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Category Archives: Gardening
Lithops Potted Up…
The Lithops that I grew from seeds are getting bigger and I potted them up into a larger pot with some stones mulch. I’m not sure if I like the stones or should change it to white. Here is how … Continue reading
4 Squares Planted + Big Greens Harvest…
I did a bit of gardening today, since the weather’s finally cleared up. It’s been raining for the past few days and parts of the garden are slightly flooded, but most of the garden got a good dose of water, … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Gardening
Tagged broccoli raab, collards, harvest, kailaan, kale, Kale Rainbow, kale red russian, kale redbor, mustard, mustard broad leaf, swiss chard, swiss chard bright lights
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My ‘Shrooms Are Finally Growing…
The Mushroom Kit (that my Nephews and Niece gave me for Christmas) was not growing, so I was about to remove it from the kitchen counter and put it outside in the patio. I placed it near the patio door to remind me … Continue reading
Homemade Apple & Pear Sauce + Cinnamon Apple & Pear Filled Pastry…
I never posted photos of the Apple & Pear Sauce which I made back in September 2011… So here they are. I harvested a bunch of Apples and Pears from our garden. We have a bunch of trees, so I … Continue reading
Corrugated Plastic Panels Replacements…
At one side on our house, we have a bunch of succulents that are under corrugated plastic panels to protect them from rain. The only problem is that the plastic panels is opaque green and creates a shade over the … Continue reading
What’s this?… Unknown Tree at St. Vincent Parking Lot…
I saw this tree with reddish leaves on a tree at our church’s parking lot (Northern San Francisco Bay Area/zone 9b). Anyone know what this tree is? I also have another photo here. I saw some seeds and collected some. … Continue reading
So Many Fruits…
I just updated the What’s Growing? page and didn’t realize how many fruit trees we have until I listed them all down. Below is the list so far, not even including all the grafts that I have made. Bookmark on … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged apple, apricot, asian pear, Asian Plum, avocado, banana, calamansi, cherry, chilean guava, crabapple, feijoa, fig, grapefruit, grapes, guava, kiwi arguta, kiwi fruits, kiwi hayward, lemon, mango, orange, peach, peach elberta, pear, pears, persimmon, plum, plum near sink, plum near storage, pomegranate, pomelo
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Wish List: Cymbidium Huell Howser
I just watched a California’s Gold episode about the Santa Barbara International Orchid Show and they showed a Cymbidium Orchid named after the host of the show: Cymbidium Huell Howser. I like its color and searching to see if there is … Continue reading
Pacific Orchid Exposition 2012 + Orchid Purchases…
My Mom and I went to the San Francisco Pacific Orchid Exposition at Fort Mason in San Francisco. Like in the previous years, the Orchids were beautiful and there was so much to see. I’ll post photos from the show … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged Epicattleya, Epidendrum, Masdevallia Orchid, orchids, Pacific Orchid Exposition, purchase
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Berkeley Plant Purchases…
I stopped by two nurseries in Berkeley and found some really cool plants, that I had to purchase. From Westbrae Nursery: – Meadow Foam (Limnathes douglasii) – Rose Campion (Lychnis coronaria) – Sugar Snap Peas From Berkeley Horticulutral Nursery: – … Continue reading
My Potting Table
My current potting table is just a heavy duty cargo trunk with wheels. It’s elevated on bricks to a comfortable level and can hold about 4 cubic feet of potting soil. Earlier today, as I passed by it… the gloves … Continue reading
Another Busy Gardening Day…
I started the day off harvesting some Swiss Chard ‘Green’ for lunch… My Mom used it in Filipino dish called Nilagang Manok, which literally translated means Boiled Chicken. I really love Swiss Chard, including the stems which remains firm when cooked. They … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged agrostemma, alyssum gold dust, apricot, cilantro, grafting, harvest, kale, Kale Rainbow, Kale Siberian, lettuce, lettuce wildfire, no id, plum, plum near storage, plumcot, radish, radish red devel b, radish white icicle, sow, sunflower, sunflower lemon queen, swiss chard, wintersow, zinnia, zinnia fall 2005
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First Batch of Grafts…
I did my first batch of grafts this year onto the Asian Plum (near storage) that has already started to set buds. They include: – Asian Plum ‘Golden Nectar’ – Plumcot ‘Burbank’ – Asian Plum ‘El Dorado’ – Apricot ‘Canadian … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged graft, grafting, plum near storage, plumcot, Plumcot Burbank, scion
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Another Earthquake + Vlog + Repottings…
This morning, I was waken up by another earthquake. It sounded like someone pounded on my bedroom window and shook my loft bed… and since I was up on my loft bed, I thought to myself that I need to … Continue reading
