@ rosy, thanks pre, in a few more months, i should be able to make a consistent good quality compost in a short period of time. i just need to keep on experimenting on the mixture and the ratio of the materials ... it's already part of my daily routine to water my vegetable plants everyday 🙂 ... cheers

Boo!
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much of my activity in my garden is quite routine right now since most of the plants have already grown. it gave me some time to concentrate on my home automation project. some updates on what has happened to my garden for the past 2 weeks ...

- i just harvested my 2nd batch of compost last sunday, exactly 3-weeks after i prepared them. i think i already got the hang of it and by tomorrow i should be able to prepare my next batch of compost.
- i have been harvesting a few pechays and sitaos every week now 🙂 he he he. it's not really that much, just enough for my wife to include it in a meal that she cooks in the evening :-).
- i finally was able to grow some (just 4 seedlings survive) bell peppers. i'm just waiting for it to grow a little bigger before i transplant them into large plastic bags.
- i still have not much success with the sweet chilli pepper seeds. for some reason, i still could not germinate any of the seeds. i'm currently looking for some root enhancer chemical for orchids that i read in one of the post here in PHM. once i find it, i plan to use it to try and grow these seeds in a controlled environment.
- looks like the baguio beans and sugar peas are not suitable to grow in our area. i think it needs a much cooler climate (e.g. baguio) for it to grow. i tried so many times growing them but just after a few weeks, when you see the plants already growing great, they start to wilt, even if i try to put them in a shaded area ... cheers

Boo!

Boo,

Maybe your seeds of sweet chili pepper have passed its germination stage, meaning baka lipas na, usually some seeds can be stored and used only for 1 or 1.5 years, after that you just have to buy new pack of seeds.

Summer months are usually not appropriate for planting vegetables, atmosphere is too hot, soil becomes hot too and water evaporates fast, parusa sa mga bagong seedlings.

@ rosy, i checked the seeds expiration, and it's 2016 pa, but i also had that gut feeling na baka lipas na yun batch of seeds that i bought ... and what you said about the weather is also what the agri store owner told me when i complained to her ... this is why i wanted to try using some root enhancer (use for orchids) that i read here in PHM before ... i'll be going to gensan today to take my wife and son to the airport (going to SG to visit my daugther) and i'll try to find this root enhancer ... cheers

Boo!

Very inspiring, congratulations po! I am planning to fit in your shoes soon I retired as part of my sustainable living, saan po ang location?

we are in tampakan, south cotobato. my wife is from this area. one thing i like about this place is it's not affected by the typhoon season during the rainy season 🙂 he he he ... cheers

Boo!

You have a very beautiful garden. I plan to make a garden in my backyard this year too. I have several trees growing there, now I want to plant some bushes and flowers. Spring has just begun, and this is the best time for planting. I'm new to this, so I want to ask you for advice on tools and equipment for gardening. I don't have automatic watering and I don't want to spend extra money on it, I plan to water my plants with a hose. My friend made me pay attention to the hose reel so that it wouldn't get tangled, I found the information here https://greatyardmaster.com/best-wall-mount-hose-reel/ . I also need a comfortable shovel, chopper and scissors for trimming tree branches. Can you advise me something?