Basic planting guide from Wan Ying of Little Urban Oasis: Sprout: less than 1 week Sun: min 6 hours Water: root zone watering Soil: well-drained soil (soil: compost: sand = 50:30:20) Prunning: once a week, remove lower leaves, especially those touching the soil, dry leaves or white flies infested leaves. Manage the suckers, typical advice […]
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Basic planting guide from Wan Ying of Little Urban Oasis (coriander photo from Wan Ying): Sprout: 3 to 4 weeks (for faster germination, you can wrap the seeds in newspaper, roll the newspaper with a bottle to crash the seeds, open and plant) Sun: slight shade is good Water: top spray for seedling stage and […]
Self-watering pot does work if you avoid the top 3 mistakes shared by Wan Ying of Little Urban Oasis in the video. Top 3 Mistakes: Forget to kick start wicking effect Forget to wet the soil Drown the plants by over topping up water Why Little Urban Oasis Self-Watering Pot? Avoid the 2 main culprits […]
1. How to use CitrusCLENZ Multi-Purpose Enzyme Cleanser? Note: Do not use hot/warm water with enzyme cleaner for cleaning as enzyme is heat sensitive. Mop kitchen floor – Pour 2-3 caps of enzyme cleaner into ½ big pail water. Rinse at least once. Wash plates and utensils – Squeeze a little on sponge, rinse after […]
Method 1: Water Prepare a double container (top comes with holes & bottom comes without holes) Step 1: Soak seeds for 8 – 10 hours in filtered water Step 2: Rinse and sow seeds evenly on top of double container, fill bottom container with filtered water Step 3: Put the double container on windowsill […]
Having problem locating a space for home farming? Reminder form Wan Ying of Little Urban Oasis: Never forget to check your sun hours before you kick start your growing journey! Let’s learn exactly how to determine hour of sunlight & what to grow if you only have four hours of sun. Take a photo of […]
Oi Lian has shared with me that if the steps are simple enough for beginners to kick start and follow, people won’t give up. So true. Most people give up because of two reasons: Worms escape and die Too much food which attracts insects and people freak out Read FAQ below to avoid such mistakes! […]
Khaw Nie learned about the sulfur usage from an article published by Dr Wilson Wong. According to Dr Wilson, sulfur soap can be used against small sucking insects like aphids, mealy bugs, scales and so on, which are killed by suffocation, mites included. Extracted from Dr Wilson’s Article: How to use? “To use make a […]
We think most of us can resonate with this “WHY”. Yew Boon has been growing edibles for more than 10 years. It started with just herbs like mints at home. Now, she loves growing edibles associated with her childhood. For example, winged beans, wild pepper leaves, torch ginger, cekur, laksa leaves, lemongrass and kaffir lime, […]
Where to find edible cactus cutting? Here! We look forward to seeing your growing cactus! Share with us in our FB page. In Mexico, there are many ways of cooking cactus, including steam, stir fry, marinate, serve as salad and many others. Among them, spicy fried cactus, egg fried cactus and cactus salad are the […]
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