Showing posts with label Watermelon Radish. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Watermelon Radish. Show all posts

Saturday, November 9, 2013

New updates from my rooftop garden

My rooftop garden has gotten bigger in size as the 50 something tomato seedlings survived after being repotted and I've added a mango tree, several flowers and a citrus tree, as well as 3 pineapple crowns which I replanted from the scraps and some ginger, turmeric, galanggal, garlic, onion, and bell pepper. 

Btw, I am so happy to see my tomato seedlings are not only surviving but also growing and branching, though they are not growing into the same size. Some are growing quite fast, but some are slow. I also have given 3 seedlings to my brother's employee for adoption and have also promised to give several others to my tuition student. I am happy if they can thrive and bear fruit in the hands of their new owners. 





These 3 seedlings are bell-peppers from the seed I dried myself. Btw, I'm a little perpelexed to see these orange bell-peppers turned out to be different in forms. Maybe it has accidentally mixed with other seeds. 

Garlic started to sprout

The Citrus Tree which I bought from the market
This is the watermelon radish I replanted from the scraps.


The Cilantro I replanted from the scraps started to grow but then were deterorating and several plants eventually died of rotting roots. Probably the cause was soggy soil because it's been raining a lot lately. I should have planted them indoor though...










I planted some ginger heads from the scraps and the young shoot of this one has grown.









Can anyone of you recognize this seedling? Is it really an orange bell pepper?



Friday, November 1, 2013

Watermelon Radish Stirfry

I found some watermelon radish at the supermarket and I couldn't wait to try it at home. It's the first time I saw it here, I think it's locally grown now. The inside is beautifully pink with sweet taste and crisp texture. It's also quite juicy. No wonder they called it watermelon! 

I am trying to propagate it using the top cut by leaving about 1 cm of the meat and leaves. (Will update how it goes)



Recipe :
1 whole big-size watermelon radish, skinned and julienned
2 cloves of garlic, minced
250 gram chicken breast, diced
a handful of cilantro, coarsely minced
Vegetable oil for stirfrying 
3-4 cups of water
salt

How to:
1) Sauté garlic til fragrant. stir in chicken breast, stir. 
2) Add radish, finely stir until fragrant.
3) Add water. 
4) Cooked until it's tender.
5) Throw in cilantro and salt. Serve.


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