Hello everyone, please ask your gardening questions by posting comments below. We will reply below. For all plant-related questions, please include the following: • How long have you grown this? • Do you fertilise? Frequency? • How much sun? • How you water? Frequency? • If herbs, how often you prune? This way, it makes […]
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Hello everyone, please ask your gardening questions by posting comments below. We will send you written answers within 3 – 4 working days. For all plant-related questions, please include the following: • How long have you grown this? • Do you fertilise? Frequency? • How much sun? • How you water? Frequency? • If herbs, […]
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What is volcano soil? Soil that have been formed where there are lots of volcanic activities. It tends to be rich in nutrients but with lots of volcanic ash. What is vermiculite? Vermiculite is magnesium-aluminum-iron silicate. This is one interesting substance that does not decompost but hold moisture very well. It does not drain water […]
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Jul
Jul
Can I put expired oats / wood chit / used coffee powder / tea leaves into our potted plants? Banana skin, coffee, teas, oats, eggshells are all consider greens in your composting process. Wood chips, leaves are consider browns. In composting, you need to combine the right amount of greens and browns, at right temperature […]
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Mar
Mar
When to replant after seed sprout? After it grows 3-5 leaves? Generally yes, 3-5 leaves exclude the cotyledons, so 3-5 true leaves. However, for fruiting vegetables, 3 leaves are a bit weak, you need them to be pretty strong before you transplant. So typically what I do for vegetables and fruiting vegetables is I transplant […]
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Mar
Mar
I grow tomatoes from seeds in one pot at HDB corridor. Total 5 stalks. It got tall and bend during strong wind. Look weak. Got flowers budding. Some leaves dried out. I keep watering more. Doesn’t seems to be helpful. What can I do? Staying in HDB means that a lot of time, we do […]
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Mar
Mar
Artificial light didn’t help. Why? What is the specs of your light? What is the PPFD spec of your light? For plants, the plants are looking at this figure. Basically, it’s a measurement of how much proton is hitting on your plant per square meter at a distance. If your seller cannot answer PPFD, he […]
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Mar
Mar
My tomato seeds did not sprout after putting into soil, now I’m trying on xiaobaicai, how to ensure seeds are not too deep inside soil? When it comes to seed germination, are your seeds new or already kept in your house for years? Did you buy your seeds from the trusted source? When I said […]
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Mar
Is it safe to use neem oil on edibles to prevent pests? Depends on what type of neem oil, if you go to neighbourhood shop and get the $2 neem oil where people use it for praying, I would say not safe. I use very pure neem oil which is for human consumption, about 100% […]
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