noreply@blogger.com (Malay-Kadazan girl)Tue, 25 Aug 2026 02:11:55 +0930Blogger http://www.blogger.com433125http://kebunmalaykadazangirls.blogspot.com/en-usnonoreply@blogger.comhttp://kebunmalaykadazangirls.blogspot.com/2014/05/home-grown-dragon-fruit.htmlDragonFruitnoreply@blogger.com (Malay-Kadazan girl)Fri, 16 May 2014 23:21:00 +0930tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post-8393593835387424550  The dragon fruit cactus like plant has been growing at the backyard since I was a teenager. But I have never had the opportunity to eat our own home grown dragon fruit. Not that it has not bear fruit. It just that I was never at home during harvest time. So very happy I was this week to have the opportunity to harvest and enjoy our own home grown dragon fruit. Dragon fruit plant in this30http://kebunmalaykadazangirls.blogspot.com/2014/05/heirloom-edamame-fuuki.htmlEDAMAMEnoreply@blogger.com (Malay-Kadazan girl)Thu, 8 May 2014 15:08:00 +0930tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post-1820421941850871150  One of the edamame (soybean) varieties that we have been growing repeatedly in our garden is 'Fuuki' (富貴).  Fuuki plants has white fur on its stems and bean pods as clearly seen in the first photo. Fuuki grows very easy in our tropical garden with not much attention given, love basking in full sun and relying on rain water only. They don't need to be watered everyday, they can 23http://kebunmalaykadazangirls.blogspot.com/2014/05/aerides-odorata.htmlOrchidnoreply@blogger.com (Malay-Kadazan girl)Wed, 7 May 2014 19:07:00 +0930tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post-6283307150197648105  I have been trying to write this post when the "Aerides odorata" on the biggest durian tree on our yard bloomed that has been in line "draft" post. I am feeling much better, lose a bit of weight (burn the baby fat), enjoying motherhood and watching the kids growing up. Still totally passionate and busy in the garden. How time flies, and I have not written any post this year yet. It has 12http://kebunmalaykadazangirls.blogspot.com/2013/12/last-harvest-monday-2014.htmlCanistelCempedakharvestLemonNam NamPulasan.Rambutannoreply@blogger.com (Malay-Kadazan girl)Mon, 30 Dec 2013 21:29:00 +1030tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post-8978851266665905310  Yesterday, I decided to do a last posting for Harvest Monday 2013 since it has been a while we joined in at Daphne's Dandelions. Usually it is raining on the afternoon here as we are in the Monsoon season. Therefore limited time to get a lot of the 'task to do' be ticked off on the list. We rarely get to take pictures of the harvest now as it has always been a rush or me harvesting while36http://kebunmalaykadazangirls.blogspot.com/2013/12/merry-christmas-and-king-tut-in-merry.htmlsweet peanoreply@blogger.com (Malay-Kadazan girl)Wed, 25 Dec 2013 06:00:00 +1030tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post-6870799638849561169  Wishing that everyone is having a wonderful time creating beautiful memories with their love ones during this festive season from us here in Kebun Malay-Kadazan Girls/Boys. A beautiful memory was made in our kebun (garden) this week, it was the first time that King Tut sweet pea bestowed the first bloom for us in this tropical lowland garden of ours. Well, for beginners in spring colder 15http://kebunmalaykadazangirls.blogspot.com/2013/12/vagina-bulbophyllum.htmlFigOrchidnoreply@blogger.com (Malay-Kadazan girl)Sat, 14 Dec 2013 01:58:00 +1030tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post-951134275429852787  Hope the first word in this plant name will kind of alert that after a long break from this blog that I have finally write a posting after almost 6 months. Sean the author of 'Half a pound of treacle' helped me identified this orchid species when he visited our place last Wednesday with Bob who came all the way from South Australia. The flower picture is not clear because it was 20http://kebunmalaykadazangirls.blogspot.com/2013/06/sabah-honey-pineapple-nanas-madu-sabah.htmlPineapplenoreply@blogger.com (Malay-Kadazan girl)Sat, 29 Jun 2013 19:38:00 +0930tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post-646109047640903047  We enjoyed the pineapple fruit above yesterday and it was very sweet like honey. Much much much sweeter than the pineapple slice syrup liquid in can. So much different than the common variety ones sold in the market to this honey pineapple from Sabah state the original plant came from my aunt. If you visit Sabah, don't forget to ask the farmers whether they are selling Nanas madu or 30http://kebunmalaykadazangirls.blogspot.com/2013/06/hazy-harvest.htmlharvestLemonokraPostnatal DepressionRosellenoreply@blogger.com (Malay-Kadazan girl)Tue, 25 Jun 2013 12:56:00 +0930tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post-8689310849827717633  Haze condition in some of the places in Peninsular Malaysia is really bad. Schools has been closed now until the haze level goes down. The kids are now limited indoors and fortunately has not get bored yet on the activities they focusing on at the moment. The television has not been switched  on at all for more than a week at least. Gardeners too need to avoid not spending too much 22http://kebunmalaykadazangirls.blogspot.com/2013/06/tagal-kampung-poturidong.htmlSabahtravelnoreply@blogger.com (Malay-Kadazan girl)Mon, 24 Jun 2013 07:30:00 +0930tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post-919949241596721947  One of the highlight on our recent trip to Sabah is visiting a protection site for Mahseer (kelah in Bahasa Malaysia) fish sanctuary. Earlier this year I did watch a documentary regarding this Mahseer fish sanctuary that can be visited and be very friendly with the Mahseer fish on one part region of Malaysia Sabah state. Never did I realised that in my mother own village so close to 26http://kebunmalaykadazangirls.blogspot.com/2013/06/pink-curly-hair.htmlOrchidnoreply@blogger.com (Malay-Kadazan girl)Thu, 20 Jun 2013 10:30:00 +0930tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post-2714618770437784681  This month of June this orchid has been continuously blooming one by one and I find this orchid species very attractive with its curly pink hair and red stripe inside. I don't really know much about orchids, so I lack specific terms to name the parts of the orchids structures. I grew fond of this girl with pink curly hair. Any gardeners can help me identify this type of Orchid?  19http://kebunmalaykadazangirls.blogspot.com/2013/06/drought-fruit-season-harvest-june.htmlfruitharvestjicamaLemonPineapplenoreply@blogger.com (Malay-Kadazan girl)Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:07:00 +0930tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post-7980276214178569121  I was competing with the squirrel this morning for Sabah's Honey pineapple (Nanas Madu Sabah) fruits. I was weeding one of the section of the veggie patch at the backyard and on my way to the house checking how the kids are doing because Abby was still sleeping before I started weeding. Just when I was heading to the house on the corner of my eyes I thought I saw a tail wiggling on one 18http://kebunmalaykadazangirls.blogspot.com/2013/06/returned-after-2-weeks.htmlBananaCassavafruitharvestnoreply@blogger.com (Malay-Kadazan girl)Tue, 11 Jun 2013 04:10:00 +0930tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post-1408832230026575013  Actually we just returned from our trip to Sabah for about 2 weeks last Friday. The whole family went this time leaving the garden to look after itself. I thought that there was a period went without rain looking at the garden surrounding but I might be wrong because the weeds were hiding a lot of plants. Three separate section of veggie patches that I did direct sowed some seeds the 24http://kebunmalaykadazangirls.blogspot.com/2013/06/butterfly-pea-seeds-give-away.htmlButterfly Peanoreply@blogger.com (Malay-Kadazan girl)Sat, 8 Jun 2013 16:40:00 +0930tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post-120586346728573016  The butterfly pea or Clitorea ternatea is named by some taxonomist as having the shape of 'ahem' women private part. The butterfly pea flower is a plant easily grown in the tropical region all year round. This is a wonderful plant not only providing us continuous beautiful blue bloom but also helps nourishes the soil. A plant that thrives in any type of soil and will bloom more profusely24http://kebunmalaykadazangirls.blogspot.com/2013/05/our-first-sunroot-malaysia-harvest.htmlButterfly Peaharvestpattypan squashradishsunrootnoreply@blogger.com (Malay-Kadazan girl)Mon, 13 May 2013 04:22:00 +0930tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post-7869927669268532268  We are doing a trial growing sunroot (Jerusalem artichokes) this year in this hot and humid tropical weather and one plant had died off which was planted last November. So we dig in and see what the results are from the spot we tried to grow the sunroot plant. The plant was only about 2 feet tall so I was not expecting much of it. Surprisingly the plant did yield several tubers, although38http://kebunmalaykadazangirls.blogspot.com/2013/05/we-have-been-staying-with-my-parent-in.htmlasian vegetablebrinjalfruitharvestnoreply@blogger.com (Malay-Kadazan girl)Tue, 7 May 2013 12:32:00 +0930tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post-6918447795432910815 We have been staying with my parent in-laws for several days for the grand election at East Coast Malaysia. So the garden has to fend for themselves. We don't have to worry much about watering the plants because almost every day this week the plants received some showers from mother nature almost every afternoon. Due to the rain I have to check on the mulberry plants often as some time during 10http://kebunmalaykadazangirls.blogspot.com/2013/05/pea-eggplant-solanum-torvum.htmlbrinjalnoreply@blogger.com (Malay-Kadazan girl)Fri, 3 May 2013 10:52:00 +0930tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post-1239627122109612074  The pea eggplant (Solanum Torvum) as what it is familiarly called in English has the size as same as peas. In Malaysia, it is called terung pipit. Terung in Malay language is eggplant and pipit is sparrow. This eggplant grow wild here in Peninsular Malaysia and of course its neighbouring countries like Thailand courtesy of the birds. Hence, it is called terung pipit. Can be a very 16http://kebunmalaykadazangirls.blogspot.com/2013/04/may2013-harvest-monday.htmlbrinjalGinseng JawaharvestNam Namturmericnoreply@blogger.com (Malay-Kadazan girl)Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:56:00 +0930tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post-7267894210121443390  It has been just a few days since I returned and the garden has given many nice surprises. Mulberry trees that were just starting to fruit when I left them has provided sweet fruits which Rayyan really enjoyed as his snack while waiting for the parents to prepare lunch. I am relief to see that the butterfly pea plants keeps on providing pretty blooms everyday. Did not noticed a volunteer19http://kebunmalaykadazangirls.blogspot.com/2013/04/antelope-dendrobium.htmlflowerOrchidnoreply@blogger.com (Malay-Kadazan girl)Sun, 28 Apr 2013 04:09:00 +0930tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post-4258189898877140342  After I returned back from my stay with my parents at Borneo Island, I got very upset seeing how the edible garden became like when I left it on my husband to look after it. I can't say my blood pressure when up since I never had problem with my blood pressure. But the colour red was very significant. So I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me when I saw this orchid/dendrobium 9http://kebunmalaykadazangirls.blogspot.com/2013/04/white-anthurium.htmlflowerPeace Lilynoreply@blogger.com (Malay-Kadazan girl)Wed, 24 Apr 2013 03:54:00 +0930tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post-9152258000167364961  The peace lily is a plant that really thrive at our garden without any care. It is also a plant that blooms all year round when the clump of plants is well-established. This peace lily plant white spathe has a greyish stripe mark when closely observe. The photo was taken during wet season, so some soil has jumped onto the spathe indicating very heavy rain. But what fascinated me the most17http://kebunmalaykadazangirls.blogspot.com/2013/04/tamu-tamparuli.htmlSabahnoreply@blogger.com (Malay-Kadazan girl)Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:25:00 +0930tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post-462912592216410011  Today Wednesday morning is Tamu  (market) at Tamparuli which I went with my mother and sister to buy groceries. Tamu Tamparuli is very special to us because this is the town or main place where we usually shopped our groceries (supplies) went we stayed at mama village before we rode on the public transport and head for mama village. Of course, mama had many memories here in her 14http://kebunmalaykadazangirls.blogspot.com/2013/04/kitaran-hidup-pokok-katak-puru.htmlfruitlife cycleNam Namnoreply@blogger.com (Malay-Kadazan girl)Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:30:00 +0930tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post-5806868437491925777  Before I went off to Borneo island, our Nam Nam tree fruit season has returned and this was the last edibles I harvested. At least, I got to satisfy my craving for nam nam fruit before my flight to Sabah. I hope the boys at home will continuously pick butterfly pea flowers so that the plants will not get old by producing seed pods. No one going to remember to harvest sponge luffa fruits,15http://kebunmalaykadazangirls.blogspot.com/2013/04/gaya-street-tamu.htmlSabahtravelnoreply@blogger.com (Malay-Kadazan girl)Mon, 15 Apr 2013 05:57:00 +0930tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post-5173328326179839501   I managed to persuade my sister yesterday morning, to visit the Gaya Street Tamu held every Sunday Morning, knocked on her bedroom door and told her little Abby all dress up to go out. Gaya Street Tamu is in the middle of the Kota Kinabalu city, just a few metres away walking distance very close to the sea. We barely made it before all the stalls are ready to pack up.  I just 19http://kebunmalaykadazangirls.blogspot.com/2013/04/tamu-tuaran.htmlSabahtravelnoreply@blogger.com (Malay-Kadazan girl)Sun, 14 Apr 2013 01:02:00 +0930tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post-4091697451625793572  This month I am spending most of my days in Borneo island, specifically on the Land Below the Wind which is Sabah, one of the state in Malaysia. The Malaysia Peninsular is popular with night markets or in the National language 'Pasar Malam'. However, here in Sabah local markets are in the morning time and known as 'Tamu'. Compared to Peninsular Malaysia 20 years ago, transportation is 14http://kebunmalaykadazangirls.blogspot.com/2013/03/water-hyacinth.htmlflowerWater Hyacinthnoreply@blogger.com (TukangKebun)Fri, 29 Mar 2013 17:39:00 +1030tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post-3215570367694702937 After a hot spell and now with some rain we had, has helped to trigger water hyacinth plants to bloom once again. I have noticed that the water hyacinth after a couple weeks of a hot humid weather without much rain and then finally followed by some consecutive rainy days will make the water hyacinth plant starts to produce flowers. Today we are fortunate to see 4 plants bloom at once. The17http://kebunmalaykadazangirls.blogspot.com/2013/03/butterfly-pea-kakiage-and-smurf-drink.htmlButterfly Pearecipenoreply@blogger.com (Malay-Kadazan girl)Thu, 28 Mar 2013 06:00:00 +1030tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791441406225351573.post-8232553641555625492  This Thursday we are participating Garden Gobbles hosted by Veggiegobbler. I am always amazed on how creative Veggiegobbler at producing amazing vegetarian dishes from her garden for her family. The garden produce that is daily available to us is the Butterfly pea flowers and Surinam Spinach or also known as Javanese Ginseng. When I first came back, I seriously thought that Javanese 11