Bunny Garden

So we setup a bunny garden under the huge mango tree, for the shades. It's a semi-circle area which was supposed to be a raised bed, but we haven't been able to do so as i've been busy lately and we've ran out of soil. We decided to start planting the water spinach anyway and moved the beans + tomato seedlings into the compound too. That row of water-spinach in the picture were grown from both seeds and kitchen leftovers as i always saved the roots for planting.

Lets see if the plants could spread as fast and invasive as i knew it should. The bunny has started sitting around the garden and munching just as i'd like it to...

Bunny in action

Water spinach from seeds

Kitty Garden - Updates - after two weeks

After leaving the seeds for two weeks, practically giving up hopes. I finally saw a number of catnip sprouts emerged.. although most of them didn't make it.

I managed to snap a few pictures *was busy untangling the roots from wet paper towel!*. They've now been transplanted into the seeding tray.

Catnips

Project Kitty Garden – kickoff

So i was looking for timothy seeds when i came across a seller on Mudah.my @kakdaseed. Timothy seeds seem to be sold-out everywhere these days including @kakdaseed. Nonetheless she sent me a long list of other seeds she has in store. I wasted no time ordering catnips and catgrass, as we've been wanting to adopt a cat soon to solve mice and rats problem in this house. Growing a kitty garden early sounds like a sensible plan, giving ample time for the plants to mature before being rubbed and rolled-over.

After spending some time browsing gardening forums and websites, i found out that Catnip is a perennial plan. Most perennial plants needs to undergo the stratification process and so does Catnip. So here we go, my first attempt on stratification let's see how it turns out lollz..

"Stratification is also known as Cold Treatment. By nature some plants require time on winter ground and meet certain condition before the seeds start to break-out from dormant state and germinate. Hence seed stratification is necessary for these types of plants to mimic the winter conditions they require. Lavender and Catnip are two of many plants that fall under this category."

As usual, for this round i will be experimenting a bit with the paper towel method.

1. Prepare some paper towels.
2. Spread the Catnip seeds on paper towel.
3. Fold the paper towels so the seed won't spill, and spray some water on it.
4. Keep the towel in a zip-lock bag or in my case a plastic bag sealed with masking tape.
5. Label clearly with name and date.
6. Store them in a drawer.
7. Extra step for Catnip: The next morning, i took the Catnip pack and put it in our freezer for 24 hours. Afterwards, i took it out and let it thaw with room temperature. Then i keep the pack on my patio with indirect sunlight.
8. Wait :)

Online order arrived safely with surprise gifts roselle seeds and fluffy seeding soil! 

catnip seeds on paper towel

spray the towel with water and seal in a plastic bag

label clearly, and i drew the leaf to remind me how it SHOULD look like :)

I will try on soil for the next round, following the instruction at the back of pack.

Lemon - four weeks

beautiful...

So here's how they look like after four weeks. We're due to move the seedlings into bigger pot as we've now ran out of soil!

Project Avocado - THREE TO SIX WEEKS

After 3 weeks – seed cracks getting bigger

By third week, i had lost two pits. One completely broken into two pieces *kids...*. One not showing any progress at all, so down to one. This is a slow process, with real patience needed. I've moved the surviving pit to  a smaller container filled with gel.

Finally by 6th week, i saw a single root shooting out from the bottom. Still waiting for the top part to sprout though. Don't hold your breath :)

After 4 weeks – we can see the tiny root of about half inch long

After 5 weeks – 1.5″ root is showing