15. CACTUS GARDEN - FRONT/BACK and My NEW HIBISCUS - 14 Nov to 5 Dec 2023
14 Nov - 5 Dec 2023
14 Nov 2023 (DAY1)
at 628 amk market,
scroll down for dec
what i have been up to
- bought new hibiscus plant!
- re-planted the lemongrass plant
- money plant
- pruned the orchid plant and got rid of black spotted leaves!
- pruned the orchid plant and got rid of black spotted leaves!
- 9 o clock flowers, bougainvilla - added fertilizer and it is blooming well!
- planted laksa leaves and yellow corn
14 Nov 2023 (DAY1)
at 628 amk market,
couldn't resist buying a pink hibiscus plant!
got the shopkeeper to transfer my hibiscus plant to a much bigger pot.
pink hibiscus wth small pot $12
new pot $3.50
fertiliser $3.50
orchid charcoal $3 - $3.50
paid $22 after rounding off
14 Nov - what the garden looks like
DAY 1 - 14 Nov 2023
15 Nov 2023
DAY 2 - 15 Nov 2023
16 Nov 2023
today 3 flowers bloomed!
i added some fertilizer since there was some potting soil added into the new pot when we transfered it from the old pot (smaller).
DAY 3 - 16 Nov 2023
Flower Fertiliser
ntuc $4 - flower boasting - 12, 12, 17
628 amk $3.50 - flowering N13, P13 K21 + TE
17 Nov 2023 Fri
uggh. many buds but no flowers bloomed today. sad.
DAY 4 - 17 Nov 2023
18 Nov 2023 Sat
Lol one lone flower and many buds waiting to open
DAY 5 - 18 Nov 2023
19 Nov 2023 Sun
again, one lone flower...
and look at the buds! they're gonna open!
DAY 6 - 19 Nov 2023
below: about 10pm, the one flower looks closed.
will it reopen tomorrow???
.... well, it didn't reopen :(((
20 Nov 2023 Mon
wow, 2 flowers this morning
and a few buds about to explode... maybe tomorrow!!
DAY 7 - 20 Nov 2023
21 Nov 2023
worked in the garden today with kyi kyi.
(scroll down for photos)
- transferred some keng hwa plants to 2 medium sized pots
- rearranged and tidied the garden and potted plants
- replanted some baby pandan into a pot
- repotted the potted big pandan
- tidied the lemongrass pot in front - removed brown leaves, added soil in pot
- replanted some fresh lemongrass in the back garden
- trimmed the spotted black leaves and threw them
- tidied the orchid pots, added more charcoal
- pulled out weeds, unwanted plants and cut the grass
earlier
- trimmed the desert rose branches
- repotted money plants
- replanted 9 o clock flowers in front fence flower bed
- added fertiliser to the flower plants -
9 o clock flowers, hibiscus, bougainvilla, keng hwa, desert rose
Pink Hibiscus
as for the hibiscus, the lone flower today look amazingly gorgeous!
i will try to stop taking photos of the hibiscus unless there are more than 3 flowers!
the flower only lasts for a day :(
DAY 8 - 21 Nov 2023
DAY 9 - 22 Nov 2023
arrgh, no flowers :(
DAY 10 - 23 Nov 2023
yay! 3 flowers!
DAY 12 - 25 Nov 2023
DAY 13 - 26 Nov 2023
GARDENING... FRONT GARDEN
19 Nov 2023 - repot the money plant babies...
hwi ching's money plant has marbled leaves
(plant separated into 3 pots & aidan's 2 fish tanks)
ikea plant has mostly jade green leaves
(replanted into 2 bigger pots)
21 Nov 2023
tidying the lemongrass pot and
replanting the lemongrass at the back garden!
8 Nov 2023
front garden
14 Nov 2023
trimmed the desert rose branches
17 Nov 2023
orchid flowers blooms!!
19 Nov 2023
21 Nov 2023
rearrange the potted plants -
all the plants didn't like growing next to the wall LOL
replanted the keng hwa - queen of the night flower
(their leaves turned green!!)
replanted the huge potted pandan in the huge ceramic pot
(ceramic pot from outside - mummy planted the chilli plant)
replanted baby pandan into the broken pot
below: trying to bring a dead orchid back to life 😂
below: keng hwa - queen of the night plant
- yellow leaves turn green!!
GARDENING... BACK GARDEN
14 Nov 2023 -
the plants are looking good so far...
21 Nov 2023
pruned the pandan leaves - removed yellow leaves and
kyi kyi replanted lemongrass in the back garden
right corner from this position...
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4 Dec 2023
it looks like my hibiscus has quite a lot of insect-visitors and the stems inside the shady area of the plant now have black spots. uggh. will try to use some natural pesticides...
Weed Killer - white Vinegar
undiluted white vinegar
spray on weeds growing inside cracks
Natural Pesticides
info from youtube
once every week or every 15 days
spray homemade solution
> early morning or overcast day when sunshine is low
> patch test
> wait 1-2 hours then check if leaves wilt or turn brown
> adjust/dilute solution or continue spraying
1. Baking Soda Recipe
- 1L water
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp neem oil or veg oil
- 10 drops dishwashing liquid soap or organic soap
2. Vinegar Recipe
- 1L water
- 1 cup vinegar
- 10 drops dishwashing soap
3. Neem Oil Recipe
- 5 to 10 ml neem oil per litre of water
- few drops of liquid soap
for curry leaves (from fb gardening group)
- cinnamon powder
- onion soaked in water for a few houts
curry leaves to prune from the top
- not bottom! oh no.... :(
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i bought my hibiscus from this shop at amk blk 628 market in Nov 2023
but today, 1 march 2024, i found the shop completely closed down :((((
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