New Addition

Yesterday, I bought two plants from the nursery to be added to my still very small-sized garden. A plant called Zodia (Latin name : Evodia Sauveolens) which originated from Papua (the third largest island in Indonesia). This plant is from the citrus family (Rutaceaen) and posseses mosquito repellent property. In Papua, this plant is used as natural mosquito repellent by rubbing the leaves to the body. The smell it produces when its leaves rub each other is said to drive the mosquitoes away. This is an endemic plant and is being cultivated in many places now.

 The second plant is a local transplanted mango tree called "Arum Manis" which literally translated as "Sweet Fragrant". This defines the character of this mango tree as the meat is sweet and fragrant. Though, this is a local species but has been exported abroad and well-accepted. 

The man at the nursery told me that it will start yielding fruit when it reaches a year over, but after I searched for more information on it, I acquired the fact that it will only start to produce fruit after 4 years. Oh well... :-( 

I put a handmade cane by utilizing a couple of disposal chopsticks to help supporting the crooked trunk. I have placed it on the rooftop at the second floor since this morning, and it had endured strong wind that made its trunk bent even more. It had also had enough vitamin D provision for today since the sun was quite scorching during the afternoon, and this evening it must endure heavy rain and strong wind which lasted for about an hour. What an extreme weather today!  I really hope it can survive the weather tonight and the cane would succesfully supported its trunk.