Grow wheat grass indoor

<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I normally see wheat grass growing in organic shops and juice bars. Do you know that they can be grown easily? And you can grow them at home right in your kitchen?<br /> <br /> Popularly called bread or common wheat, <i>Triticum aestivum</i> is a subspecies of the Grass Family, Poaceae. The annual originates from the Mediterranean region and Southwest Asia.<br /> <br /> Baby wheat plants are widely known to be highly nutritious. Packed with vitamins, amino acids, minerals, enzymes and antioxidants, they offer numerous health benefits and often used to make juice.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimOtkiG67xzKdZ1lWnrID054Utn_P881R9Hap1P6mag-A1R9W8SHl8-bQa23DJ5HTGRdfKXhrseKs36slG0sPer_f06xMlTW2fD0q9I19Dv5oofwoPWIiVKHUw-7VxCDe7ii9ruJVbQ3w/s1600/P1110928+(copy).jpg"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimOtkiG67xzKdZ1lWnrID054Utn_P881R9Hap1P6mag-A1R9W8SHl8-bQa23DJ5HTGRdfKXhrseKs36slG0sPer_f06xMlTW2fD0q9I19Dv5oofwoPWIiVKHUw-7VxCDe7ii9ruJVbQ3w/s320/P1110928+(copy).jpg" width="320" /></a><br /> <br /> <span class="fullpost">The chart below shows the steps of growing wheat grass. For more information on each step and a few growing tips, read this <a href="http://www.nib.my/archives/text/view/112886204?pos=42&hide_header=1&resultset=nstpec%3Awww/cross-search/search.php%3A_1402407712%3Aresultset">article</a> that I have written for the New Straits Times.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi10GqZMxpWPELnO7UM8J6gHxtd_-gmC20fbZiavJXXpWqarzd58K70_9yigUh1_PxXNGle8UUJK5UgCho38r4a0mQvUDAH1QWMANiNL_Q54-xjw68jg1Z-h25PpcdhCwlSXZepbDPwpEM/s1600/chart+how+to+grow+wheat+grass+indoor+(copy+2).jpg"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi10GqZMxpWPELnO7UM8J6gHxtd_-gmC20fbZiavJXXpWqarzd58K70_9yigUh1_PxXNGle8UUJK5UgCho38r4a0mQvUDAH1QWMANiNL_Q54-xjw68jg1Z-h25PpcdhCwlSXZepbDPwpEM/s640/chart+how+to+grow+wheat+grass+indoor+(copy+2).jpg" width="425" /></a><br /> <br /> Happy growing and juicing!</span></span></span> <br /> <hr class="sr-hr" /> <div class="sr-sig" style="text-align: right;"> <img src="http://i.imgur.com/c8S0hBD.png" style="padding: 0px; width: 100px;" /> </div>

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Grow wheat grass indoor

I normally see wheat grass growing in organic shops and juice bars. Do you know that they can be grown easily? And you can grow them at home...

Tricking the amaryllis to bloom

<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Do you have an amaryllis or Hippeastrum sp. plant growing in your garden and not blooming?<br /> <br /> The fact is, in the natural state, amaryllis will bloom after dormancy or a rest period.<br /> <br /> If you have an amaryllis that has not re-flowered after ten months, you can try to trick or force it to flower. The forcing process which takes about fifteen weeks to complete, exploits the plant's ability to bloom after a period of inactivity. In the end, the bulb is tricked into thinking that it's time to flower!<br /> <br /> And it will make a dramatic statement in your garden :-)<br /> <br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgijQ7op_RqNqei6HBR5hdrGcPhVwBA2_PfDPXoZgh13V8dpZBO0wMQabjP4Y47Z2lg4pVurl6h2hVKcucqI6OYTJk6u_yY7Rj81jnrgJYYfTzngN7D8jAW8OkFUyCGe3nST0yu09nLIlU/s1600/IMG_8018-1+(copy).jpg"><img border="0" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgijQ7op_RqNqei6HBR5hdrGcPhVwBA2_PfDPXoZgh13V8dpZBO0wMQabjP4Y47Z2lg4pVurl6h2hVKcucqI6OYTJk6u_yY7Rj81jnrgJYYfTzngN7D8jAW8OkFUyCGe3nST0yu09nLIlU/s320/IMG_8018-1+(copy).jpg" width="320" /></a><br /> <br /> <span class="fullpost">The <a href="http://www.nib.com.my/archives/text/view/61999109?pos=35&hide_header=1&resultset=nstpec%3Awww/cross-search/search.php%3A_1321333589%3Aresultset">article</a> in News Straits Times explains the forcing process in detail. The diagram below is just a summary.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZGNQmCcDZrFF-wcMQ6FrterX4qEN8x9hU_wxfOnTvgCw8axU9EKR5fVJV3vhmYYTNQb9ciQsq7J-_3v7ZOt5YMpodHZThooRmvlOz4-9nwHnmIH_O4NTVZ1AD6P1PHpn4dVX7cGb7zUw/s1600/Untitled+(copy).jpg"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZGNQmCcDZrFF-wcMQ6FrterX4qEN8x9hU_wxfOnTvgCw8axU9EKR5fVJV3vhmYYTNQb9ciQsq7J-_3v7ZOt5YMpodHZThooRmvlOz4-9nwHnmIH_O4NTVZ1AD6P1PHpn4dVX7cGb7zUw/s400/Untitled+(copy).jpg" width="500" /></a><br/> <br /> For more information on how to grow a Hippeastrum sp. plant click <a href="http://myplantfinder.blogspot.com/2011/05/hippeastrum-vittatum-hybrid.html">here</a>.<br /> <br /> Enjoy the process and those gorgeous blooms!</span></span></span> <br /> <hr class="sr-hr" /> <div class="sr-sig" style="text-align: right;"> <img src="http://i.imgur.com/c8S0hBD.png" style="padding: 0px; width: 100px;" /> </div>

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Tricking the amaryllis to bloom

Do you have an amaryllis or Hippeastrum sp. plant growing in your garden and not blooming? The fact is, in the natural state, amaryllis wi...

Create a combo garden

<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">You don't need a big space to have a garden. In fact, you can have colourful blooms right at your doorstep even if you have limited space. With a little preparation and a bit of inspiration, you can create a beautiful pot of plants at a designated spot.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlN82Fn_nc46ctMup7UyxibpEr0oiQKzazSKZ7-Adongob5Ksbm-fe2XAIQJ4_ZrK3x3D4SkSe_OCPvzLJvS7_rJ7GoRPwHR1JispSyYW1cEYZk6iw9EuBVHmz6zuRL3O_4xHZiPocA2M/s1600/Step+4+-+Gazania,+gaillardia+and+verbena+(copy+2).jpg"><img border="0" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlN82Fn_nc46ctMup7UyxibpEr0oiQKzazSKZ7-Adongob5Ksbm-fe2XAIQJ4_ZrK3x3D4SkSe_OCPvzLJvS7_rJ7GoRPwHR1JispSyYW1cEYZk6iw9EuBVHmz6zuRL3O_4xHZiPocA2M/s320/Step+4+-+Gazania,+gaillardia+and+verbena+(copy+2).jpg" width="320" /></a><br /> <br /> <span class="fullpost">The <a href="http://www.nib.com.my/archives/text/view/69455094?pos=15&hide_header=1&resultset=nstpec%3Awww/cross-search/search.php%3A_1321333589%3Aresultset">article</a> that I wrote for New Straits Times has tips how to select and arrange the plants for making a great combo garden. The diagram below shows you how to create one.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhunbl0vYy52Wfj-xtV0hcYWrC7Z6kCUj3D61rv9Kr0vgHadjJ91jU0QtfS2r3PKaMjglm25aQhC9puAYHcjNk-K7zsmxdwhEjhh5mouwIPPSV5kOEL9NzYsoecRONkibTeDAyRhj2SqUY/s1600/Combo+planting+(copy).jpg"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhunbl0vYy52Wfj-xtV0hcYWrC7Z6kCUj3D61rv9Kr0vgHadjJ91jU0QtfS2r3PKaMjglm25aQhC9puAYHcjNk-K7zsmxdwhEjhh5mouwIPPSV5kOEL9NzYsoecRONkibTeDAyRhj2SqUY/s400/Combo+planting+(copy).jpg" width="500" /></a><br/> <br /> Enjoy the process and admire the result of your labour of love :-D</span></span></span> <br /> <hr class="sr-hr" /> <div class="sr-sig" style="text-align: right;"> <img src="http://i.imgur.com/c8S0hBD.png" style="padding: 0px; width: 100px;" /> </div>

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Create a combo garden

You don't need a big space to have a garden. In fact, you can have colourful blooms right at your doorstep even if you have limited spac...

Create a desert garden

<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Cacti though prickly are appealing to the eye especially when they are combined together wonderfully in a pot. Some call such arrangement a desert garden ;-)<br /> <br /> I felt so thrilled and satisfied after making mine! Read on to find out how you too can do one yourself.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWi9uRX-j5lW_oUK8tZpvPYc853gEM5iY3yRbIr_CzK_awgXWz_z3R2ulQUSm7_KToj_3KtA8ifmsq_t0UgssvAdWyxZDl9dmPd2KTJJy225C7yf76QQL3Qu2ooDH0fQXBmQiNh_Ul_Mg/s1600/IMG_5029.jpg"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWi9uRX-j5lW_oUK8tZpvPYc853gEM5iY3yRbIr_CzK_awgXWz_z3R2ulQUSm7_KToj_3KtA8ifmsq_t0UgssvAdWyxZDl9dmPd2KTJJy225C7yf76QQL3Qu2ooDH0fQXBmQiNh_Ul_Mg/s320/IMG_5029.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /> <br /> <span class="fullpost">There are myriads of attractive miniature cacti and succulents that are sold at the nurseries in tiny pots. Spend some time to choose and combine them together to get the arrangement that you like best.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEWiB5RI6iG7rwPQtpCKx434HnbV39h9CS33u1iZOFpmiNSUI9m6YKtfPGp0q1O5_u5vHpVRa35Kjx5R_ESJGjUyHyQLnPUmu5RAnjgq78ORGpNyA0eMaR080fZuGwZHHInF9xpvXlvG8/s1600/IMG_6073.jpg"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEWiB5RI6iG7rwPQtpCKx434HnbV39h9CS33u1iZOFpmiNSUI9m6YKtfPGp0q1O5_u5vHpVRa35Kjx5R_ESJGjUyHyQLnPUmu5RAnjgq78ORGpNyA0eMaR080fZuGwZHHInF9xpvXlvG8/s320/IMG_6073.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /> <br /> This <a href="http://www.nib.my/archives/text/view/80209539?pos=129&hide_header=1&resultset=nstpec%3Awww/cross-search/search.php%3A_1402407712%3Aresultset">article</a>, which I contributed to the New Straits Times some time ago, has the tips to help you get the right arrangement while the diagram below shows how you can plant a desert in a pot :-)<br /> <br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl8phwd7g_5jIZM2ashSRzGcbCxe_bFbGSs7z_ZxQ9On9bjfnPpxoE_1toCYge440tubpgY7CLkFfY4Oyr6QZoTeDljT6uW0chtrtPBB5_HpJm9jgYSMhsd-2dvuwtUGZe7OiZiyooM3Y/s1600/How+to+create+a+desert+garden.jpg"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl8phwd7g_5jIZM2ashSRzGcbCxe_bFbGSs7z_ZxQ9On9bjfnPpxoE_1toCYge440tubpgY7CLkFfY4Oyr6QZoTeDljT6uW0chtrtPBB5_HpJm9jgYSMhsd-2dvuwtUGZe7OiZiyooM3Y/s400/How+to+create+a+desert+garden.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> Have fun mixing and matching succulents together!</span></span></span> <br /> <hr class="sr-hr" /> <div class="sr-sig" style="text-align: right;"> <img src="http://i.imgur.com/c8S0hBD.png" style="padding: 0px; width: 100px;" /> </div>

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Create a desert garden

Cacti though prickly are appealing to the eye especially when they are combined together wonderfully in a pot. Some call such arrangement a ...

Create your own hypertufa pots

<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">One of the ways to add stone feature into your garden is to grow some plants in hypertufa pots. These pots are not only very natural looking, they look really artful as well. And what is great about this kind of pots is that they are almost weightless!<br /> <br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnF_acR6cao4Zb1-yHdnv173pfJ6YRNruKdy2_-F4rECq-eMmbrTyl2LI7cfeZt42TrGSV32pi7ix7T6syqvmKT0ecCGQ5cOIVdoiKY2smZuI-Hml0HqtzF5zS2QAKAqsC44xrPlCzKaA/s1600/P1100484.jpg"><img border="0" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnF_acR6cao4Zb1-yHdnv173pfJ6YRNruKdy2_-F4rECq-eMmbrTyl2LI7cfeZt42TrGSV32pi7ix7T6syqvmKT0ecCGQ5cOIVdoiKY2smZuI-Hml0HqtzF5zS2QAKAqsC44xrPlCzKaA/s320/P1100484.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /> <br /> <span class="fullpost">The technique of making hypertufa pots is quite simple. You can easily make them yourself right at your own home. In the <a href="http://www.nib.my/archives/text/view/109826092?pos=52&hide_header=1&resultset=nstpec%3Awww/cross-search/search.php%3A_1402407712%3Aresultset">article</a> published by New Straits Times on 27 July 2013, I explained how I made mine.<br /> <br /> The technique in pictures:<br /> <br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBCmTAGmnscadVUClzM06vKW_3-cWj-ZiDxrKmJG-8Dk1eiZuw3rMqiR6WCM2I7_CnFUZS_ttxYopZlSvnVNx6YzUHd3BKRqpgcvPSKn1BaNlfSG26vr6iJieuTQLtcAlIvAjsGwD05wQ/s1600/How+to+make+hypertufa+pots-1+(copy).jpg"><img border="0" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBCmTAGmnscadVUClzM06vKW_3-cWj-ZiDxrKmJG-8Dk1eiZuw3rMqiR6WCM2I7_CnFUZS_ttxYopZlSvnVNx6YzUHd3BKRqpgcvPSKn1BaNlfSG26vr6iJieuTQLtcAlIvAjsGwD05wQ/s400/How+to+make+hypertufa+pots-1+(copy).jpg" width="450" /></a><br /> <br /> Have fun making yours!</span></span></span> <br /> <hr class="sr-hr" /> <div class="sr-sig" style="text-align: right;"> <img src="http://i.imgur.com/c8S0hBD.png" style="padding: 0px; width: 100px;" /> </div>

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Create your own hypertufa pots

One of the ways to add stone feature into your garden is to grow some plants in hypertufa pots. These pots are not only very natural looking...

Re-growing aromatic herbs

<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A good way to discover herbs is to check out a supermarket's fresh produce section. And do you know that those little potted herbs are not only ready for consumption but also ready to be grown?<br /> <br /> They are surprisingly easy to grow. You can re-grow rosemary, sage, basil, dill, thyme, chives, oregano or tarragon at sunny spots. Mint, cilantro, chervil, parsley or marjoram prefer to be in partial sun locations.<br /> <br /> The diagram below shows you how...<br /> <br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl9xthyphenhyphenT9tGsNEZjtg0NP7yDDqnw8KKAFhRW1oweSPj831cG3rkiBgx-8LCi1Ud1tM8sJ9OVw4tDnwypfKiXo_kZX4mcdIu-JIizfF8S1ATTmRYWHJFjinH-6vNficibYcEfsuSrSiSNk/s1600/Re-grow+aromatic+herbs+(copy).jpg"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl9xthyphenhyphenT9tGsNEZjtg0NP7yDDqnw8KKAFhRW1oweSPj831cG3rkiBgx-8LCi1Ud1tM8sJ9OVw4tDnwypfKiXo_kZX4mcdIu-JIizfF8S1ATTmRYWHJFjinH-6vNficibYcEfsuSrSiSNk/s400/Re-grow+aromatic+herbs+(copy).jpg" width="400" /></a><br/> <span class="fullpost"><b>Growing tips:</b><br/> <br/> Grow herbs that you often use first. If space allows then grow others. Propagate new plants using the seeds, cuttings or divisions.<br/> <br/> Study the requirements and check if your garden has the right conditions for the plant to flourish. Almost all herbs are suitable to be grown in pots, as well as in the ground.<br/> <br/> Don't feed herbs heavily as this will only promote growth but not necessary the taste and aroma. Also avoid using chemical fertilisers or pesticides and use only organic ones.<br/> <br/> When the plant has outgrown the pot, transplant it to another pot that's one size bigger. Alternatively, you can also plant it to the ground.<br/> <br /> The above is an excerpt of my article published in the New Straits Times. Read the full article <a href="http://www.nib.com.my/archives/text/view/66069802?pos=22&hide_header=1&resultset=nstpec%3Awww%2Fcross-search%2Fsearch.php%3A_1321333589%3Aresultset">here</a><br/></span></span></span> <br /> <hr class="sr-hr" /> <div class="sr-sig" style="text-align: right;"> <img src="http://i.imgur.com/c8S0hBD.png" style="padding: 0px; width: 100px;" /> </div>

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Re-growing aromatic herbs

A good way to discover herbs is to check out a supermarket's fresh produce section. And do you know that those little potted herbs are n...

I Heart Earth Day :-D

<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Specially for those who are green at heart...<br /> <br /> I just wanted to share with you, my simple and natural way of showing the green side of me ;-)<br /> <br /> I used one of my Epipremnum aureum plants, commonly known as money plant to make this 2D heart-shaped topiary.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwZrDkLxWJISlBdK-7-rKmHW4Tgt2h0AxPohxNCL9kLOn86W-lL6XE8h2AKPbm-tXj6fA8Yk55-9iWOTrccIhrCeYqANBOnVdpYVwHtw1wViRapihPgUQsj-gJLrhbOjjdmRfjU8FDVWs/s1600/Green+Heart.jpg"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwZrDkLxWJISlBdK-7-rKmHW4Tgt2h0AxPohxNCL9kLOn86W-lL6XE8h2AKPbm-tXj6fA8Yk55-9iWOTrccIhrCeYqANBOnVdpYVwHtw1wViRapihPgUQsj-gJLrhbOjjdmRfjU8FDVWs/s400/Green+Heart.jpg" width="300" /></a><br /> <br /> <span class="fullpost"><b>What you will need...</b><br /> <br /> > A spool of aluminium flexible wire<br /> > A pair of wire pliers cum bender and cutter<br /> > A climber or creeper (I used <i>Epipremnum aureum</i> 'N' Joy')<br /> > A heavy pot<br /> > Plastic garden twist ties<br /> <br /> <b>How to make one...</b><br /> <br /> Follow the instructions in this <b><a href="http://www.nib.my/archives/text/view/104562830?pos=72&hide_header=1&resultset=nstpec%3Awww/cross-search/search.php%3A_1402407712%3Aresultset">article</a></b> of mine that was published in the NST Life & Times on 20 April 2013.<br /> <br /> I hope you would enjoy making this Earth Day project like I did. It is my little contribution for this meaningful day :-D<br /> <br /> Have fun!</span></span></span>

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I Heart Earth Day :-D

Specially for those who are green at heart... I just wanted to share with you, my simple and natural way of showing the green side of me ;...