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End August propagation:
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- Tomato Super Sioux (Eden seeds)
- Challenger tomato ( Phoenix seeds)
- Tomato ‘ Cherry Rainbow Mix’ (Green harvest)
- Romanesco Zucchini (Phoenix seeds)
- Eggplant Early Long Purple (Eden seeds)
- Capsicum “Golden Calwonder” (Green Harvest)
- Cucumber green gem (Eden seeds)
- Lettuce salad mix (Yates)
- Mustard spinach (Phoenix seeds)
- Hon tsai tai (Phoenix seeds)
- Celery Crisp & Tender (D.T. Brown)
- Choy Sum (Eden seeds)
- Cabbage Earliball (Grower’s Pride)
- Bloomsdale spinach (Phoenix seeds)
- Wong Bok Cabbage (Phoenix seeds)
- Lemon Basil (Phoenix seeds)
- Basil Thai (Mr. Forthergill’s)
- Chives (D.T. Brown)
- Spring onion (Phoenix seeds)
Direct sowing>
- Sunflower Evening Sun (Home save seed)
- Bush Bean Redland Pioneer (Eden seeds)
- Apple cucumber (Phoenix seeds)
- Saskatchewan watermelon (Phoenix seeds)
- Radish daikon (Eden seeds)
Interesting that you are looking forward to spring as we watch summer prepare to leave us behind. Is your bird some kind of pigeon or dove?
ReplyDeleteHaha, I had porridge as my lunch today as well.
ReplyDelete春の準備ですか。すごくわくわくする季節でもありますね。
ReplyDelete大阪はただいま記録的な猛暑に見舞われております。毎日３５度以上の日がつづいており、秋冬野菜の準備もなかなか始まりません。私も妻も、そして野菜も完全に夏ばてです。
"Spring preparation" does sounds exciting and inspiring.
We in Osaka are facing record-hot temperature days in this summer which make us concern when we should start preparation of autumn-winter vegetables such as white radishes and cabbages.
The hot summer does make not only us but veges tired.
Looks like you have a lot going on in your garden. The greens look so healthy and fresh. Looking through you list, the radish makes me think of the delicious daikon salada I had at a Japanese restaurant in Glenmarie.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like your garden have a lot of edibles! You have very helpful child! Thumb up to him/ her?!
ReplyDeleteThat pink yellow flower is so bright and attractive. Very pretty! Primula? Hope you will have convenient time to complete sow the seeds by end August.
ReplyDeleteG.L.A.~ I am not sure either what kind of bird it is. But not pigeon. We in the southern hemisphere gardeners are getting busy. We have been watching the northern hemisphere gardeners tomatoes for months now:)
ReplyDeleteRainfield61~ Ours was chicken porridge
Takaeko~ Hot summer will mean autumn is coming soon and prolong summer vegetable harvest.
Autumn Belle ~ Radish is good for health too. Oh I did not know that Glenmarie has a Japanese restaurant now. When I was little there was nothing at Glenmarie. We used to use the old Glenmarie (Batu Tiga) road for short cut to Subang Airport (no KLCC back then) from Shah Alam.
Malar~Both of my kids are he. But people always confuse them with girls:)
Stephanie~ Sow seed list all done. Polyanthus, a Primula member.