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New gardening tool

BuddyGarden — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 16:12:26 +0000

My sister-in-law bought this pair of gardening scissors for me in Hong Kong. She told me this brand is well-known in China and supposed to be good for gardening. I wonder if this is for bonsai pruning because I don’t think it can replace my usual pruning scissors. Can’t wait to try it! addthis_url [...]

Early christmas blooms

BuddyGarden — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:49:34 +0000

I’ve had this christmas cactus for a couple of years and it always bloom way before christmas. I think as soon as the temperature gets cooler and the days get shorter, somehow it sense it and starts blooming. The name is really deceiving because shouldn’t it bloom on Christmas? Christmas cactus has beautiful blooms [...]

More fall pictures

BuddyGarden — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 03:17:14 +0000

I hope you’re not getting tired of my fall pictures. I promise this is the last set of fall pictures you’ll see. We had a couple of windy days and most leaves have fallen. These pictures were taken at Mohonk Mountain House in New Paltz, NY. It’s a beautiful resort especially [...]

Root-bound Asparagus Fern

BuddyGarden — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 20:52:01 +0000

I had this Asparagus Fern in front of a windowsill for a couple of years. I had it re-potted a few years ago and I knew it had to be repotted again. It hasn’t been doing really good and I think this plant does better in the outdoors anyway. So I decided to dump it. [...]

Halloween cake decorating

BuddyGarden — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:22:48 +0000

Went to a cake decorating class with my co-worker today! I rarely bake and if I do I usually make simple stuff like banana cake, muffins, and small pastries. I always admire people who makes those beautiful wedding cakes and they make it look so easy! So I thought why not try and see if [...]

The Garden Blogger Fall Color Project - New York

BuddyGarden — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:35:59 +0000

I missed “The Garden Blogger Fall Color Project” over at The Home Garden back in Sept. Actually if I were to submit my pictures back in Sept there wouldn’t be any fall colors because the leaves just started to turn colors this past week and it hasn’t reached its peak color yet. I love taking [...]

Overwintering Hyacinth in containers

BuddyGarden — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 03:17:25 +0000

I bought some hyacinth bulbs back in Sept and didn’t get to plant them until now. Overwintering bulbs in container is a little different than doing it in ground. If you plant it in containers you can let the bulbs touch each other even though the package tells you to separate them by certain inches. I’m planning [...]

Bacon cheddar deviled eggs

BuddyGarden — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:53:20 +0000

I had some free time today (finally!) and decided to make deviled eggs to bring to work tomorrow. We’re having this breakfast pot-luck party for a co-worker who recently got married. Everyone is bringing donuts, cookies, etc. I thought why not make something in advance and bring to work the next day. I found [...]

How many seeds?

BuddyGarden — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:48:11 +0000

Life has been busy and I miss blogging a lot. Between work, studying for my Masters, and preparing for my US citizenship interview, I was exhausted and have been neglecting my blog and the garden. I’m glad things have started to settle down and I’m finally back! We had our first frost warning two days ago. My green pepper and [...]

Growing peppers

BuddyGarden — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:00:35 +0000

An article in the August/October issue of Organic Gardening talks about different varieties of peppers that have bigger yields, earlier harvest, and more intense flavors. It also talks about tips and techniques of growing peppers. This year I tried growing the sweet green pepper, I took good care of it but at the end I [...]