Container Garden - An Update (2nd Anniversary)

A very happy 2nd anniversary to the container garden! I have learned much by just gardening and planting my own vegetables. The garden has been a place of refuge (and stress too when things just die!).

The exceedingly 'long' ladyfinger/okra!

The end of the year is drawing near. The year-end monsoon will be here soon. And the garden is in the process of winding down. I am not sowing anymore seeds EXCEPT some leafy vegetables which thrive in rainy weather.

The large sunflower was one of the triplets. At the back of its huge head, were two of its siblings. 

The unopened Zinnia!

Ladybird feasting on the aphids!

Cherry tomatoes!

Look at who was feasting on my cherry tomatoes! Death to them all! :P

Capsicums! I was surprised as I thought they had died in the freak storm. :)

This is my first time planting pumpkin. And I was so surprised that this too survived the storm. This is the male flower.  

This is the female.

I helped the pumpkin to have 'sex'. I was afraid that the ants and insects would not be 'helpful' enough in transferring the pollen from the male to the female. 

Look at how 'saturated' the female is with the male's pollen.

This was the 2nd male flower which I used. There was some polygamy going on. I had to make sure 'she got impregnated'! HAHAHA!

I even clipped the flower closed to make sure the pollen stayed intact in the female! 

Plenty of stink bugs who were busy mating!

The third tomato plant is fruiting. 

Oleander Hawk caterpillar! Joel calls this as HIS 'CATTER-PIE-LEE' pet! Oh my! His pet! HAHA!

Okras!

Another harvest of cherry tomatoes. The yellow plate in the background is filled with kitchen waste which will be turned into compost. 

Container Garden - An Update

Siu Pak Choy harvest!

Kangkung!

Red Spinach!

A beautiful and colorful fly! The Long Legged Fly!

Stink Bug!

The mature Orange Dog caterpillar!

Look at the bottom part of the caterpillar and you will see it breathing!

Zucchini! Below is the first fruit!

Young Capsicum plant!

Cherry tomato flower buds! Fruits will be coming out soon!

Time to tear the Okra plants down. The worms are having a feast!

Parsley grown from cuttings! I DID it!! HAHA!! Well, how now Miss MCS? 

For those of you who are wondering what I am talking about, here is the link to MCS' blog post about Saint Evelyn who could not grow parsley.

Garlic chives grown from garlic bulbs.

Just look at the beautiful babies! 

I just discovered that I have been having composting machines in my pots and I did not even realize it.

This was one of the corn on a cob which I buried in my pot for composting. 2 weeks later, the whole thing has disintegrated and it is due to the GRUBS eating them! Look at the grubs all over the cob! Amazing! I have free composting machines. These grubs are the beetle bugs and not the Garden Soldier Fly grubs. 

 I checked another pot in which I buried 2 rotting lemons and one has completely disappeared! AMAZING!

More compost for the 'composting machines'!

Nai Pak seedlings. This veggie is my favourite!

Pink and Violet coloured Vinca and Periwinkle grown from seeds.