Gardening for Herbs

[willietan86]

Cool, I have a full blown garden with the following grown in hydroponic and traditional methods.

1. 3 types of mint
2. Rosemary
3. Thyme
4. French Beans
5. Tomatoes (2 varieties)
6. Basil (Italian and Thai)
7. Sweet potato
8. Chilli
9. Bell Peppers (4 color types)
10. Snow Peas (Dao Miao)
11. Kang Kong (Water Spinach)
12. Water Melon
13. Coriander (Chinese Celery)
14. lettuce
15. Corn
16. papaya
17. Sunflower

Seems like a lot, but I have a fair bit of land space. I do provide seed exchange as well, do PM me.

i realised you do not have lavender.

Any specific reasons?

 

[sacredrays]

eh.. i tried thyme cuttings in water, a few days later some of the leaves turn pale yellow and then brown... how come like this? help pls...

 

[Marchow]

Ntuc sell all the seed but did not name the type.
Dasio can get many beginner gardening too.

Daiso sells seeds too?! Do they show the names of the seed unlike NTIC as you have mentioned?

 

[blasterlord2]

Suppose to be a very easy plant but failed miserably in propagating from stem cutting. This will be my 4th attempt at growing the mint plant. I leave the stem cuttings in a glass of water till tiny roots start appearing. Next will transfer them to a potted soil. They look good the first 2 days but after that the leaves start drooping and stem rots away. For a change i will try growing them indoor to see if it will help. And certainly open for any suggestion from green fingered members.

Mint is easy to grow only when it has strong roots. At the beginning, it's very likely to die from a variety of reasons. Especially when just transplanted to soil it'll experience environmental 'shock'.

 

[MoyoCase]

Cool, I have a full blown garden with the following grown in hydroponic and traditional methods.

1. 3 types of mint
2. Rosemary
3. Thyme
4. French Beans
5. Tomatoes (2 varieties)
6. Basil (Italian and Thai)
7. Sweet potato
8. Chilli
9. Bell Peppers (4 color types)
10. Snow Peas (Dao Miao)
11. Kang Kong (Water Spinach)
12. Water Melon
13. Coriander (Chinese Celery)
14. lettuce
15. Corn
16. papaya
17. Sunflower

Seems like a lot, but I have a fair bit of land space. I do provide seed exchange as well, do PM me.

i am interested in bell pepper . can tell me how?

 

[tinyspeck5]

Daiso sells seeds too?! Do they show the names of the seed unlike NTIC as you have mentioned?

Woahhh have I really not been out of the house for so long... Daiso sells plant seeds now????? haha

during ** I started my mini home garden shopping plant growing kits on Shopee sia. Got this seller Seishin really not bad got herbs everything and the size is perfect for my tiny house. Still waiting for my sunflower from them to sprout tho... cross fingers

 

[jasoncue]

anyone cares to share your gardening pic?

 

[boiboi123]

are there any chat groups / facebook group / any forum to exchange ideas and tips about plants?

 

[netterlim]

Suppose to be a very easy plant but failed miserably in propagating from stem cutting. This will be my 4th attempt at growing the mint plant. I leave the stem cuttings in a glass of water till tiny roots start appearing. Next will transfer them to a potted soil. They look good the first 2 days but after that the leaves start drooping and stem rots away. For a change i will try growing them indoor to see if it will help. And certainly open for any suggestion from green fingered members.

I think they need full sun. I had them growing in the balcony and they went wild. I tried growing it in indirect light and it didn't do well AT ALL.

 

[netterlim]

are there any chat groups / facebook group / any forum to exchange ideas and tips about plants?

There are plenty on facebook! Just search gardening in SG and they'll turn up.

 

[Blixtelf]

Suppose to be a very easy plant but failed miserably in propagating from stem cutting. This will be my 4th attempt at growing the mint plant. I leave the stem cuttings in a glass of water till tiny roots start appearing. Next will transfer them to a potted soil. They look good the first 2 days but after that the leaves start drooping and stem rots away. For a change i will try growing them indoor to see if it will help. And certainly open for any suggestion from green fingered members.

Cut the mints, root it in the water till the roots are longer, say 3-5cm. After that you can transplant it to soil. Water the plant throughly, then cover the plant and pot with a plastic bag tie loosely or take a plastic container and invert it over your cuttings like a greenhouse. Once the plant is stable, u can remove the plastic. You can do these indoors, when stable, then shift it outdoors.

 

[Blixtelf]

I think they need full sun. I had them growing in the balcony and they went wild. I tried growing it in indirect light and it didn't do well AT ALL.

Mints do better with sun. without sun, they get very leggy, trying to reach out to light.

 

[tks]

My contribution:
How to set up your own customized automatic watering system or DIY irrigation system. A guide to the confusing terminology and sizing of taps, timers, pipes, hoses, connectors, valves, drippers and micro jets.

https://youtu.be/RdLGl7FKfl4

 

[jingles29]

How long does it take before papaya bear fruits? i grew one.. quite fast, a few months and its now looking like a mini papaya tree already. but i heard you need 2 papaya plants (one male one female) before it can bear fruits right? so i should grow a few papaya trees side by side for best chance?

 

[tks]

Cut the mints, root it in the water till the roots are longer, say 3-5cm. After that you can transplant it to soil. Water the plant throughly, then cover the plant and pot with a plastic bag tie loosely or take a plastic container and invert it over your cuttings like a greenhouse. Once the plant is stable, u can remove the plastic. You can do these indoors, when stable, then shift it outdoors.

The common method is to root the mint in water. I tried and found it very troublesome. I decided to propagate directly in soil, and it works wonderfully. At least for me.

https://youtu.be/iaVeTOmJDts

 

[misterleaf89]

The common method is to root the mint in water. I tried and found it very troublesome. I decided to propagate directly in soil, and it works wonderfully. At least for me.

https://youtu.be/iaVeTOmJDts

No need to root the mint in water, just put some rooting hormone and stick it into the soil. it'll grow within 3 days.