Saturday, 14 April 2012

Our Little Farm. Day 1.

Day 1.

Goodbye UGLY orchid!!
It looks more tidy now.
Plan A: We want to plant tulip, but it seems too trouble. Give up.
Plan B: We decided to plant some herbs, fruit, vege and flowers. 1/3 part is for herbs, 1/3 part is for fruit and vege, and 1/3 part is for flowers. Wow~ should be so pretty. Our ideal garden. Just ideal. Haha~

Soil improver and fertilizer for the soil.
 
After mixed all fertilizer and soil improver, our little land is ready for plant. =)

















Plants from left to right.

Spearmint.



















Spring Onion.



















I grew spring onion from the seeds before I went back to HK for holiday. They had some seedlings and they were growing well. However, when I came back to Perth, they all Died!!! T_T Because someone forgot to water them! My poor baby spring onion...

Chives.



















It looks like a fountain~ haha.

Ginger.














 




Basil Mint.



















Temptation Strawberry.


It has some pretty white flowers.

Tarpan Strawberry.



















Radish (Long White Icicle) seeds.



















Sow: all year round.
Harvest: 3-4 weeks.

Sow thinly, 5mm deep in rows 25cm apart. Thin seedlings to 3-5cm apart when the second leaf has grown. Repeat at fortnightly intervals. Seedlings emerge 5-8 days.


Carrot (Early Nantes) seeds.



















Sow: Winter through to Autumn.
Harvest: 8-10 weeks.

Sow Winter through to Autumn in a well cultivated soil and a sunny position. Separate the strips and roll out into prepared rows which are 5mm deep and 30cm apart. Cover with soil and keep moist. Seedlings emerge 7-14 days.

Pansy (Swiss Giants Ullswater Blue) seeds.



















Sow: Autumn, Spring too in cool climates.
Flowers: 14-16 weeks from sowing.

Sow seeds thinly 5mm deep. Cover lightly, firm down and keep moist.Seedlings emerge 21-28 days.When large enough thin to 10 apart. transplant to flowering position 15cm apart.

Pansy (Blackjack) seeds.



















Sow: Mid Summer to early Winter.
Flowers: 16 weeks

Sow seeds thinly 5mm deep. Just cover the seed and keep moist. Transplant the seedlings when sturdy into well prepared garden soil. Space 15-20cm apart.Seedlings emerge 21-28 days.























你們要快高長大呀!

Tuesday, 31 January 2012

January Photo A Day.

Time to review my efforts. 
Time is running fast.
Bye bye January...
I will come back to Perth very soon~


Day 1 : You.

Day 2 : Breakfast.

Day 3 : Something you adore.

Day 4 : Letterbox.

Day 5 : Something you wore.
Day 6 : Makes you smile.

Day 7 : Favourite.

Day 8 : Your Sky.

Day 8 : Your Sky.
Day 9 : Daily routine.

Day 10 : Childhood.

Day 11 : Where you sleep.

Day 12 : Close-up.

Day 13 : In your bag.

Day 14 : Something you're reading.

Day 15 : Happiness.

Day 16 : Morning.
Day 17 : Water.

Day 18 : Something you bought.

Day 19 : Sweet.

Day 20 : Someone you love.
Day 21 : Reflection.

Day 22 : Your Shoes.

Day 23 : Something old.

Day 24 : Guilty pleasure.

Day 25 : Something you made.

Day 26 : Colour.


Day 27 : Lunch.

Day 28 : Light.

Day 29 : In your fridge.

Day 30 : Nature.























Day 31 : You, again.

叮叮陳皮紅豆沙- Frozen red bean paste.


來一碗陳皮紅豆沙作下午茶.
Had a red bean paste for Tea.
It tastes really nice!


What u need to do?
Firstly, take it out from the fridge.
Secondly, remove the cover and plastic wrap.
Thirdly, put it into microwave. Press 3 minutes.
Then.....Wait......



















It looks like ice cream when it is still frozen.



















Oh my favourite!!!!  いだたきます。