Day 1: New Sprouts Growing in My Garden
By Ella M
@L_i_zz_y (78)
Indonesia
February 9, 2021 4:38am CST
It's been raining a lot the past few days. To make up for the missing sun, we’re having a lot of activities at home. 
We’ve been planting all sorts of new plants that if I look out the window, I can see them lining up. Avocado pits, cactus, seasonal flowers, red paprika, green paprika, red paprika, tomato seeds, guava, rambutan, mango… They’re put inside little, black polybags.
And then when they are grown a little, we move them inside small pots, bigger pots, and eventually we plant them on the ground.
Newly planted seeds don't need too much sun. But they do get destroyed by the heavy rain, and it's been raining a lot here in Jakarta. Mornings, noons, nights.
So before it really pours, we need to move these new plants out of the way. It will take a long time before they start growing fruits, so for the time being just need to be very diligent and keep them away from harm, and pesky bugs. Many bugs and plant-eating critters are around during the rainy season.
What about you? What plants are growing in your garden?
We’ve been planting all sorts of new plants that if I look out the window, I can see them lining up. Avocado pits, cactus, seasonal flowers, red paprika, green paprika, red paprika, tomato seeds, guava, rambutan, mango… They’re put inside little, black polybags.
And then when they are grown a little, we move them inside small pots, bigger pots, and eventually we plant them on the ground.
Newly planted seeds don't need too much sun. But they do get destroyed by the heavy rain, and it's been raining a lot here in Jakarta. Mornings, noons, nights.
So before it really pours, we need to move these new plants out of the way. It will take a long time before they start growing fruits, so for the time being just need to be very diligent and keep them away from harm, and pesky bugs. Many bugs and plant-eating critters are around during the rainy season.
What about you? What plants are growing in your garden?14 people like this
16 responses
@itsmesheima (152)
• Hong Kong
9 Feb 21
Indeed, Indonesia is currently raining a lot, causing flood. I like planting flowers . flowers in Indonesia are sold in high prices, including anglonema plant. Do you have it?
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@itsmesheima (152)
• Hong Kong
9 Feb 21
@L_i_zz_y I'll wait your post. btw do you buy seeds?
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@L_i_zz_y (78)
• Indonesia
9 Feb 21
@itsmesheima The seeds we don't. We only buy the fruits and then clean the seeds to plant. But we do buy the "benih tanaman" and I don't know what that is in English. It's like a mini plant that the seeders have prepared, and we just need to put them in pots.
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@L_i_zz_y (78)
• Indonesia
9 Feb 21
I wish I can plant more flowers. I bought a dozen of the flowers I saw online and tried to grow them, but they are really challenging. They won't grow even though we put them in the sun. I have one that looks like anglonema but maybe not, because we bought it very cheap. It's purple. I'll try to take a photo and post it here.
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@allknowing (130063)
• India
9 Feb 21
Only a gardener knows the joy when they see sprouts from seeds that have been sown. I am one of them.
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@allknowing (130063)
• India
9 Feb 21
@L_i_zz_y I have a biggish garden that has several fruit trees, flowers and other bushes
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@L_i_zz_y (78)
• Indonesia
9 Feb 21
@allknowing We also have a lot of bushes here, and fruit bats. They like to circle around the fruits.
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@MALUSE (69413)
• Germany
9 Feb 21
@L_i_zz_y It can be fun if you have time and can play in it or go skiing or tobogganing.
Yet, it can be a deadly danger if you have to drive a car on slippery and icy roads or if an avalanche covers your house.
If you have to drive on a motorway, you should always have a blanket with you and something to eat in case the motorway is blocked by accidents for hours and you can't move forward and have to stay in your car.
Freistaat Sachsen - Treuen A72: Wegen des starken Schneefalls und Schneeverwehungen ist der Verkehr auf der Aurobahn A72 in Sachsen am Montag nahezu komplett...
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@L_i_zz_y (78)
• Indonesia
9 Feb 21
@MALUSE What a curious sight. Thanks for sharing the video. I'm not sure how I would survive in such cold weather.. It will be very challenging.
But that traffic jam looks oddly familiar. We also have weird car jams like that for no apparent reason in the rainy seasons. Now not so much because of lockdowns, but when that happens at least we can turn off the engine or pull over and just walk.
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@RitzzView (2994)
• India
9 Feb 21
I'm not a big fan of planting, my mom is. She loves flower plants
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@lazydaizee (6738)
• United Kingdom
10 Feb 21
Your plants look lovely , it is nice to be able to grow your own food. We have fruit trees and bushes growing in our garden which keep coming back every year with more and more fruit.
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@L_i_zz_y (78)
• Indonesia
10 Feb 21
Thank you, @lazydaizee. It definitely feels a lot better with plants around. I love the fruits we have. Maybe one day I can bake with them and maybe make pies or jams, but pretty fruits like strawberries and bananas don't grow well in our soil. We still need to buy.
@rhuenz (10646)
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9 Feb 21
It's a nice feeling when you see improvement on the plants you made to grow isn't?
A few years back i was in my hometown,i just tried to cut branch of moringa and planted,that time is rainy season,and i am so glad when i saw leaves begin to sprout from it.
Not all are success in growing plants.
I'm glad you made it.
Not all are success in growing plants.
I'm glad you made it.2 people like this
@L_i_zz_y (78)
• Indonesia
9 Feb 21
It is a very nice feeling, something to look up to every day. How nice to actually see a moringa tree grow... Sometimes the plants I bought whither anyways, even though I've done everything the seller tells me to do, so I guess there's also a bit of luck in the hobby. But I will not let that bring me down.
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@macayada (1497)
• Cavite City, Philippines
10 Feb 21
There are so many who switch into planting ornamental plants. Gardening is now the stress reliever of so many.Restrictions in going out due to covid has caused boredom and so gardening or planting became one of the hobbies and additional income.
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@psanasangma (5884)
• India
9 Feb 21
I am trying to grow chillies hope it will grow faster
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@L_i_zz_y (78)
• Indonesia
9 Feb 21
That would be great, @psanasangma. I would like to see chilies grow faster too.
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@helloatic (18)
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28 May 21
Last month I also tried to plant tomatoes and red chilli. Both are now growing bigger. The past few days here in my place is so hot, I am so afraid the plant would get sunburn...
