The erratic weather condition we are experiencing lately has finally taken its toll on my tomatoes. Yeah, am blaming the extreme day-to-day weather for the very few fruits I managed to pick yesterday. Hope the weather's be more fine now and in the coming weeks as I anticipate for the fruiting season of my other veggies.
organic eggplant (perfect for omelette and salads)
ginger ( for brewing soon)
cassava (soon to be ingredient of my desserts)
My plot of Thai chillies ( seeds courtesy of Ms. Gay) is now bearing fruits very much more than we can actually consume and distribute to neighbors. It is very awesome to see every morning pods turning into very bright red color from being deep green.
I have somewhat learned to be creative with my oversupply of herbs and chillies in my garden. In my other blog, I made use of my herbs as air freshener. Now, I am turning the ripe chillies into a decor and as an easy to reach spice inside my kitchen.
I tied them with plastic twine into a bunch of colorful chillies to be air dried in my kitchen. I am also thinking of roasting them when they are thoroughly dried and save it for future use.
My youngest child, Jasmine, turned 6 last Saturday. It was one momentous event for my baby because it was her first ever birthday celebration in our new home :-D. We prepared and served simple meals for her friends at our home's side yard garden.
My older kids and their cousin - they were the ones who helped me out in preparing the food to be served :-D (they are really of big help, promise :-D)
the gang!
the celebrant and her friends with my string beans as background :-D
it all started with these baby tomato plants . . .
in a very short time, buds and flowers began to bloom . . .
flowers eventually turning into plump tomatoes . . .
Gardening, aside from cooking, keeps me busy nowadays. Enemy bugs are now my friends :-D (Tnx to Mam Ding and Sir Nick!). I realized that organic farming is not that hard after all. All I need is a little help from friends who know about gardening.
holy basil (if you care for some basil tea,
plastic twines being readied for the string beans
the bitter gourds (ampalaya) on a race to the top of the bamboo stick :-D
It's been a hard day's night, and I've been working like a dog
I have been observing my tomato plants for the past few days because some of the blossoming leaves has visible white patches all over them (please see pic below). . .
I saw the culprits yesterday afternoon. . .
two of them, presumably, a male and a female . . .
Now that the beetles are here, am in a dilemma!
my tomato patch. . . 
bird chilies (seeds imported from Thailand)
Holy Basil (the name on the packet - also imported from Thailand) I hope they can adapt to our very unpredictable climate. . .
string beans (sitaw, balatong) 2 days after I planted the seeds - I was so amazed of their speedy growth . . .
on the 3rd day, green leaves of the string beans are now starting to form... can't wait to transfer them to a better place to thrive soon. . .I used to be active in the blogosphere but went in hiatus due to overwhelming responsibilities needing my full attention. Because of my l...
