THE PROGRESS OF THE DRYING AREA

This is a view of the edge of our drying area this week.

We have harvested some edible weed from this patch. 

We have moved the strawberry pots into terrace garden to get more sunshine.
And we put the garlic chives or Kucai here.

This patch is on part shady area.
Chives is more tolerant to the shady place than strawberry.
You can see the patch last month here.

The mustard green have grown bigger.

Some of them have get flowered.
We have to work hardly to move the plants here and there to get the sunshine.

IS IT A KIND OF BLUE IRIS?

I got a very lovely surprise this morning...

When I was passing the drive way in front of the garage, I found a cool thing...

A stalk of blue flowers was blooming.

As I remember I ordered four varieties of iris from online nursery last year.

What a shame, the seller didn't give name tag on each plant.

This is the first blossom.

When I noticed, the leaves are similar to common iris, but when I checked the flowers, I feel I'm not sure.

I think the flower have been blooming since several days ago, cause I found some withered flowers there.

I hope someone tell me what its name.

FINDING PURPLE PEPPER

Finding an interesting color on the corner of our terrace garden.

A kind of purple pepper with beautiful variegated leaves.

Cute pepper...

I think it's kind of ornamental pepper, It might be 'Purple Tiger'.
But I'm not sure...

Love to see the deep purple pepper.

Hoping I will have some healthy ripe peppers and save them for seeds.

And the foliage is so awesome...

As I remember I have ever seen three pepper plants like this before, it mean, this is the survivor.
Hoping this survivor will grow healthy and productive...

Thanks GOD...

COLLECTING FALLEN FLOWERS FROM THE PORCH

FRUITY FRIDAY : EXPLORING STAR FRUIT

This is a fresh star fruit...

Let me check it up, Mom...

It's so interesting...

I'm imagining how about the taste

COLORS FROM OUR BACKYARD THIS WEEK

Bengkoang aka Yam bean (Pachyrhizus erosus)

Kapas Cinde aka Milkweed (Asclepias currasavica)

Bayam merah - red amaranth (Amarantus tricolor)

Green okra (Abelmoschus esculentus)

Tapak Dara (Catharanthus roseus)

Iler (Coleus sp)

Sword bean

Timun - cucumber

Dewandaru

Kenikir - marigold

Kara krupuk

Coleus

Buncis - green bean

Buncis - green bean 

Bayam belang (Amaranthus tricolor)

Terong lalap ungu (Solanum melongena)

Kana fruits (Canna edulis)

Andong (Cordyline)

Yam bean

Ekor kucing (Acalypha hispida)

Legetang

GARDENING ON THE BALCONY : JUNI 2016

 These are the pictures of our balcony on June.

The picture above is the view from the north side.

And this one is view from the south side.

We put Sawi Keriting and mint here.

I sowed so various seeds such as Caisin, lettuce and mustard green 'under' the Sawi Keriting.

The mint looks so fresh, I planted from cutting about a week ago.
They have been rooting so fast.