Our greeny little backyard

Alex loves sweet potato leaves. Each time we had dinner outside, we'll call 'stir fry sweet potato leaves'. Since we've decided not to renovate our backyard to wet kitchen, mum suggests we plant some vegetables. Sweet potato leaves grow fast and can adapt to any type of soil easily, somemore Alex likes to eat, so we give no second thought on what to plant first.

Sweet potato leaves - seeds provided by our neighbour next door, free of charge :)
5-Oct-08 (current):

We can't finish all these. I think this big quantity can serve as a dish for 3 to 4 small families in our neighbourhood. Probably this is still too little to sell to the newly open Chinese restaurant located 5 minutes walking distance from our home.

17-Aug-08 (1.5 months ago): 50% full


Tomato plant
As we know, tomato is rich in antioxidant. Eat plenty (means A LOT) of tomatoes resulting smooth face. This is real testimony from one of my friends who we worked together as front office receptionist when I was 17. If we can plant our own tomatoes, we can eat plenty of fresh tomatoes without worrying about pestiside and the market price. So, for my face's sake, Alex is planting tomatoes at our backyard even though my father tried planting tomatoes at Pasir Panjang hometown last year and it resulted green tiny mini tomatoes badly attacked by worms!

When we were back at hometown during Raya holiday, Alex consulted dad on building a shelter for the fragile tomato plants which washed to dead by the heavy rain pouring down from the roof edge. They went to the old chicken hut looking for un-used woods. Alex then went to Pasir Panjang town to buy 1 meter long green insect gauze from hardware shop. After we went back to Seremban, Alex spent the night (probably 3 hours?) building the shelter.

See the result:

Tomato plant
5-Oct-08 (current):

The biggest tomato plant is in the middle, beneath the green shelter.

Alex, you are my hero! I love you!