tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post8707745762482005068..comments2024-03-10T19:20:03.868+10:30Comments on Kebun Malay-Kadazan girls: So Ugly but So SweetMalay-Kadazan girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09692400837667241873noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post-10719617221724214692011-07-02T19:39:57.209+09:302011-07-02T19:39:57.209+09:30Sue~ Ours are the small ones and they lay single e...Sue~ Ours are the small ones and they lay single eggs.It is strange that caterpillar can grow much bigger in size compare to the parents.Malay-Kadazan girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09692400837667241873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post-72406348073462013132011-07-02T03:25:50.989+09:302011-07-02T03:25:50.989+09:30It looked very big and fat for a small white but m...It looked very big and fat for a small white but m,maybe it was difficult to judge the scale. We have two butterflies that we call cabbage whites. The small and large white butterflies. At least the small white lay single eggs the large white lays cluster which hatch into stripy feeding machines. I made a video of this on my web site <a href="http://glallotments.co.uk/Butterfly.aspx" rel="Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post-32194520301034595272011-07-02T02:57:42.607+09:302011-07-02T02:57:42.607+09:30Cher~I tried growing wong bok in container before ...Cher~I tried growing wong bok in container before but the snail and slug still managed to hide in between the leaves. They do grow well in container.<br /><br />Cat-from-Sydney~I used to spray with garlic or chillies before but this year I simply have not find the time to do it :).<br /><br />Robin~I guess if the pest is really persistant, it must be sweet.<br /><br />thyme2garden~I was confius Malay-Kadazan girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09692400837667241873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post-30294862576390650242011-07-01T23:47:19.070+09:302011-07-01T23:47:19.070+09:30I'd eat vegetables that look like that in a se...I'd eat vegetables that look like that in a second, because they tell me that you've not been using pesticides. I'm willing to share my food with the bugs any time! As long as they're not to greedy.Jodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05442310215979259623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post-59065561003640650322011-07-01T22:50:22.702+09:302011-07-01T22:50:22.702+09:30I will eat them even though they are ugly but I wi...I will eat them even though they are ugly but I will definitely wash them very throughly just in case any of those pests end up in my vegetable soup!p3chandanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11103679390426867817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post-12787343203400564482011-07-01T22:47:40.056+09:302011-07-01T22:47:40.056+09:30I think that is the beauty of growing your own. It...I think that is the beauty of growing your own. It is the taste not the look that is important.Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post-34350556665547262932011-07-01T22:27:21.767+09:302011-07-01T22:27:21.767+09:30Boy I hate those slubs and snails. They can wreak ...Boy I hate those slubs and snails. They can wreak some damage.tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post-19262922786250883412011-07-01T21:15:06.377+09:302011-07-01T21:15:06.377+09:30Nice pictures. I love this magnificent green.Nice pictures. I love this magnificent green.Leovihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970831445283294241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post-50531238617781651632011-07-01T13:39:02.526+09:302011-07-01T13:39:02.526+09:30They look beautiful to me ;) Big, green and juicy,...They look beautiful to me ;) Big, green and juicy, no wonder the slugs and snails love them. I read a gardening tip somewhere, of how this guy placed plastic bread clips around the plants, and he thought that they looked like white cabbage butterflies. Apparently, the real butterflies didn't land because they thought there were others there already. Take this with a pinch of salt, but who shazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post-23327275570464421572011-07-01T13:02:36.541+09:302011-07-01T13:02:36.541+09:30You see, there are people who only know this kind ...You see, there are people who only know this kind of vege. Once, I was in Cambodia at a remote small town. The veges they sell has more holes than yours - more hole space than green!! We ate them and still alive now ;-)Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05867061279916535777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post-79192938882736000002011-07-01T12:34:54.075+09:302011-07-01T12:34:54.075+09:30The reason why i don't grow much leaf veggie i...The reason why i don't grow much leaf veggie is also because of they attract so much pest. Very geli ah.... I will giveaway to those who don't mind. No waste ma.miruku https://www.blogger.com/profile/01786900237495687254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post-39537067707981182012011-07-01T09:33:47.690+09:302011-07-01T09:33:47.690+09:30MKZ; I prefer to eat this than the beautiful one! ...MKZ; I prefer to eat this than the beautiful one! I wonder how much pesticide used!Malarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18421349464010347804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post-23857607310370360572011-07-01T08:45:39.710+09:302011-07-01T08:45:39.710+09:30That's organic!!
We are always perceived by a...That's organic!!<br /><br />We are always perceived by appearance.rainfield61https://www.blogger.com/profile/01334864123466123667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post-85279750151378101162011-07-01T07:16:22.798+09:302011-07-01T07:16:22.798+09:30It reminds me of that old joke
"Waiter, there...It reminds me of that old joke<br />"Waiter, there's a fly in my soup"<br />"Don't worry, he won't eat much"<br /><br />I harvested some cabbage leaves that looked like that earlier this week. I washed the caterpillar spit off holes, then cut them in strips and stir fried. Nobody knew what they looked like when they were picked!JGHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16710652130966518173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post-18449544253186794942011-07-01T04:28:28.004+09:302011-07-01T04:28:28.004+09:30It depends. If I had an over abundance of a crop, ...It depends. If I had an over abundance of a crop, then I'm picky. If I don't, I eat it all. But I don't like to eat anything with caterpillars in them because they are too hard to miss when I clean them. That is why I grow them under row covers. I still have to deal with slugs, but at least I can see the brown slugs on a leaf.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post-10936896503648343992011-07-01T04:02:47.590+09:302011-07-01T04:02:47.590+09:30I consider myself lucky, in that I do not have a m...I consider myself lucky, in that I do not have a major problem with slugs and snails. The only crop that I have had completely destroyed by them was some "Chinese Leaves" type oriental cabbage. The slugs just ripped it to shreds! Unless something is very badly affected I will use it. Once you shred the cabbage or Wong Bok or whatever ready for cooking you won't be aware of how Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post-11807083131846015072011-07-01T01:54:15.779+09:302011-07-01T01:54:15.779+09:30We eat ugly fruit and vegetables too.
If you grow...We eat ugly fruit and vegetables too.<br /><br />If you grow things that slugs and snails like in a container smear some Vaseline (petroleum jelly) around the pot. Slugs and snails won't cross it but I guess it won't stop the caterpillars. What sort is that fat green one?Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post-86133226460877598742011-07-01T01:46:13.824+09:302011-07-01T01:46:13.824+09:30When I complain about such pests...my husband smir...When I complain about such pests...my husband smirks and says "protein!" This happens to my swiss chard sometimes and I just wash it and eat it.Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03688846429279351574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post-60134697545337232642011-07-01T01:42:16.572+09:302011-07-01T01:42:16.572+09:30I agree with Robin. Although it's always nice...I agree with Robin. Although it's always nice to grow pretty vegetables, I do think that flavor trumps looks. I didn't know what wong bok was, but a quick google search told me that it's a variety of napa cabbage, as we know them in the US. Thanks for introducing me to yet another vegetable name!thyme2gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06512569281844698265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post-18191611695633842982011-07-01T01:33:28.189+09:302011-07-01T01:33:28.189+09:30I would eat it. It doesn't have to look pretty...I would eat it. It doesn't have to look pretty to taste good!!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12220238404223196571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post-44059963305068503702011-07-01T01:28:56.086+09:302011-07-01T01:28:56.086+09:30MKG dear,
My Mama sprayed a concoction of water an...MKG dear,<br />My Mama sprayed a concoction of water and crush garlic on our Asian greens and cauliflower when we were growing them in Sydney. Somehow they work. Oh, she also used white oil spray especially on daun limau purut. Those caterpillars just love those sweet smelling citrus leaves. purrr....meow!Cat-from-Sydneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04316678270023647758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post-62871090783806416902011-07-01T01:26:30.820+09:302011-07-01T01:26:30.820+09:30Have you thought about growing it in containers wh...Have you thought about growing it in containers where the insects could not get to them? I think that is what I would try next year. <br />Cher <a href="http://sunraygardening.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Sunray Gardens</a>Sunray Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06691531921190526219noreply@blogger.com