Pumpkins

There's Ah Peng .... our CG Pumpkin Grower .... these three varieties were all grown from seeds. All were hidden in the lush surroundings of the wintermelon vines until he pointed them out to me.

Judging Day for the NParks CG Competition 2012

Two years later and we are at it again .... CG Competition 2012 organised by Nparks. According to one of the judges who had been here before .... he said we have improved :-) Our CGers were down to greet them in our hearland T-shirts with our CG Leader and RC chairman too. There was even Liang Teh prepared to quench our thirst during our informal chat with the judges.

Giant Agaves In Cameron Highlands

During the March holidays 2012 my family and I went up to Cameron Highlands and saw these giant agaves growing by the roadside along the main road in Brinchang Town. Out of these four giants, two of them were flowering and one of them had the mother plant deteriorating quite badly. I suspect these giants may be more than fifty years old.

Grapes In Hougang ?

I posted in FB about my discovery of some grape vines growing somewhere in Hougang and my friend S got so excited that she gathered the CGers to visit the site on a Friday morning. Yes, it was an exciting find cos' we didn't expect that grapes can grow this big in Singapore. The grape vine was identified as a wild relative of the grape plant. It's a Cayratia mollisima (Wall.)Gagnepain. My CGer picked up some of the fallen berries and tasted it and said it was sweet but it didn't taste like the grapes we eat. So now we have some seeds and my CGer will be trying to germinate and grow them. Wish her success and stay tune for updates.

Our Home .... AMK Town Council Publication

In the March/April 2012 issue we were featured together with the other Gold Award winners in the group. My friend's garden is also a winner and am so happy for him too. I remember when I started to volunteer in this CG , many a times I have exchanged and given plants to my friend here and he in return also passed me soil and plants and seeds.
As for the photo,  I would have prefered a group picture cos' many were involved in helping the garden win the award. Just wanna say Thank-You AMK Town Council for recognizing the efforts we community gardeners put in to make the gardens what  they are today.

CG Breakfast Club

Once in a while the CGers will get together to have breakfast in the garden. Here we share food from our harvest and pot luck too. It's a simple way to relax and chit chat about on goings in the garden.

The Community Garden Today Pt.5

Showcasing here the Vegetables / Herbs Section.

Every month the vegetables and herbs are harvested and shared with the Senior Citizens Corner. Volunteers here will cook a hearty breakfast for them.

The Herbs Section.