I'm Back!

            I haven't been doing much in the way of gardening. Life got in the way. Mum got very sick and passed on last September. It's now the new year and I decided that it's high time I celebrate "growth". My garden is a dedication to mum, who was a super great gardener once.
            So I'm back! :)
            Just in case you're wondering.....my dwarf sunflowers actually bloomed. Yeah....))))))

            Isn't it just grand....I'll be planting more of these - use up all the seeds I have. Lets hope they're still good. These plants only grew to about a foot high and they're so cute!
            By the way, the balsams did pretty well too - despite the neglect. Only I was too preoccupied to even think of snapping pics. 3 eggplant trees survived. I even got a few eggplants from one of them. Also 1 okra plant made it along with a couple of pepper plants - even got okra and peppers from them. Oh, and got some spinach and Chinese kale as well. The carrots are stunted. I salute their survival capability given the fact that I did almost nothing to nurture them.
             Here's how they look now. I've transplanted them into bigger and nicer homes. I'm hoping they'll survive these experiments I'm putting them through - something I picked up from Praxxus55712 at youtube. Actually he did this for tomatoes but I thought I'd try it on the eggplants as well and see what'll happen :D

 

           
            I've sown some more peppers - we're BIG pepper eaters here in the tropics! Also some spinach [red variety], "ulam raja" [I don't know what the western name is for this plant], mint from cuttings [which I doubt will survive since the cuttings were pretty sad-looking to start with!], and more eggplants [my family loves them].

  

Baby spinach!!

            I'm planning on planting Chinese kale, zinnia, marigold, Japanese cucumbers, carrots, butterhead lettuce, four angled beans and bittergourd next. I don't have enough pots so they'll all be in various containers - translate that into whatever I can find around my home :D
            I have lots of space in my backyard but I haven't a clue on how to prepare garden beds! My brother, who happens to be a great gardener, has hurt his hand so he won't be able to help me until later. So, for now, my plants will be in pots, pans, plastic colanders, plastic bottles, milk bottles and whatever else I can scrounge up!