This is an example of what you can have if you be friend with the earth.... these banana (picture taken 12SEP06) are the first version of my little "fruit orchard" at my backyard... Not a very big area, just 5'x15'... but I do have:
1. Banana trees
2. Chili plants
3. Pineapple plants
4. "Kencur" - a family of ginger
5. Pandan leaves
6. Serai (lemon grass)
7. Limau purut plant
8. Curry leaves
We also have manggoes, yet to ripe, in two big pots right in front of our house. Yummm... can't wait for this one! we had the first harvest sometimes early this year!
How can we ladies benefit from this? There's so many reasons why you should do this even how small your place is...... these are some reasons that I could think of:
1. you can to do some exercise - have to maintain it, or else can turn to be a "forrest"
2. you can enjoy the harvest together as a family... can even give some to your neighbours and friends.
3. Save cost - where possible, we should cut the household expenses - eg: you can bake fish wrapped in banana trees leaves!
4. when you love earth, earth will love you!
Can you help to add on to the "reason to start my own garden"? You can? Great... drop your ideas in the comments.
Lo lets go green everyone.... start digging or start potting!
3 comments:
Wow, another SOHO idea.... Small Orchard Home Orchard! I came from agric background, so I really appreciate what you've done and of course, this whole idea.
dnas, same here.
guess what we have around the house other than what kimi listed there (not just backyard occay...)
i.e. avocado trees=2, rambutan=5, quini=2 (wonder whether u all know what's this lol...), papaya=3 ;)
Hi Kimi,
wah.... rajin awak bercucuk tanam.
Nanti give me some tips on gardening, OK. I ni blurrrrr sikit.
:)
p/s: Kencur tu untuk apa, yek?
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