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Kang kong is a well-known leafy vegetable used in many Philippine dishes. It is quite easy to grow they say. There was a time when you can find kangkong patches on most streets in the neighborhood. It is also called water spinach or swamp cabbage. It thrives in wet, moist areas. Many grow it solely in water. It quickly grows under sunny spots but carers should keep the soil moist. Else, it may die. Some tips: Not much intstructions on planting. Just bury the seed and keep the soil moist or muddy.  Kangkong grows all year round. Cut maybe an inch or two above the soil for continued regrowth and harvesting. Winter may see your plant dying but often, it regrows by spring. You may fertilize with nitrogen twice a month. You may harvest whole plants at about 1 to 2 months. Kangkong has the tendency to spread. Grow in a container for easy maintenance or harvest whole plants to control your supply. It is best to use potting soil for your containers. Putting regular soil in res...

Today I've resown Paris silverskin onion directly in a small round pot. My first seeds sown have not really sprouted and it's over one month now. And this is all the growth it's shown: So, I'm trying direct this time. Here are some info I've come across with: First, from the pack: Known also as Allium Cepa, Silverskin onions are also known as pickling onions. Plant all year round. Harvest all year round. They grow about half an inch to 1 inch in diameter. Plant height at 20 cm. Small in size, mild in flavor. On the sweet side. Grows well in pots. Loves moist soil and full sun. It's time to harvest when foliage turns brown and dries up. Fruit within 8 to 12 weeks. Sow monthly for continuous supply. Harvest when stems are yellow and have fallen, and when bulbs have swollen. Don't wait too long if you want onions sweet and tasty. You may bend stems over to hasten the process. slightly lift onions to snap roots if they don...

https://pixabay.com/en/users/rycky21-2117237/ Today I planted black beauty eggplants in a pot. I love eating eggplants. In the Philippines, tortang talong is a common dish taken with steamed rice. Some use a dipping sauce to go along with it, a combination of fish sauce, chili (siling labuyo), calamansi or lime, and sometimes with diced tomatoes. Eggplant parmigiana is also a favorite dish. If it weren't so oily, I'd have that a lot. When my planting bears fruit, I will venture into slow-cooking eggplant parmigiana sans the oil. There are many types of eggplants you can grow. I chanced upon cheap seeds at the Reject Shop by D.T. Brown for AUD$1.50 so I got a pack. Info at the back shows: Here are more info I came across with on the net: Black Beauty eggplants don't need staking, sites say. 12-14 inch pots are advisable or 5 gallon sizes. Black beauty eggplants grow up to 3 feet tall. These do well in containers and pots. Black beauty eggplant love a full...

https://pixabay.com/en/users/Alexas_Fotos-686414/ So I'm also trying to grow 4 cherry tomato seedlings in pots. I've seen considerable growth after a month of transplanting. Two died before but the remaining 4 tomato seedlings seem to be doing okay. Various sites tell me they should be taller by now but as long as they're thriving, I'm fine with the current showing. I see some brown spots, not many. And I just learned today that those may be Septora Leaf Spots , which if untreated will worsen to this: snapped from https://www.flickr.com/photos/scotnelson/14460168739 Since I purchased my transplant, the fungal infection may have presented from the source itself way before I planted them in my newly opened bag of potting mix. Next time I'm tempted to buy a transplant, I will remember to discard the soil from the commercial seedling pot it comes with. I've dusted it with a fungicide pack here from Yates: The Container says to dust once weekly (to 10 d...

https://pixabay.com/en/users/congerdesign-509903/ Today, I've planted some mixed lettuce seeds in a seeding pot. Multiple sites say lettuce is one of the easiest and fast-growing vegetable you can plant in a garden or in a container. It seems true in my case here in Queensland. Update: It's October 9 and I can see seedlings already. (sown Oct 4) I've come across a ton of information and I'll be sharing the most common info you can read across sites. Initially, you can check out Migardener's tutorial on planting lettuce in a container here:  container gardening What to remember from the vid: Give your potted lettuce 4 to no more than 7 hours of sun daily. Else, they will become bitter in taste. You may fill the pot with lots of seeds but remember to water often and to fertilise every two weeks. Do these if you plan to harvest muultiple times using the cut and come again method, where you cut loose leaves on the side and cut the leaves above the crown to...

1 seed potato plant in a container/by D2M I've taken interest in container gardening. It's a new, somewhat exciting, somewhat scary undertaking. I'm pretty sure I don't have a green thumb. I'm basically a wrecker and killer. I'm known for losing things and destroying things. I'm pretty sure I'm also into killing things. At the time of this writing, I've already killed 2 onion seedlings and 3 garlic seedlings. And the remaining 4 garlic seedlings don't look so good. I may skip growing garlic if the remaining plants die.  Container Gardening It seems though that there is hope for the potatoes I've started growing in containers. I planted the potato tubers in 2 pots on August 19 and today, one flower has bloomed, with several more to open up. I used Sebago seed potatoes from Gardenline: Estimations tell me a 16 to 24 inches plant height. Earliest harvest at 4 months. In planting potatoes in pots, I chanced upon lots of in...