I planted the Kangkong 
that were already rooting into three pots that didn’t have drainage holes, so they’ll grow in a bog-like environment. Can’t wait to harvest leaves from them.
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Begonia Leaf + Things I Didn’t Know About Begonias…
I took a broken leaf from my Auntie’s Begonia. It’s from a tuberous-type Begonia with double white and red flowers. I’m hoping that I can grow a baby plant from this leaf.
As I was searching Flickr and YouTube for information on how to propagate a Begonia from a leaf cutting, I discovered that some (or maybe all) Wax and Tuberous Begonias are edible. Now I have to try the one’s we have.
Below is a YouTube video from EatTheWeeds that explains how to eat them.
Kang Kong…
I had a craving for Sinigang (a Filipino dish) and one of the ingredients I purchased to cook it was Kangkong (aka Ong Choy, Water Spinach, etc.). I just used the tips and leaves and saved the bottom stems. I then cut the bottom about .5 inch from a node so the stem can easily soak up water. I’m planning on trying to plant this if it roots.
The next day, I was really surprised to see some of the stems already rooting, just one day after I placed them in water.
100,000 Views
My Flickr photostream reached 100,000 views today! :)
Rebutia Cactus…
Orange Rebutia Cactus flowering in late June.
Blog Updates (Contact Me Page + Disqus)…
I made a couple changes to this blog…
First, I added a Contact Me page someone mentioned that I did not have my email address here… oops… so now I can be contacted via the new Contact Me page.
Secondly, I switched the commenting system to Disqus, which I believe has more features than the built in WordPress commenting system. I’ll evaluate it and see how I like it.
Gardening August 9, 2011…
My Haemanthus albiflos has been surviving and growing very very slowly. I think it may be due to it’s small pot and maybe lack of light. It’s also potted in Cactus Mix because I thought it grew like a succulent when I purchased it back in 2007. Since it’s starting to get bigger, I decided to pot it up into a 1-gallon pot and use more potting soil and compost. I’ll also give it a little more sun and hope that it grow bigger and maybe bloom next year.
Does Superthrive Expire?
I stumbled onto a page on Amazon.com for Superthrive, the plant vitamin and hormone supplement… and remembered that I have a small bottle (from maybe 3 years ago) somewhere that I hardly used.
Does anyone know if Superthrive expire?… and do you think it’ll be worth it to dig it up and use it again?