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Colorful & healthy coleslaw

 Harvest from the mini garden of mine…maybe last month cannot remember the exact date. I have ginseng jawa leaves, papayas, mulberry, white and blue multilayer blue pea flowers. Using the mulberry and...

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Peria Katak @ bitter gourd Harvest

Ya...is all about bitter gourd @ peria katak harvest again! I took a trip at middle of the October month and come back to Malaysia after 2 weeks! Before i go travel, the weather was so hazy & dry....

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Kucing Galak @ Malaysia's catnip

If you want to give your beloved cat a lovely birthday gift, please look for kucing galak plant. Cats are crazy for this plant. Kucing galak plant (Acalypha indica) can be considered as local “catnip”,...

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Peria Katak (bitter gourd) & their shape

It is very interesting to see different shape & size of bitter gourds/peria katak grow from the same batch of seedsThis type of peria katak has the longest length (about 5 inches) and has a very...

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Winged bean @ kacang botol

My dear Mommy is really a greenfinger person. All the vege & flowers that she planted so subur! You feel so good to look at them. Let's me share her kacang botol @ winged bean plant for this entry...

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Support Little Girl's Dream

This entry is not about gardening.  This entry is dedicated to a little girl that love to draw... sort of supporting her hard work and her passion in this area.She sell very nice and delicated original...

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Digital Samsung Door Lock

Anyone still remember the very popular Korean drama “You Who Came From The Stars”?  This drama talked about an alien (Do Min Joon) who landed on Earth in the Joseon Dynasty and possesses a near perfect...

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Red Cypress Vine

Cypress Vine is a fast growing flowering vine that grows well in full sun. It produces an abundance of small, bright and star shaped flowers that instantly cheer up an unsightly or boring trellis....

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Terung Telunjuk Seeds

Believe me or not, I bought all these colorful and fresh produce at RM10 only! So happy! Get all of the produce from the same store except the beautiful orange color fruits.Looking from far, I thought...

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Asam Jawa@Tamarind & Cotton Tree

 I am very lucky to have a lot of asam jawa@tamarind tress near my work place.  We can hand picked the fresh asam jawa that dropped on the ground almost everyday when the asam jawa fruits is ripen.  We...

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Multilayer Pink & Purple Balsam

I really like the multilayer balsam so much especially the pink color one. It look like small sweet roses to me. Furthermore, it has no thorn and very easy to grow and take care with. You have no place...

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Hibiscus show

Hello there, Is FRIDAY again! Lazy to write...Just enjoy the hibiscus show, ok? =)      So in love with them. So colorful and beautiful!

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Gorgeous Mrs Garfield

I get to know the name of this gorgeous Hippeastrum as “Mrs Garfield” through Mr. Google. Thanks to him. 'Mrs. Garfield'? ?  The name is really weird! The flower definitely does not look like the...

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Kucai Oh Kucai (Chive)

My mom planted around 10 kucai plants in one pot. All her kucai plants are so fat and they bloom non-stop! So beautiful in whiteSo many little stars!So stunning!The SEEDS!I am so lucky to be able to...

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Harvest update March 2016

Halor March 2016!  Let's see what do i have from the garden recently...How many type of plants can you see in the picture? There are 7 type at least! - kucing galak, sambung nyawa dwiwarna,...

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Dwarf long bean @ Kacang Renek in recycle bottle

Trying to grow long bean plant in recyclable 5L mineral water plastic bottle without trellis or "pancang"? Kacang panjang renek or dwarf long bean is the choice for you! Worth trying! Dwarf long bean...

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Trust me...You can also grow ginseng!

It is really fun to grow ginseng jawa! You can really harvest the ginseng look alike root besides the leaves that we can eat as vegetable. So Amzaing!Well, from the appearance, the roots look exactly...

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Fresh Seed Package April 2016 (while stock last)

Benih fresh yang ingin Olive offer this month,RM25 included Post Laju chargeKacang Tanah Margenta (Mardi)Kacang Panjang MKP 5 (Mardi)Kacang Buncis MKB1 (Mardi)Kacang PanjangRenekKacang Botol Terung...

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Limited set of American Seeds For Sale

Very Limited set of American Seeds For SaleRM130 per set included pos laju charge. Whole set consisted of 20 types of seeds as below, - 200 mg Onion Seeds (White Lisbon Bunching),- 100 mg Pepper Seeds...

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Beautiful DIY Carpet from T-shirt

I have a few bags of old cloth that sit in the cupboard untouched for quite long of time.  These old cloths were given by relative and I have the intention to recycle them into something useful. But I...

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Lovely Adenium

Few months ago, i bought an adenium without knowing the color of the bloom. To me, it is so unique as this is the first time i saw an adenium with hairy leaves & the leaves are so fat. After some...

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Olive's Nasi Ulam

Finally, I had made myself nasi ulam last week. Nasi ulam is a mixture of rice with aromatic herbs, roasted coconut, salted fish, dried shrimp & etc. It is quite simple to make. Firstly, we need to...

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Fennel@Jintan Manis & Holy Basil@Tulsi plants

Fennel plant @ Pokok Jintan Manis @ Pokok Adas (RM10) - very popular herb/spice that widely used in cooking- Whole plant is edible: roots, stalks and leaves, with the spice coming from the dried seeds...

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Agar-agar Mooncake with Natural Coloring

So soon, it is going to be mooncake festival again! You can see supermarket all started selling mooncakes. My Mom loves agar-agar moocake! So i make this for her & she loves them!I only made 4...

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The Joy of Harvest 25/8/2016

 My sambung nyawa batik finally is ready for harvest. I had tried stir fry of purple sambung nyawa before but yet to try the batik one. To my surprise, sambung nyawa batik leaves is rougher and less...

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