Pictorial Update

 Just when I thought I really sucked at growing edibles and ruined the seeds, I was proved wrong again. The weather could be a factor. My arugula seedlings showed growth. I also added more soil as the seedlings were a bit too leggy. The bok choy (v. Baby White) seedlings germinated on the 2nd day and I have transplanted them to the arugula planter box.

Baby White Bok Choy seedlings that I germinated on cotton pads. I know this doesn't look good.

My Spanish Aloe Vera grew another leaf whilst the cactus grew a new but very spiky shoot.

Many new baby pitchers.

Carrot seedlings also show a little growth.

 Kaffir lime seedlings are fantastic!

My bigger than the rest lavender seedling grew true leaves!

Aster pot. These two seedlings look particularly different - one is of sharper leaves while another have many side shoots. I wonder what they are.

 Bali Hai Gold.

Something different - how a sunset looks like from my balcony.

For What it's Worth

So I believe that I've been storing my seeds wrongly - I kept them in the Ikea stainless steel cabinet which I placed at the balcony. I totally disregarded that it would be too hot. Anyway, it's no wonder that my seeds now won't germinate.

Sowed 4 dwarf french beans (v. Stanley) but have not germinated. Kaffir lime seedlings doing great. I still have about 6 Florence Fennel seedlings here.

Pruned my hydrangea after it went wild and some of the leaves were sun-burned. I also rotated it. The heat has been increasing lately, my blooms are wilting quicker than usual so I cut them and put them in a vase. Notice that my blooms now have both blue and pink.

Aster seedlings! Another seedling grew so now I have 7!

Avocado plants are doing fine. You can see both are different varieties.

Bali Hai Gold Plumeria loves me! Her scent is very subtle.

Basil, shallots and hydrangea that I'm planting from a cut bloom that rooted in the vase.

My purslane is infected by fluffy white insects but here's a cute bloom.

 Arugula seedlings transferred to our bedroom balcony which has better sun exposure. It seems that they are started to grow again.

 Sowed more seeds today - French beans, Raap rapini and Nai You Bok Choy (v. Baby White).

Less Eager Beaver

Yesterday I have a huge pang of demotivation on gardening. Due to lack of direct sunlight, my plants aren't growing well. Seeds are germinating slow or not at all. This is very discouraging. The arugulas, fennels and carrots are stunted.

My Aster seedlings don't seem grow much.

One of the lavender seedlings died. 

The only happening thing at my balcony garden now is my Bali Hai Gold Plumeria. Not as fragrant I thought it would be but it's still very pretty.

Houston We Have a Problem

I have concluded that my plants are lacking of sun - most of them are 'leggy', or etiolated and slow in growth.  My potatoes are spindly, I've removed one tomato seedling for more space and of course, removed them to a sunnier spot.

A seedling grew right below the pot which I grew lavender- I don't think it's lavender. It could be poppy. Let's just wait!

My balcony is the best place to plant hydrangea.

Bali Hai Gold inflo.  

A trip to a house depot found me these 3 products. Fish Emulsion made my hydrangea very happy because of that, I have quite a high expectation on Uplift which is also certified Organic. Let's hope it doesn't disappoint me!
I also bought more vermicompost which was MYR0.10 cheaper. Heh.

Happy New Year!

I wish you a great start to 2015 and another wonderful and fruitful year ahead. I came home to a rather ok bunch of plants - except my hydrangea, basil and the last 2 kaffir lime seedlings. They were very dried out. Hydrangea however perked up half an hour after I watered it. The seedlings I'm unsure, need a few more days to see.

My younger lavender seedlings. Not sure if it's a good thing that only 4 out of 25-ish seeds are germinated but oh well. I will take whatever I can get.

The soil for the seedlings were also very dried but they are ok. One of the kaffir lime seedling is growing faster than the first one that I potted.

The first kaffir lime seedling and the avocado seedling doing ok.

Basil revived after a good watering. Avocado seedling shot up! Shallots gave me some spring onions to cook today. 

A significant growth on the tomato seedlings. Should I remove the smaller ones?

 Ginger also shot up a lot!

Arugula was a bit dried up but still good. None of the Red Romaines germinated.

Off to the flowers - hydrangea happier after a good watering last night. This one is so blue.

Bali Hai Gold inflo is getting bigger. Can't wait to see you!

 Powder puff aster - used to be 5 but few of them were too small that they were drowned when I watered last night. I had about 20 seeds but only 2 (?) germinated. 

Later in the evening, I sowed more basil, kohlrabi and aster seeds.