I grew these bean sprouts in a pot...
Just pre-soak the mung beans for about 8 hours. Keep the pot semi-covered for some air flow, rinse regularly and you will get to harvest plenty of bean sprouts within 48 hours.
Watch this short video below to see the outcome (click here (remember to give me a like/👍 there :)) to watch in YouTube)...
The bean sprouts were harvested within 48 hours (click here (remember to give me a like/👍 there :)) to watch in YouTube)...
Hope this post gives you an idea for a fun and fast gardening activity.
Happy sprouting :D
Mung bean sprouts also known as tauge in Malay are little wonders! You can literally watch those tiny mung beans send out roots right away after soaking them overnight. Their short stems will form shortly after right before your eyes.
Healthy powerhouse - crunchy bean sprouts - for health in just 48 hours :D
This was how those bean sprouts look while inside a sprouting bottle...
My 'Grand Duke of Tuscany' jasmine sent out a new bloom again. The scent is delectable!
While the stevia plant is still flourishing some healthy sweet leaves, the little bush also sent out a stalk of flowers. How cute!
Looks like the green fittonia plant in my terrarium is not finished with flowering yet. A stalk of yellow blooms has flourished from another stem.
See three cattleya orchids in the pic below, they are borne from just one stalk. They are jumbo blooms!
Happy gardening!
I was so excited to chance upon a little yellow bud from my fittonia plant while watering. When I took a closer look, there's actually another bud.
This plant has been growing in the same open terrarium for years now. Although it has past its prime in terms of look, it is doing really well in terms of health. Otherwise, it will not flower at all, right?
Glow vine is seldom planted around my neighbourhood. I am growing it as a bush in my garden. So each time after the flowers have spent, I will prune the stems.
Azalea is a forever bringer of joy :) This plant has been really productive in producing flowers. This time around, there are at least ten of them.
It is easy to finish watering my plants in my small garden. Only thing is that the weeding and pruning tasks can take longer and tedious. These two tasks unfortunately are never ending. Alas, do you still want to garden?
Have a great day!
Here are several updates from my small garden.
Firstly it is really a surprise to see an old plant called Madagascar periwinkle blooming. I have previously grown this one which is white and has a pink eye. But that was a long time ago. Perhaps, this new plant sprouted from a seed that's inside some re-used soil.
False heather or Mexican heather is a really robust plant. Each time I cut back the plant after it is done with blooming, it will just grow back and bloom and again and again.
My white velvet is another robust plant. Its stems can survive on its own even when not rooted yet. But of course the plants below are all rooted, hence, flowering nicely now.
These impatiens make me think of Christmas! The colours are so bright and cheery.
Believe it or not, the impatiens below and the variegated one above is of the same plant. I have used the variegated shoots to replant the one above!
A white rose from its trailing vine...
This little Barbados cherry a.k.a. acerola cherry will be turned into food for the tree shrews that visit my garden.
But, bear's ears, anyone?...
These little syngoniums have foliage that are so adorable. Like watching those red markings coming up slowly from the middle of the leaves.
Happy gardening!
Earlier, the nights were quite hot but recently it is completely the opposite. The rainy nights have brought down the temperature quite a bit. While we are enjoying the cooler weather, I can see that the plants in the garden seem to be also thriving happily.
Below is a pot of begonia called 'Martin's Mystery' which I had replanted with a couple of divisions a few months ago. The new leaves of these young plants are thicker than before and perkier too.
Below is a pot of begonia called 'Martin's Mystery' which I had replanted with a couple of divisions a few months ago. The new leaves of these young plants are thicker than before and perkier too.
Out in the open, my Azalea that is ever blooming. Although its flowers lasted longer, still its petals are easily scorched by the hot afternoon sun.
The Impatiens walleriana plants in this planter in the pic below bounced back quite nicely after a cut back. Their bushier and more compact growth are really a beauty to behold. Now I am so looking forward to seeing more blooms from them :)
Right in the middle of the pic below is an orange I. walleriana bloom. Spot it...
How is your garden doing?
During this recovery phase of the movement control order to keep the Covid-19 spread at bay, one thing that I am glad of is that I can now go out more 'freely'.
The Kaempferia pulchra plants that are in the garden were infested by snails earlier. So, I discarded the whole pot of the bulbs and replanted a few of them. They are in bloom now, taking turn to bear purple flowers that will glitter among the patterned leaves.
Plants are so expensive these days. I plucked a cutting of this Indian borage outside of restaurant and root it in this little pot. Several days later it looks like the cutting is thriving on its own already.
See the impatiens in the pic below? I have the same in another pot. The leaves are all green and when I saw new shoots of variegated ones, I took cuttings of them to replant.
A flower appeared in just about two weeks after rooting the cuttings - how fast.
Never crossed my mind that my Billbergia pyramidalis will bloom as I have just pruned the plant not long ago.
Close-up of the bright pink inflorescence...
Blue blooms start to appear the next day...
My white rose managed to stay good for a few days due to the cloudy skies last week...
The Fittonia plant that I have in my terrarium for a long time produced a flower spike, how incredible :D
Happy gardening!
This post is all about new updates of my small garden and indoor plants in a city in tropical Malaysia. Method: Container Gardeni
The Kaempferia pulchra plants that are in the garden were infested by snails earlier. So, I discarded the whole pot of the bulbs and replanted a few of them. They are in bloom now, taking turn to bear purple flowers that will glitter among the patterned leaves.
Plants are so expensive these days. I plucked a cutting of this Indian borage outside of restaurant and root it in this little pot. Several days later it looks like the cutting is thriving on its own already.
See the impatiens in the pic below? I have the same in another pot. The leaves are all green and when I saw new shoots of variegated ones, I took cuttings of them to replant.
A flower appeared in just about two weeks after rooting the cuttings - how fast.
Never crossed my mind that my Billbergia pyramidalis will bloom as I have just pruned the plant not long ago.
Close-up of the bright pink inflorescence...
Blue blooms start to appear the next day...
My white rose managed to stay good for a few days due to the cloudy skies last week...
The Fittonia plant that I have in my terrarium for a long time produced a flower spike, how incredible :D
Happy gardening!
This post is all about new updates of my small garden and indoor plants in a city in tropical Malaysia. Method: Container Gardeni
I have been growing my Sandpaper Vine (Botanical name: Petrea volubilis) for a number of years in a 12-inch pot. The vine was earlier placed at a location that is just below the gutter of my porch. So whenever the gutter overflows due to the heavy rain, the splash can be too strong for the vine to take.
Recently I found a new small spot for the vine to be moved away from where the gutter is. The vine now flowers more often.
The pic below shows the second raceme flower (an indeterminate inflorescence and the flowers are arranged along a single central axis) which was developed on the same stalk of an earlier one.
And here is a video of it...
The pic below was snapped the day before the deep purple flowers blossomed from this second raceme. Notice that delicate dried branch? That was all that's left from the earlier raceme. You can see the flowers again in my earlier post.
So you see, it is better to just leave the old raceme alone after the flowers have faded for the vine might just bloom again.
Happy gardening!
See that tiny white bloom in the pic below? It is the flower of my rosemary. Perhaps the warm weather over the past one week has promoted the blooming activity in this plant. Regardless, the dainty flower is looking really delightful. Haven't noticed any bees coming by yet though.
Hey, Mr Bee are you buzzing around? I bet you can't find a similar flower around here.
On the other side of my garden, my Dwarf Azalea is blooming as well and plenty too. Every flower is huge, just not scented.
Can you spot the Dwarf Azalea blooms from the pic below?
And these are the blooms of my Impatiens (see pic below). They are the perfect bloom for shady nooks.
Happy gardening!
One flower that has never fail to flower during wet or hot weather is the Japanese roses. On one hot morning, I found them flowering happily. I was delighted to see how deep some flowers can be.
This pot of Japanese roses in the pic below are newly planted. They were planted using stems that I pruned off right after I have completed my painting works a few weeks ago. Btw, do you know that if you were to use stems that have buds on it, they can still blossom the next day even after cutting off from the mother plant?
These days my rosy pink lilies send out flowers quite regularly. The bulbs were hibernating for a long time before that.
The flower buds in the pic above opened the next day...
Have you grown Impatiens walleriana before? The plant is a delight to have. Just like the Japanese rose, I. walleriana flowers very frequently as well.
The other plant that flowers regularly these days is my sandpaper vine. Look, another bunch of blooms...
Happy gardening especially during the current lockdown ;)
This pot of Japanese roses in the pic below are newly planted. They were planted using stems that I pruned off right after I have completed my painting works a few weeks ago. Btw, do you know that if you were to use stems that have buds on it, they can still blossom the next day even after cutting off from the mother plant?
These days my rosy pink lilies send out flowers quite regularly. The bulbs were hibernating for a long time before that.
The flower buds in the pic above opened the next day...
Have you grown Impatiens walleriana before? The plant is a delight to have. Just like the Japanese rose, I. walleriana flowers very frequently as well.
The other plant that flowers regularly these days is my sandpaper vine. Look, another bunch of blooms...
Happy gardening especially during the current lockdown ;)
In a country with hot and humid climate like Malaysia, keeping plants alive can be challenging. Plants especially potted ones need to be watered on a daily basis. So, gardening means tending plants every day.
But once you get used to the routine and see the plants growing happily just like my Chalice Vine, you will feel happy as well.
What you see in the picture below is actually all of this Chalice Vine. Although the vine is just about a foot high and with only some leaves on it, its cup-shaped bloom can be huge and one that can certainly put a smile on your face.
Bougainvilleas love hot and humid climate. So glad to see mine flowering right now.
So is my Chinese fringe flower shrub.
Only thing is that the shrub is bearing less leaves.
Happiness is also in seeing those little cups hanging at the end of the miniature monkey cup vines...
Meanwhile my small bird's nest fern in twisted leaf form look mighty albeit small in stature.
Oh, this rose has finally opened!
Took a sniff while passing by it in the morning.
Mints apart from adding taste to a dish, bring an aroma to uplift the mood :D
Let's keep gardening (at home!) to beat the Covid-19 blues together.
#stayhomestaysafe
But once you get used to the routine and see the plants growing happily just like my Chalice Vine, you will feel happy as well.
What you see in the picture below is actually all of this Chalice Vine. Although the vine is just about a foot high and with only some leaves on it, its cup-shaped bloom can be huge and one that can certainly put a smile on your face.
Bougainvilleas love hot and humid climate. So glad to see mine flowering right now.
So is my Chinese fringe flower shrub.
Only thing is that the shrub is bearing less leaves.
Happiness is also in seeing those little cups hanging at the end of the miniature monkey cup vines...
Meanwhile my small bird's nest fern in twisted leaf form look mighty albeit small in stature.
Oh, this rose has finally opened!
Took a sniff while passing by it in the morning.
Mints apart from adding taste to a dish, bring an aroma to uplift the mood :D
Let's keep gardening (at home!) to beat the Covid-19 blues together.
#stayhomestaysafe
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