"When the cat's away, the mice will play."
We did not do gardening for just one weekend and behold, the garden was overgrown with weeds. An SOS was sent out and help did arrive. Last Saturday morning, we weeded, dug huge rocks from the ground and tended to our vegetables.
 |
| The guys to the rescue... |
Much of the land was cleared and apparently the challenge has been appealing as the guys are returning next week to dig out a deeply embedded boulder. We, girls, will be cheering you on!
 |
| Even the children came to lend a hand |
The children had fun too, helping Uncle Fah Shin with the pumpkin planting... (and building a home for the ants as well).
 |
| "Professor" Henry at work |
Henry dropped by and helped, giving us tips in growing the vegetables and in using the shovel.
 |
| Why is Phui Yee hiding behind the plants? |
The beds filled with weeds being cleared by Phui Yee and the rest of the ladies.
This week, we got to harvest the baby long beans. They are different from the regular long beans, as these are narrower and shorter. The flowers are yellow on the outer side of the petals and its inner sides are white. Once the flower drops, a tiny 'strand' of bean emerges. It takes about a week before the beans can be harvested from then.
 |
The baby long beans flowers and the beans
themselves. |
The harvest amount was not great as we could only pick about 3 strands of beans from each plant.
 |
| The amount harvested. |
We had another visitor to the garden...
 |
| The beautiful skipper butterfly that found its way to our garden. |
The eggplants are doing well, from the beautiful purple flowers...
 |
| Eggplant flower |
To these round beauties...
 |
| 3 beauties in a row |
T
o this mouth-watering Eggplant & Fish Curry by Auntie Lilian!
 |
| So appetizing! |
Coming soon... A Corny Tale!
