This is a blog post on growing and harvesting Wong Bok cabbage at home. Tips and tricks from sowing to harvesting them. Wong Bok is a lesser-known Chinese leaf than Pak choi. It is also known as Chinese cabbage. there are many varieties of them. The ones I grew don’t resemble much of what you … Read more
This is a blog post on growing and harvesting Choy sum. Choy sum is a leafy green vegetable that shares similarities with Pak Choy. The stems are much tougher and it grows much taller than Pak Choy. Choy sum is a green leafy vegetable commonly used in Chinese dishes. Here in the UK, they are … Read more
This blog post is about growing and harvesting coreopsis. Coreopsis is annual or can be a perennial depending on the variety of flowering plants. mostly are grown as annuals. As I love fabric dyeing so I tend to grow plants that be of use for natural dyeing or printing. The leaves yield nice strong yellow … Read more
This is a blog post on growing and harvesting Canna Lily. Canna lily is a tropical plant that is easily grown in a cold climate like the UK. Canna lily is a lovely decorative flower plant that reminds me of my homeland of Malaysia. The tuber is also edible but it is tasteless. It doesn’t … Read more
This blog post is on growing and harvesting Kailan. Kailan is also known as Chinese kale, Gai lan ( 芥兰) Kailaan. It is a family of brassica. The taste is similar to broccoli. For me personally, it is different from kale. For one the leaves are much smoother than kale. Also, it is less of … Read more
This is a bog post on growing and harvesting Houttuynia cordata. It is also known as Vietnamese fish mint or Chameleon plant. It is winter hardy and it is edible although the taste may not be palatable to some. Some say it has a similar taste too of coriander except that it is a lot … Read more
Here is a blog post on growing and harvesting St John’s wort. It is also is known by its scientific name as Hypericum perforatum. I am writing this blog post as my series of homegrown dye plants. At the moment over the last years, I have to try to learn to grow as my dye … Read more
