Root Awakening (20 Mar 2010)
Below are my responses to 3 gardening questions published in the last instalment of the Root Awakening column for Mar 2010. The first question asked why the flower buds of a new pot of African violet...
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Below are answers to three questions for the Root Awakening column published on 3 April 2010. The first question asked why the leaves of mint and basil started to curl with the presence of ants around...
View ArticleRoot Awakening (10 Apr 2010)
In this week’s Root Awakening column, answers to three gardening questions were given. The first question was about the lack of growth observed in begonia plants. Note that begonias demand a cool,...
View ArticleRoot Awakening (17 Apr 2010)
Below are the answers to two gardening questions that were published in the Root Awakening column on Straits Times Life! on 17 April 2010. The first question was about the browning of leaves and...
View ArticleRoot Awakening (4 Dec 2010)
Answers to two gardening questions were provided in this weekend’s edition of the Root Awakening column. The questions pertained to problems faced in growing chillis and the bauhina vine. The problem...
View ArticleRoot Awakening (11 Dec 2010)
The Root Awakening column for the second week of December 2010 provided answers to two gardening questions. The first question queried on how to go about to start the gardening hobby and be successful...
View ArticleRoot Awakening (18 Dec 2010)
Answers to three gardening questions were provided this time round. The first question was about the identity of a weed. With the help from the Singapore Herbarium, the plant was indentified to be...
View ArticleRoot Awakening (4 Jun 2011)
Here’s the Root Awakening column for this week where two gardening questions were given answers. The first question dealth with the identities of two commonly encountered shrubs which are great hedge...
View ArticleRoot Awakening (11 Jun 2011)
Here’s the Root Awakening column for the second week of Jun 2011 and answers to two gardening questions were given. The first question was about the ability to grow plants in a lift landing in a HDB...
View ArticleRoot Awakening (18 Jun 2011)
This is the the last instalment of the Root Awakening column for the month of June 2011. Answers to two questions were provided. The first question was about why the leaves of a frangipani showed signs...
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