hi, didn't know there's a gardening club in lowyat forum. great! gonna follow this tered.
i suck at raising roses, many failed attempts. so i raise the kind i can use for cooking or can bear fruits. i have a few in my yard:
stevia, lemongrass, aloe vera, chinese chives, betel, turmeric, harbanero chili, chinese violet, pandan, lemon basil, cili padi, limau kasturi, bunga raya, belimbing buluh, mint, rambutan jarum emas, kedondong, semambu, mulberry, kari, henna, asian pigeonwings, passion fruit.

planning to add mango and bergamot.

hope to learn from sifus here.

first question wanna ask, how much water does chili plant need? a lot? frequent watering? once a day only?

This post has been edited by miaopurr: Aug 2 2017, 07:46 AM

u diy? my neighbour diy initially, but gave up. he hired a bangla to do it properly. the fella dug 1 ft, removed stones and construction debris. and put layer or soil n sand.

This post has been edited by miaopurr: Aug 2 2017, 08:15 AM

chili not so good. wrinkled and falling leaves.

thanks. i guess i've been watering it too much. can overwatering cause stress too, then lead to curling? i didn't find signs of pests.

This post has been edited by miaopurr: Aug 6 2017, 04:42 PM

my harbanero. leaves not so good. but fruiting just just fine

do u trim it?

i don't trim mine as well. i asked that question because i see yours looks healthy and leafy. i read somewhere before, a fella suggested to trim so new shoots would grow. is that true?

healthy leaves. U use pesticide?

yes it does. share the recipe please. mine not working lah.

i tried this recipe https://www.kebunbandar.com/racun-organik-buat-sendiri/
didn't work. tried it for 3 days straight, mealy bugs still happily sucking on my plant.
tried also organic pesticide bought from ace hardwair, didn't work.

i'm tempted to use malathion

This post has been edited by miaopurr: Aug 21 2017, 05:25 PM

contact type pesticide must be applied directly on infected areas.

use ajinomoto alternate with fertilizer and malathion. now the leaves are healthy.

to promote growth
http://www.kebunbandar.com/msg-ajinomoto-subur-tanaman/

i poured some for my passion fruit plant as well, apart from using fertilizer for flower/fruit. now it's fruiting like crazy.

This post has been edited by miaopurr: Sep 9 2017, 03:07 PM

i haven't had luck with organic pesticide too

anyway, how long does it take for the seeds to germinate?

try ajinomoto

http://www.kebunbandar.com/msg-ajinomoto-subur-tanaman/
i use the dilute in water method. then i water the plant with that mix like i usually would. fortnightly.

This post has been edited by miaopurr: Oct 3 2017, 04:11 PM

i water mine on alternate days. if it rains and the soil is wet, i skip.

u can plant the cuttings however close or apart u want. mint is a creeper plant so they'll be everywhere.

is the soil very wet? mint only needs moist soil, not too wet.

not sure. i put mine outdoor. receives full direct noon sun.