Red Globe Grape

Remember the Red Globe grape seeds I planted last April?(Click here for the old post)

Here's the updates. From 4 plants, only one survived the caterpillars. It's not without any challenge though, because it was once infested with scale bugs until I found that out and cleaned it by hands. Here is how it looks now...

Some other seeds never grew, then I decided to plant a mulberry cutting I got from a friend in that container. Sadly it didn't grow too, but the silver lining is a new growth has emerged! A new seedling of Red Globe Grape!! Aparently, another seed finally break down and grow! YAY!!! 

Anyway, I know that the journey is still a long way to go since it takes at least 3 years for Grape plants to bear fruit, if cultivated by seed. Still, I am celebrating the new growth and rejoicing in the process.

<Humming all the way while gardening... tra la la la....> 

Third round in this year...

This is the third round of my "Harum Manis" fruit production this year. We've been enjoying the fruit this couple of months and new shoots are now ready to grow.

By this time my "Nam Dok Mai" is flowering for the third round also, and some fruits have been formed. Maybe they can be harvested around late December or early next January. I can't be more grateful! 

Aglaonema Bloom

Fans of Aglaonema are familiar with this beautiful egg-shaped flower of Aglaonema.

Isn't it lovely? 

The Aglaonema can be a very prolific bloomer, the "flower" is really an inflorescence (a group of flowers on a stem), which is often mistaken for a distorted leaf.

The flowers looks very similar to Spathiphyllum but they usually carry a hood and a calcified looking spath coming out of it. 

One thing you should know about Aglaonema's flower is the fact that this flower production requires a lot of energy. Heavy blooming will pull nutrients or energy from the plant. 

And as the result the plant will produce smaller and sometimes distorted and pale leaves. And in some cases, leaving the flowers on the plant will exhaust the plant and cause it to wither. I think it's a bit similar with Coleus, in which producing flowers and seeds means its' tasks are finished and the plant will eventually wither. 

So, to prevent that to happen to your Aglaonema(and Coleus) plant you must remove the flowers as soon as they emerge.

This way, your Aglaonema plant will continue to grow healthily with stunning colors and even glossy leaves!

Happy Gardening!

What's Bloomin' in My Garden

Rascal

After four days of pain and mostly spent snuggling in his blanket, sometimes in my arms, Elmo decided that he's too bored. So, he sneaked into his neighbor's cage and planned on an ambush. LOL

  

It's my  day to day entertainment and chaos... LOL 

Sometimes, I need to intervene in breaking up their fights. Many times it's between Goldie and Elmo since Elmo is very curious and loves to have a peek over Goldie's nest. 

Goldie has been quite territorial lately, since she is sitting on her eggs for over 3 weeks now.