post your garden pics here!

[Gevalia]

our humble patio, my garden. this was stocked with rubbish until i decided to transform it into a little vegetable garden. my source of fun when I'm longing to dirt my hands and do some nurturing ( my dog can watch these plants from the stairs).


Radish at 2 weeks. I'm worried about these little green things. they were the fastest to sprout but lately they aren't showing much progress, and most of them wilted and died. I had to plant more, I'm not giving up on them ( behind the radish is a little aubergine, ready to take over just in case this poor radish gives up).


my 2nd batch of radish planted in a black container. they are so long, but im not sure if i"ll succeed this time. their cotyledons are folded.



my 1st pot of bitter melons, situated on our patio. my plan was to pull up the weaker plant, but i dont think i can do that. both seedlings are doing great( and i dont have the heart to kill any of these), so i could imagine a trellis overwhelmed by luscious green vines on our patio months from now ( hope that the sunshine would be enough to supply them with energy).


my 2nd pot of Bitter melon ( Jade Dragon Variety)at 2 weeks. I planted it in a container which we drilled on our rooftop's wall. I'm excited to make some trellis for it


Late bloomers. the latest bitter melon to sprout, and not so vigorous unlike it's sibling seedlings. the smaller sprouts are aubergines, more than a week old. I placed them on rooftop where they could get a lot of sunshine.



the space at our patio doesnt provide much sunshine to my bitter melons so I had to do some concrete wall drilling just to post these heavy pots on out rooftop's walls. this is the sunniest place for them ( the other pot holder is vacant, i will transfer the 2nd pot when the seedlings develop 4 real leaves.

[Pacey]

There not enough space to build some bedding on the patio? just a idea
But looking good all the same without

[Gevalia]

Originally Posted by Pacey

There not enough space to build some bedding on the patio? just a idea
But looking good all the same without

thanks! now im a bit shy i remember seeing your beautiful garden in one of the threads here mine is sooo humble hehehehe

[PottyPot]

It looks like you are putting your space to good use I've never tried bitter melon, what does it taste like? Please don't say bitter

[Gevalia]

Originally Posted by PottyPot

It looks like you are putting your space to good use I've never tried bitter melon, what does it taste like? Please don't say bitter

bitter melons are not just bitter, i would say it's bitter but delicious...it takes time for one to develop love for these peculiar melons. you must cook it well to enjoy it's taste. most of us saute it after washing the vegetable well to remove some of the bitterness. some others eat it raw, with vinegar, though ive never tried it yet.


bitter melon tops ( the younger leaves) are actually the better bitter tasting part of the plant. its not very bitter, but the taste is very lovable to the palates ( at least to most asian palates), when served with salty condiments, say soy sauce.


bitter melons are one of the healthiest vegetables, and is used to supplement the diet of diabetics.


I'd be more than happy to send anyone from this forum bitter melon seeds ( hybrid variety or any variety) for a trade of Zucchini i believe our climate and soil are great for zucchinis but for some reasons, nobody in thsi country sells their seeds ( for few Filipinos know what a zucchini is)

[PottyPot]

Originally Posted by Gevalia

bitter melons are not just bitter, i would say it's bitter but delicious...it takes time for one to develop love for these peculiar melons. you must cook it well to enjoy it's taste. most of us saute it after washing the vegetable well to remove some of the bitterness. some others eat it raw, with vinegar, though ive never tried it yet.


bitter melon tops ( the younger leaves) are actually the better bitter tasting part of the plant. its not very bitter, but the taste is very lovable to the palates ( at least to most asian palates), when served with salty condiments, say soy sauce.


bitter melons are one of the healthiest vegetables, and is used to supplement the diet of diabetics.


I'd be more than happy to send anyone from this forum bitter melon seeds ( hybrid variety or any variety) for a trade of Zucchini i believe our climate and soil are great for zucchinis but for some reasons, nobody in thsi country sells their seeds ( for few Filipinos know what a zucchini is)

Do you have any seed laws, or perhaps its better to get some from America?

[Gevalia]

Originally Posted by PottyPot

Do you have any seed laws, or perhaps its better to get some from America?

im not sure.......cant we just hide the seeds in an envelope? what will happen it somebody sees it?

[Gevalia]

hello everyone! its been weeks since i started my little container garden and here are some of the photos and updates

remember the bitter melon that i planted on my 2nd pot on our roof top?

it's growing so rapidly, in a couple of weeks i had to build some sort of trellis so it could expand its growing vines. this pic im posting is actually not very updated ( taken yesterday) because just today it grew some more inches.


remember that other other pot holder on our rooftop which was vacant? yup, something is already occupying it....

and guess which plant occupied the officially sunniest place on my humble garden? no, not any of those bitter melons on the 1st pot that were so healthy. sadly both of those plants died due to lack on sunshine ( since i placed them on our shady patio) ...would you believe it? the weakest of the 5 seedlings, the late bloomer which i thought wouldnt grow at all.



please dont mind the not so pretty back ground heheehhe!

how about those mingho radishes that i was struggling to grow? well all of them finally died...if it was the climate or the location ( i placed them on shady spot) i didnt know....at 1st i thought the 1st batch died because i transplanted them but when the 2nd batch which were directly planted died, i knew it could be the climate, the location or maybe i didnt select the right variety..so here i am venturing on another experimentation ( i really wanna grow radish!)


these containers contain seedlings, the bigger 2 have the 2 varieties of radish..the Pot A has the same variety that i planted on the 1st and 2nd batches, mingho, but this time im planting them on a sunnier ( and warmer place, though im doing my best to control the heat via mulching, and by covering the containers with white paper). the Pot B has the variety that i successfully raised in our province 10 years ago, its called white icicle. the POT A and Pot B have same conditions...hope at least one of them will have a yield.




the POT C, contains the only surviving aubergine i planted...remember when i had several seedlings that were growing? they all died after i placed then on that now dreaded patio ( which killed lots of my seedlings huhuhu) due to lack of sunshine...this aubergine will be tested again after its 3rd transplanting, which will be on sunday..dont worry its gonna be the last transplanting that it will undergo, for i will drill another big pot on our roof top's wall on Sunday so it will have lots of sunshine too!



slowly but surely. this surviving aubergine continues to grow despite very warm temperature.

[Gevalia]

hello everyone!!! just want to give you some updates about my experimental garden....


here are the bitter melons now:



bearing many fruits though all of them are hand pollinated only..i always have to limit the number of fruits per plant if i want them to grow big enough for consumption.

the radishes were a success! i had three plants and all of them had yield, though the size of the roots werent very impressive, i still consider this a success. i am trying to grow a new variety of radish which is a tropical variety andthe container is much bigger and deeper.




and the aubergine is abundant in flowers ...not so sure if ill have fruit soon but i did pollinate them. also have lettuce and zucchini now!

[Gevalia]

wow my garden more than a year ago! this year im planting tomatoes, calendula, jicamas, and the babies are rice, corn and wheat!

[johnmarsh]

Originally Posted by Gevalia

thanks! now im a bit shy i remember seeing your beautiful garden in one of the threads here mine is sooo humble hehehehe

You really click awesome photos.

[sam001]

awesome, well done guys!