14 Jan, 2009
Pechay Update
Posted by teacherjulie @ 7:13 am
Shelved under Bits and Pieces, Challenge Yourself, Environment, Health, home management, Interesting tidbits, Philippines, Snapshots

My baby okra fruits are getting bigger :) See them here.

My pechay plants, well, I didn’t know they needed to be watered at least twice a day, based on my calculations on how most of them did not survive even if these were already leaflets. Sigh, goodbye baby pechay plants.

BUT!

Well, a few did survive and here they are:

And who would have thought these would survive growing in disposable cups from my children’s favorite burger chain?

I know its not even enough for a meal but hey, I can always plant some more seeds. Plus I know these have been untreated with chemicals. Woot!

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14 Jan, 2009 @ 12:08 pm
N!cE said:

You have a green thumb TJulie. :) Nothing beats eating organic fruits and veggies.

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15 Jan, 2009 @ 4:49 am
Zriz said:

Wow! Nice pechay Miss J! Try planting herbs so you can add fresh herbs to daily cooking.. :)

We planted pechay in elementary and we used mung bean plants as fertilizer.. :)

15 Jan, 2009 @ 5:12 pm
raqgold said:

that’s a great start! ang galing… sana magkaron ng ganyang isip din yung mga nakatambay lang sa kanto ano? kahit na nakatambay lang sila at least something’s growing beside them ;D

it is still winter here so gardening is still off.

25 Jun, 2009 @ 9:36 pm
teacherjulie.com » Why Am I Not Updating? said:

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