November Garden Journal
I'm fully prepared to gather my energy for the heavy rainfall. Indeed, in Indonesia, we can plant year-round because there's still enough sunlight.
However, the heat and rain are major challenges in Indonesia. As November and January approach, rainfall begins to increase, with rain falling on average every day. Even though it rains in the afternoon or evening, the temperature and hot weather still persist during the day. So that's a big challenge.
Meanwhile, in early November, I harvested the bok choy I planted in an old gallon jug.
The bok choy didn't yield as much as the bok choy I planted previously. But, it's a great blessing!
I also harvested two types of long beans: green long beans and red long beans.
These two types of long beans can be harvested regularly, every two or three days.
Red long bean plants
I also harvested shallots, and I tied them up and hung them up to dry them out and keep them fresh for longer.
I still have some unharvested onions. They're not ready to harvest yet. I hope they don't rot before harvest time.
Because of the heavy rainfall, I made eggshell powder. This helps neutralize the acidic pH of the soil caused by the heavy rainfall.
For now, I only have enough eggshell powder for my eggplant plants. I'll make more the next day.
Then, I moved on to the Chinese cabbage plants. So far, Chinese cabbage is the most difficult to care for!
With organic methods, I've faced many challenges, but so far, it's been quite manageable.
Caterpillars really like mustard greens, especially this Chinese cabbage variety. To manage the rainy season, I usually regularly clean off any splashes of soil that stick to the leaves.
Even when it rains, the Chinese cabbage leaves need to be watered with clean water. If the leaves aren't washed with clean water for even one day, the caterpillars will quickly attack.
I hope my Chinese cabbage will be fine in the next two months before it's ready to harvest.
Then I'll take you to another garden. There, the eggplants are ready to harvest.
I'm intercropping eggplants and shallots. It's mutually beneficial.
I planted the shallots first. But I harvested the purple eggplants first.
My eggplants aren't doing so well this time. Some have been infected by a virus due to the extreme weather.
Next month, I'll replace the purple eggplants with other plants that are better adapted to this season.
I'm grateful that, despite the extreme weather, so far my garden has a good variety of plants. I can even share the harvest, because if I just ate it myself, I'd have too much. So, see you in the next garden journal!
Bonus: my neighbor's cat likes to visit my garden. She loves getting in the camera frame! ❤️
Best Regards,
Anggrek Lestari
Anggrek Lestari is an Indonesian fiction writer who has published two major books. Now She is a full-time content creator. She has a goal to share life, poem, and food content that makes others happy and can get inspiration.
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I really admire your content. Planting is amazing, the activity is relaxing, and producing our own organic food is the best.
A very beautiful garden where you have cultivated many things, starting from vegetables. I really like the cultivation methods and the use of organic fertilizer technology for maintenance, and I hope you will get better yields from your garden.
Very clever way of optimizing available space and still be a productive garden
I was wondering what you would do with all that food! You must have some very happy neighbors and friends.
A beautiful garden. Amazing how you have to wash the Chinese cabbage every day, nurse it like a young child.
Since I started gardening, I've intended to share my harvest with those closest to me. Since I can't afford to share money or something bigger yet, I figured I could start with what I can do.
So, I also started a YouTube account to open up more opportunities to share positive values 😊
Your garden is really beautiful. I love the mix of beautiful color from your crops. And it's really a refreshing view with lots of plants to harvest from. and sharing your harvest to others is another commendable deed. Hope your plants survive the season there now in Indonesia. May they grow healthily and more to harvest soon! I'll try having that crushed egg shell too. I didn't know it has that much of good use to plants like lowering the pH level of the soil. I only knew I can use it as a fertilizer to orchids. But the egg is not crushed it's just the broken shell placed above the roots of the orchid plant.
I'm in love with seeing these plants of yours , at the same time amazed at how well you took care of them. It's hard to maintain healthy plants especially now , that it's month of november. Proud of you!
Your garden is so splendid! It makes me want to move somewhere tropical where I can have a garden year-round, and it also makes my mouth water for those delicious vegetables!
The shallots really pretty good😆
Thankkkk you 😊😊😊😊
It really is a blessing that despite the extreme weather, your garden is so beautiful, because honestly, it is beautiful and has a good yield. It might get a little complicated during the rainy season since there will be almost no sun, but I'm sure that with the care you give it, it will be fine.
Planting beans every two or three days, that's dedication, and despite everything, the aubergines look great. I like how you take care to prevent caterpillars from eating your crop, and the eggshells and nutrients reminded me of when I used to do that for my garden. It's very effective, it nourishes the soil and therefore the garden.
I love cats, so your neighbour's cat visiting you often is very good energy. Big hug!
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I didn't know that, chef. It can be a lifesaver in rainy weather. It hardly ever rains here. It only rained lightly for a few minutes the other day.
Wow, your garden looks so lively. Seeing all the plants thriving makes me realize that dedication and love can turn any challenge into something beautiful. Everything looks so tidy and well kept, it’s really amazing and inspiring.
You're doing a fantastic work with your garden, @anggreklestari!
Plus, the vibe on it looks amazing. So cozy and chilling.
Ah it's so lovely that you always share your harvest with your neighbors. Your garden truly beautiful with that sunset😍 Anyway, your bok coy looks fresh and healthy, can you give some tips how to grow it?
I've started planting it in a polybag, but it's been almost 2 weeks and leaves are still small. Should I transplant it to a bigger pot any suggestions? I'm a complete beginner hehe
Hey, you can watch my ytb video, click the subtitle
Bigger pot will make your plant also bigger. But you need at least 5 hours sunlight
Wow you're a very hardworking person! Nurturing a lot plants like this sensitive plants is exceptional!First time to see Chinese cabbage that they're sensitive to be cared for...
I salute you for being so patient and knowledge enough when it comes to gardening..you're really have the passion and the genuine love to take good care of each variety of plants...
Hoping the weather will be back to normal so that all you're vegetables will grow better and healthier
Great, your garden has grown over time, and now you plant so many different kinds of vegetables! I find the idea of using crushed eggshells to lower the pH level very interesting.
Even though it's not the topic of the post, I also really like the beautiful sky with the colorful clouds in some of the pictures!
Oh, what a beautiful garden🥹
Wow, I love it, what a wonderful garden!!! Truly inspiring, it shows the hard work done using natural resources, congratulations 😘
I really enjoyed this garden update! I learned a lot about how you manage the plants during heavy rain, especially the eggshell powder trick and the extra care for Chinese cabbage. Your dedication really shows... very inspiring!
Someday, I will set-up an urban garden in my balcony :)
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