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Feeding Time.....
Category: Sweet Corn | Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2012 3:11 am I did this on November 15th and did not had time to get online because 2 of my children were back home for the holidays. It was nice to have them back and would be nicer to have them all back at the same time. My youngest is working in another country so she was not able to be home, missed her alot. OK let's talk sweet corn ... they are starting to tassel so I guess it's feeding time. 
Tassels ( photo / image / picture from KK Ng's Garden ) Frankly I was surprised to find that they are tasseling because they no taller than 4 feet. Are they under nourished? 
??? ( photo / image / picture from KK Ng's Garden ) Checked the stem and found some ears like leaves which I hopr it is growing out. Some of the plants have more than one coming out. 
Yummie time!!! ( photo / image / picture from KK Ng's Garden ) All in all I managed to put in about a bucket of compost in and around the plants. The bucket is about 12 liters which I think it is about 3 galllons and I hope keeping my fingers crossed that I will get nice corns soon. This blog entry has been viewed 449 times
Peace Before A Disaster!!!
Category: Sweet Corn | Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 3:21 am Yesterday morning was a beautiful sight after not having seen the sun for almost a week. I was happy thinking that there would be no more rain so I could some very much needed work done before my front yard becomes a sight for sore eyes! By late noon it was evident that there will be rain, the dark clouds swallowed the blazing sun in just a matter of seconds and the whole scenario made it very conducive for me to take a nap .... yawn ...zzzz. I felt good when I woke from my nap and the rain had passed. No sun, cool weather I guess it was a good time to trim the hedges instead of dealing with the soggy and muddy soil. Something just doesn't look right when I got to my mini-farm. 
O!!!..ooo... ( photo / image / picture from KK Ng's Garden ) Oh!!!...oooo... looks like it did not just rain while I was in dreamland, it must had been a storm! Yes it was a storm, Becky confirmed it complete with thunder, lightning and gales. 
Corn with Bamboo! ( photo / image / picture from KK Ng's Garden ) I immediately trade in the hedge clippers for bamboo stakes and raffia. Very carefully the bamboo stakes were pushed into the ground with care not to injure any of the roots of the corn. The plants were then slowly uprighted and secured to the bamboo stakes. Keeping my fingers crossed that the plants will recover from the shock. This blog entry has been viewed 602 times
Not to be Suckered!
Category: Sweet Corn | Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2012 2:49 am Yes I was nearly suckered to believe that the suckers will give me more ears. 
Looks like new plants ( photo / image / picture from KK Ng's Garden ) Anyway to be sure I posted "Branching" Corn??? in the forum and is really glad to get great feedbacks from the experienced members here, those little branches are called suckers .... hmmm, is that how they got their name? hehehe!!!! 
Snipped, snipped ( photo / image / picture from KK Ng's Garden ) So it was snipped, snipped and I did it about an inch above ground hoping that it will keep dry so no fungus .... keeping my fingers crossed. 
Clean bed ( photo / image / picture from KK Ng's Garden ) The plants now look less crowded now and I had to practically run from the scene of the snipping immediately after clearing the cuttings into the compost. The rain came down in full force without warning. This blog entry has been viewed 393 times
It Was A Stormy Night!
Category: Sweet Corn | Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2012 3:28 am 
Lying Corn ( photo / image / picture from KK Ng's Garden ) It was nasty storm but I slept through like a baby because of the cool temperatures. It had been a long time since I slept so well. The early morning walk in the mini farm was just the opposite, it was a sad sight to see almost 50% of the corn plants succumbed to the strong wind of the storm last night. 
Supported ( photo / image / picture from KK Ng's Garden ) Without a thought I started to gather the necessary materials to prop up the affected plants. 
Base Strenghtening ( photo / image / picture from KK Ng's Garden ) Hi-yah!!! It was towards the last plant that I realised that I would be feeding the plants in a day or two. Why not do it now, have the base of the plant stabilised with a mixture of earth and compost and a dash of burnt earth. 
All up again. ( photo / image / picture from KK Ng's Garden ) Since the prop was already in place I just left them there. Hope that when the roots are better developed, they can help to support each other as claimed on the packaging. This blog entry has been viewed 427 times
2 in 1 It Shall Be!!!
Category: Sweet Corn | Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 4:03 am By the time I was ready to go to my mini-farm armed with my camera and snippers to decide the faith of the corns, cold winds started blowing from the direction of the heavy dark clouds formation in the west. Before I could step out into the yard it started to drizzled so I had to leave my camera behind and rushed out before the storm arrived to do what I had to do. 
Sweet Corn ( photo / image / picture from KK Ng's Garden # At that time I decided to do it like what Cayuga Morning suggested, a 50:50 layout, 1/2 of it with 1 plant per hole and the other 1/2 with 2 plants per hole. By the time I got started with the first hole, the drizzle already turned into rain with the wind still blowing hard. "Is someone up there trying to send me a message?" I thought to myself. 
Two Rows Diagonally ( photo / image / picture from KK Ng's Garden ) By the time I finished the first row, it started pouring so I quickly did the second row snipping off only the third seedling from each hole# By the time I got into the house, the lightning and thunder started so I guess I am done for the day# 
2 in 1 ( photo / image / picture from KK Ng's Garden ) This morning again with camera in one hand and snipper in the other I went down to the corn patch to finished what I was unable to do last evening. Hmmm ... OK let's go with 100% 2 in 1 since it is such a mini plot. So 2 in 1 it is!!! Last edited: Fri Oct 19, 2012 4:08 am This blog entry has been viewed 431 times
2 in 1 or 1 in 1 ?
Category: Sweet Corn | Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2012 2:39 am I recently planted sweet corn of the Golden Cross Bantam Hybrid species and the instructions mentioned to allow 2 plants to grow in a hole. This is the very first time in my planting experience that I come across such a instruction. Actually I have very little experience in planting and this is my second attempt in planting corn. The norm is usually to allow only 1 seedling to grow in 1 hole to avoid crowding both above and below ground. I was confused, very confused and so I decided to post this very alien to me instructions here entitled Can I do this? OK I got the feed back and today is the day I shall decide ... 1 or 2? This blog entry has been viewed 416 times
A Year and 2 or 3 Months Since ......
Category: Aquaponics | Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 4:38 am It had been a a year and 2 to 3 months since when I planted my very first seedling in my aquaponic bed. These are the latest that I just planted a couple of days ago. 
yummie nai pai ( photo / image / picture from KK Ng's Garden ) Just about a year after, I had to make a real difficult decision to eat or not to eat the tilapias. They had grow so large and is splattering water all over the place when they fight. The alpha male would then occupy almost 50% of the tank with its mate making the rest look like sardines in a can. I just couldn't bring myself to harvest them but I know they had to go. My neighbour's maid offered her services to harvest and turn them into food which I gladly accepted. In just a matter of hours the tilapias were history ... tasty too deep fried. With the tilapias gone, I decided to use aquarium fish as poo generators. I started with platies and tiger barbs. Platies because they are hardy and live bearers. Platies reproduce fast so I do not need to a lot on buying them. Tiger barbs because I like them and they come cheap. I started with 10 platies and 10 tiger barbs but I know I need at least a 100 to produce enough poo for the five beds to get healthy veggies. The platies got pregnant, gave birth and the other fishes treated the fries as hors-d'oeuvres because there is no place for them to hide in the tank. 
New Addition ( photo / image / picture from KK Ng's Garden ) In view of this situation, I decided to add in a breeding tank to the system. I made use of the water from the system because when I transfer the pregnant fish from the main tank to the breeding tank, the fish will not suffer any shock because the water condition is the same. With the addition of this tank, the population grew. 
Inside the breeding tank ( photo / image / picture from KK Ng's Garden ) You can see a mama fish and some fries in the breeding tank and some different species too. I wanted to increase the population fast so I got myself some black mollies and swordtails too! These little fishes brought back lots of sweet memories of my childhood days, yes it is indeed pleasant :). I used to rear and breed lots of these fishes including those that lay eggs when I was a child and exchanged them for fish food or other fishes with my favourite aquarium shop. 
Main Tank ( photo / image / picture from KK Ng's Garden ) The poo generated was a little slow so I had the filter removed, only the filtering media was removed but the tank remained just in case I need it later. With the filter media removed, the clarity of the water was just slighty affected but the quality improved for the veggies. Now the system is running the way it should be again and the fish reproduction is controlled. Last edited: Tue Jul 03, 2012 5:02 am This blog entry has been viewed 845 times
I Can Plant Tomatoes
Category: Tomatoes | Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2012 4:31 am I have got my mini giant which I had entered into the giant tomatoe contest.... maybe in the cherry tomatoes category I might have a chance. 
62 grams :) ( photo / image / picture from KK Ng's Garden ) I have decided to rid of the plants after the harvesting the fruits in a couple of day time because I don't think they will fruit anymore even though there is not enough to make my targeted tomatoe sauce for pasta. 
The other "Giant" ( photo / image / picture from KK Ng's Garden ) 
Cherry tomatoes? ( photo / image / picture from KK Ng's Garden ) The tomatoes from the other plants looks like cherry tomatoes but they are not, they are supposed to be regular ones. 
Unhappy Plants! ( photo / image / picture from KK Ng's Garden ) Looking at the plants and the fruits, all I can say now is that I can plant tomatoes and I really need to know how! This blog entry has been viewed 726 times
Oh O!!! Trouble!!!
Category: Tomatoes | Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 3:10 am I'm now at my wits end as to what to do with my toms except to keep my fingers crossed. 
???? ( photo / image / picture from KK Ng's Garden ) The healthiest plant was that on the right and it produced the first bloom, now it is just trying to keep alive. 
Curly or Rolly??? ( photo / image / picture from KK Ng's Garden ) The other 2 plants with the tomatoes are also doing the curly rolly thing, wanted to try treating them with epsom salt suggested by Mart but it seems impossible to get that highly evasive item here. Now my mind is playing tricks on me and is starting to blame it on the air pollution .......... Last edited: Mon Jun 04, 2012 3:13 am This blog entry has been viewed 763 times
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It's Here! It's Here! My very first tomato.
Category: Tomatoes | Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 2:55 pm 
Very first tom! ( photo / image / picture from KK Ng's Garden ) This evening I discovered that my very first tom had formed, it was not from the very first flowers but from another bunch of another plant. 
Leaf Miner scar ( photo / image / picture from KK Ng's Garden ) The plant that flower first had a couple of it's leaves attacked by leaf miners and is suffering from leaves curl. The leaf miners matter was easily solved by pinching where the leaf miners track is and for the curling leaves I'll be trying Mart's epsom salt remedy. Tomorrow is supermart day so I'll be looking for epsom salt, hope they have it. 
2 good, 1-? ( photo / image / picture from KK Ng's Garden ) All three plants is having the curling syndrome and the one which is most severe, the flowers are not forming. Now to keep my fingers and toes crossed that I will at least get one tomato to maturity! Last edited: Thu May 24, 2012 3:07 pm This blog entry has been viewed 522 times
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