EDAMAME : HARVESTING TIME

This is the first harvest of my Edamame plot.
I only harvest the plot partially.
I left some 'well performance' plants as a mother plant to get seed for the next planting.

I only sowed 30 Edamame seeds, but I only have 15 plants remain.
Some seed didn't germinate, and some little plant have drought and later dead.

 

I got a bowl of Edamame, I try to make a healthy snack  'boiled Edamame'.
It should be so tasty.

A real tasty snack with a crunchy texture and sweet taste.
I should plant it again on the next season.
Hoping get more healthy snack from our own home garden.

GIFT OF THE WEEK : CEMPAKA GONDOK

This was what I got this week.
A sacred flower for Javanese peoples.

My friend gave me a Magnolia flower bud several days ago.
It was a local variety of Magnolia.

We call it Cempaka Gondok Kuning, Cempaka Kebo or Cempaka telur (Magnolia liliifera).
Telur means egg, cause the flower bud have the same shape and size like as a chicken egg, even bigger.

The aroma is like as Sallaca fruit.

We could enjoy the scent only in the morning time for about two or three hours. 

Thanks friend for the beauty and scent that you share.

PAPAYA : WE GET THE BIGGER...

This week, we got the second papaya from our own tree.
This was bigger than my first one.
My son really loved it.

He was really happy with the fruit that he got.

Papaya is one of his favorite fruit.

Then we split the fruit...
Wow... the color was really striking.

The orange flesh looked so contrast with the black seeds.

The flesh was so sweet and juicy.
It was more than my expectation.
It tastes much better than we thought.

 

Then I peeled the fruit and cut it.

Finally  I keep the fruit on the refrigerator.

Here they are .... Fruits supply for this week...

GREEN ROOF...

During this rainy season, my passion fruit vines have been growing so fast, so thrives.
I should keep the vine tidy and beautiful seen.
Of course always keep on the high productivity.

The vine have expanded on to the garage roof also upper window.
This is the view from my balcony.
The vine have grown into a dense bush.

The garage roof is almost covered by the vine.
I have a green gate, also a green roof forward.
Green wall... no... 

I have ever thought to discard the vine that laying on the roof.
It's not easy for me to clean the old leaves or to collect the ripen fruits.
I should do all gardening work from my balcony.
Reader... What do you think about that?

FRUITY FRIDAY : JAMBU BIJI GETAS MERAH

Every Friday, we usually do outdoor activities; sports, walking, bicycling, gardening and many more.
Last Friday me with six of my friends went to Seedling Division Department of Forestry and Plantation.

We walked in the nursery and collected some fruits and vegetables there.

Look... the guava trees were so plentiful.
There were a lot of fruits on the trees.
Hanging here and there.

We picked a lot of fruits...
This was Jambu Getas Merah (Red Guava 'Getas').
Look the fruits that we got...

The picture above only a portion of which we quote. 

We each took home some guavas.

Look the guavas that I took home...
I shared the guavas with my friend.
I got a fruit supplies for a week.

DENDROBIUM : FULL BLOOMING.....

Maybe you still remember with my Dendrobium post on March.
On the last post, the flowers were not full blooming yet.
We only found four flowers were blooming on the stalks.
Now, look the flower stalks... full of flowers on their full blooming stage.
Please enjoy the beauty...

WEEKLY HARVEST : APRIL 2

Here they are...

Wednesday: cabe rawit

Thursday : garlic chives/ kucai

Friday : kangkung, chayote shoots, green amaranths and passion fruits

Saturday : Red amaranths, Suring (Cosmos caudatus), green mustards, kara (Lablab purpureus), red okra and green eggplant.

Sunday : chayote, passion fruit, papaya, sweet basil and kara leaves

 Monday : green onion and cabe rawit

Tuesday : Kangkung