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Planting Pumpkin
 The pumpkin is used in many local dishes. The seeds are edible and preserved by salting. The yellow flowers are also edible and cooked as vegetable dishes. Pumpkin or labu manis, also called squash in the USA and Australia, is a worldwide popular vegetable. It can also be grown in most countries and in the United States, it is grown especially to be harvested for Halloween.
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Peggy Tan of Orchid Society of Southeast Asia
 Peggy Tan, on her short trip to Malaysia, managed to spare us some time at Garden Asia’s office to talk about her role as the First Vice President of Orchid Society of Southeast Asia. Based in Singapore, the Orchid Society of Southeast Asia (OSSEA) is a non profit organization which publishes the Malayan Orchid Review annually. It publishes articles of general or scientific interest in aspects of orchid cultivation, hybridization, conservation and research in South East Asia.
From someone who started off as a junior artist working for Bryan Hoyle of the design company Hagley & Hoyle, to owning the company itself, Peggy Tan has certainly come a long way. She was first involved in producing the Malayan Orchid Review in 1981. Back then she helped the editor, Prof Goh Chong Chin to produce the annual review on a very tight budget. Since then, she never looked back and her interest in orchids grew even stronger.
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The Surprise? Broaden your mind by experiential learning
 A month has passed and I wonder if any of our young gardener friends or older ones alike had visited the enchanted forest - Kota Damansara Community Forest Park? No? Ooo..What a pity! In November there’s a good reason for you to do so! Yes, the pleasant surprise is, if you want to know more than what meets the eye and a hands on approach then get ready to absorb new information, learn closely about nature and get close and personal with the flora and fauna by heading down to Kota Damansara on the 11 and 12 of November, 2006 for the Experiential Learning in Kota Damansara Community Forest Park.
This training session is only for those who are willing to pass the knowledge that they will gain during the training to other people later during planned expeditions into the forest. The objective of the training is to educate the soon to be educators or trainers the basic understanding of Experiential/Environmental Education through different activities and most importantly to provide tips and tools to facilitate outdoor activities in Kota Damansara Community Forest Park environment. Teachers and individuals who are passionate on passing the knowledge to others are most welcome.
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Pumpkin Delights
 Ingredient
Half a small pumpkin
3 shallots
2 cloves garlic
1 tbspn dried prawns or anchovies
1 tspn black pepper
1 cup thick coconut milk
1/2 an onion, sliced
salt to taste
Method
Skin the pumpkin and dice to a size 1 inche square. Pound the dried prawns, shallots, garlic and black pepper in the mortar until roughly minced. Place pumpkin, pounded ingredients and coconut milk in a pot and bring to a boil stirring, to prevent the coconut milk cuddling too fast. Add in the sliced onion and salt. Keep to a simmer until the pumpkin softens. Serve as a vegetable dish with rice.
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Vegetable Craft
 Our Editor Prof Halijah, attended the 27th International Horticultural Congress & Exhibition (IHC) held in the Republic of Korea from August 13th to 19th, 2006. The IHC is a prestigious gathering of holticulturists from over 70 countries and is an opportunity for manufacturers of hulticulture related products to participate. The Malaysian team came back with a wealth of new knowledge and ideas but one which was relevent and interesting for us in this issue is the craft created from melons, pumpkins and bottle gourds.
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