Baby periwinkles

My baby periwinkle in purple and white.They have started to bloom!

Seeds from Singapore!!!!!!

Balsam reminds me of my childhood time..... There were many different colours of balsams in my parents house back then!

Me and my siblings use to search for ripe pod and it burst very quick! We even have our own portion of garden for balsam! Those were the days!

The other day i was admiring Ting's Balsam plants! It was so healthy with many flowers! I was so suprise that she offered to send me the seeds! The seeds arrived yesterday! I am so happy! Now i can have Balsam in my house!!!!

Thank you Ting!

lady's finger.......

This is how my lady's finger plants look like.... after i save them from aphids and catterpillars attack!! poor plant.......

The powder puff !

The powder puff is my favorite of all time! It keeps flowering all year around! I wish i can propagate more in the near future.

It's fun to see their leaves fold when the sunset!

It's quiet fuss free too! All the plant need is " a lot of sunshine!!!! "

New addition

Weekend visit to near by nursery..... always end up with collection of new plants!

Torenia in purple and pink! Don't they look so pretty! Some info on this flower from John&Jacq:

Plant Profile, Culture and Propagation :
Botanical Name: Torenia fournieri
Common Name: Bluewings, Wishbone Flower, Torenia
Family name: Scrophulariaceae
Plant type: Flowering annual with height of 6-12 inches, maybe even as tall as 15″ and a spread almost as wide for a very healthy plant
Light: Partial to full shade, but can tolerate hot sun. Thrives well with morning sun and afternoon shade
Moisture: Requires lots of water, so do not let it dry between watering
Soil: Grows best in consistently moist soil, preferably compost-enriched
Propagation: From germination of seeds or herbaceous stem cuttings. Cuttings root easily without the need of rooting hormone, just stick them into the soil and in a couple of weeks they’ll establish themselves!

Tomato....

This is the height of my tomato plant after 2 months! something is wrong...... i come accross this very same problem everytime with Tomato.....

Any expert out there to help????

Can you see the caterpillar?

My white Anthurium Andraeanum leaves and even spathe eaten by Caterpillar! I thought it contain toxic oxalate crystal !!! I guess it run from my long beans trail to my front yard ! or may be crawl all the way accross the road again to my house ( remember i throw the leaves with 50-60 newly hatched caterpillar?)

I pick it out, throw on the ground and put a big stone on it and came to work...! I'm becoming cruel........

Pest!

Once i started to grow vegetables, i realize that my garden are frequently infested by so many pest! aphids, mealy bug, catterpillar, etc...... Usually i will hand pick most of them. I tried soap + chili spray but it burn the leaves!

Day before i saw 50 -60 little baby catterpillar on my long beans leaves.....may be just hatched! and may be 10 fatty catterpillar munching the leaves.........yuck! I cut the leaves and throw away......

Finally yesterday i got so angry and sprayed pesticide on my plants except spinach! I know i have kill the good bugs too but I'm left with no choice!!!!