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 Jan 25 2016, 04:39 PM
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Guys,
I do simple gardening in balcony condo. Dunno why i plant onion, garlic, cili... at first it shoots out healthy. Then suppose 2 weeks can harvest such as spring onion. The below pic i have planted since December, it shows no sign of growing and drying. Even the chili also start to show dying. 
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Mar 3 2016, 03:12 PM
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QUOTE(judesh @ Mar 3 2016, 10:35 AM) Looking at the pictures, the soil looks to be compacted, probably due to heavy watering. Try loosening the soil with a fork. Best to water with a fine rose watering can. if using water hose, set a very fine spray but longer duration. Try to let top part dry out between waterings. I water it everyday. Not over flood it but keep the soil moist. <--correct?For onion, garlics, break some egg shells finely and scatter on the top to repel snails. Ground coffee also can. The snails can be small and undetectable at first. How much sunlight are they exposed to? Evening or morning sun? I'm no expert but just some points for consideration...  No snail detected, i live at 20th floor. I got put egg shell for calcium. Sunlight expose in the morning. Maybe due to too much sunlight, my mom advised me to cover it little bit. The onion no need to peel the skin right? There is leaf shoot out then just plant it that simple? The soil i mix with rotten food. This post has been edited by owenwong84: Mar 3 2016, 03:13 PM |
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Oct 30 2016, 02:45 AM
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good to know this thread alive.
Last time i plant chili, garlic, onion, potato and lime in condo balcony. After 3 weeks growing out leaf, then it started to die. Cili is the easiest.. Throw all the seed then very fast shoot out. |
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Oct 30 2016, 05:23 PM
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QUOTE(PF T.J. @ Oct 30 2016, 02:50 PM) Welcome welcome Yes...  Are you still planting? I plan to grow lime too~ I noticed that one of the most important things in starting out at gardening is ensuring that the soil is well drained  I made a terrible mistake in using soil found on the ground for my first few plants and needless to say many plants died because the soil became too soggy haha  Nowadays I just buy all-purpose planting-ready soil which is pretty convenient to use. The chances of plants dying are also lower since the soil are properly mixed with different components that strike a balance in nutrients, water retention, weight etc. I know some experts who like to mix their own individual components for that added specificity since different plants may require slightly different growing conditions. I hope I will be good as them some day haha 
From left to right, 1st and 2nd is chili. 3rd is lime i want to grow those easy and fast like spring onion, herbs for cooking use. Next i want to try is spring onion which is look easy but the green stop at 1cm and never grow taller anymore.  This post has been edited by owenwong84: Oct 30 2016, 05:24 PM |
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Nov 8 2016, 11:31 PM
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Fingercross... the chili grow so much crowded. Hope it won't die easily.
My diy pot enough big? no need to transfer? izzit 2 months time expect to see chili ? 
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Nov 18 2016, 11:22 AM
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This morning this chili's leaf look active pointing straight like usual.
I use the remaining water to water the chili this early morning. Then went to check just now the leaf pointing downward show sign of dying. I shift away from getting the sunlight. What went wrong? 
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Dec 7 2016, 05:21 PM
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Now i use different approach to grow spring onion.
Last time i just plant the onion in the soil. But now, i let it roots in the water then transfer to the soil. Grow in the water very fast. Problem i'm facing is when transfer to soil, it grows very slow and u see the tip dry. What went wrong here. Everytime the spring onion grow certain height then show dying. Better let it continue to grow in the water? 
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Dec 16 2016, 03:35 PM
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i put baking soda powder on my lime tree.
Damn, now the leaf wilt and break. How to save the plant? This post has been edited by owenwong84: Dec 16 2016, 04:01 PM |
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Dec 23 2016, 04:04 PM
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QUOTE(Perbaman @ Dec 23 2016, 10:44 AM) why did u put the soda in the 1st place? isit supposed to be a good fertilizer? I read from the internet baking soda can improve the soilBefore and after. I changed the soil already, seem like cannot rescue anymore 
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