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KITCHEN GARDEN
 For our kitchen garden we bring you the plants most simple to plant
in the backyard without much preparation. Following the guidelines in
preparing the borders one can prepare the base for the planting of
cucumber. This is a climber and all one need is to prepare a tripod or
an obelisk for it to climb on. Bamboo stakes will be useful for the
construction especially when one has a clump of bamboo growing in the
garden. In addition, the borders prepared can also be planted with
ananas another easy plant to grow in the back garden.
Cucumber or 'timun' (Cucumis sativus) These are annuals, trailing vines
that can grow up to 1-3m but there are also a few compact bush
cultivars. The immature fruits are eaten raw, pickled or cooked in
soup. Cucumber transplant badly, so seeds should be sown in situ 2cm
deep at the side of a small mound. Plant a few seeds in a hole and
later the seedlings can be thinned to one seedling after germination.
Pot planting is also possible. Let the plant trail up supporting
fences...
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GARDEN DESIGN
 Client Profile
A young newly married couple moved into their newly acquired and
renovated apartment on the third floor of a condominium block. The
apartment has a balcony of a reasonable size and they would like it to
be "dressed" because the balcony is the area first viewed when visitors
enter the front door.
The Design
Since the view from the balcony is not at all inspiring as it overlooks
the rooftops of the terrace houses below, we decide to give a "wow"
effect to the balcony by planting the Rangoon creeper (Quisqualis
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Kuzi Kambing (Lamb Kuzi)
 This
is an old recipe grandma has passed down which could have originated
from the middle east considering the ingredients such as lamb, raisins,
almonds and tomatoes plus a combination of simple spices. The dish is
usually prepared for a 'kenduri' where rice might not be served but
buns or bread is the accompanying staple. However, for the normal rice
meal nowadays one can come across the kuzi being served with
accompaniments like 'acar timun' and 'nanas' as well as 'sambal
belacan' or chilli dip. |
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Making Pressed Roses
 Roses are loved by everyone. Besides the beauty, the smell of
roses is believed to be good for health. However, one needs to be
careful about smelling roses because of the chemicals used to ascertain
better growth. It is such a sad thing to see a nice bouquet of roses
wilting and finally dropping onto the floor. One will wonder if
anything could be done to save the beautiful roses.
I have good news for those who like to keep their roses. They can
either make them into beautiful dried roses, pressed roses or even
potpourri. However for all these purposes, the roses must be very fresh
to begin with in order to make proper dye absorption possible.
It is advisable for the roses to be dyed before they are even used in
arrangement. Dyeing is done in the same way as in orchids (refer to the
previous issue of Garden Asia). The dyeing concept for roses is given
in the plate. If one has a bundle of roses, then a bucket containing
dye solution (3 inches from the base) may be used. One may remove some
of the lower leaves and cut the bases of the stems before placing them
in the bucket to ease absorption. The dye absorption process may take
2-4 hours depending on available light (faster on a bright day and
slower on a gloomy day). |
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