Our plants are finally fruiting! I get so excited watching them sprout and growing bigger by the day. Feeling like a proud mother! Besides learning how much water the plants need at different stages of growth, I've also learnt that they flower first and only when germinated, does the fruits grow out as the flowers wilt away. However, the melons and squashes like the bittermelon, cucumber, winter mellon and zucchini have male and female flowers. At the early stage, all the flowers blooming are males and only break off without fruiting. It's the pollenated female flowers that turn into fruits. Plants like the okra and snow peas have to be constantly harvested for more to sprout. I can't get over how beautiful these fruiting plant's flowers are! But the best part is actually seeing how the plants of these vegetables look like!
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| Beefsteak tomatoes |
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| Japanese Mici cucumbers sprouting on our hydroponic table |
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| Bell pepper |
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| Manoa Wonder string beans |
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| Snow peas |
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| Okra |
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| Zucchini sprouting |
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| Wintermelon |
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| Bittermelon |
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| Bok Choy |
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| Zucchini flowers which can be eaten deep fried or sauteed |
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| Snow pea flowers are so dainty and pretty |
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| Okra (Ladies finger) plant flower |
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| Bittermelon flower |
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| Jalapeño chili pepper flower |
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| Tomato flowers before they turn into tomatoes |
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| Red Bell pepper plant flower. That light yellowish center is a budding bell pepper |
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| Caught this amazing shot of a honey bee hovering over the Thai Basil plant flowers |
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| Cucumber flower |
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| Wintermelon flower |
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