In today's post I am sharing some photos of flowers and plants from my garden. These photos were taken some time ago. These same flowers are now blooming in my garden and same plants are fruiting like the Okra and Bitter Gourd plants. It had been raining the whole of yesterday, on and off until this morning. At this moment, the sun is shining bright and strong over us here in Ipoh and the current temperature is about 32 deg. C - the best time to stay indoor away from the strong sun.
Pretty Begonia blooming all over my side garden.
These Begonia plants started to sprout during this rainy season.
These were all self seeded and they appear in the wet season.
They can be found growing from the ground in between flower pots.
They can be found growing where they are not stepped on.
They grow wild in my garden, they bloom and the seeds will disperse on its own throughout my garden. The seeds stay dormant and will sprout when the next rainy season starts.
Next are these pretty and little bright yellow flowers of the Bitter Gourd plants.
Some of the flowers will turn into fruits for me to harvest for my dinner.
These are my Okra or Ladies Fingers plants growing in pots.
I have altogether 8 plants. 2 plants growing in each pot.
I have to harvest the fruit before they over matured.
Or else they become hard and fibrous.
This is the Okra flower.
Love the colour of the Okra flower.
One morning, I can harvest 8 fruits from 8 plants.
Another morning, I get to harvest these fruits.
Linking to Floral Bliss.
For God, who gives seed to the farmer to plant,
and later on good crops to harvest and eat,
will give you more and more seed to plant and
will make it grow so that you can give away
more and more fruit from your harvest.
(2 Corinthians 9:10, The Living Bible-TLB)
The ladyfingers plant so tall and healthy, pity my plants always got eaten by the snails!
ReplyDeleteHi Elaine. At one time, my garden was also infested with snails. I went to the plant nursery for help and I was told to place pellets on the ground around the pots and now the problem is very much reduced.
DeleteFantastic garden okra and begonia are very common at my place
ReplyDeleteThank you, Gosia. Have a fantastic day!
DeleteLovely pics! xx
ReplyDeleteThank you, Beauty. Have a lovely day!
DeleteHomegrown edibles bring joy 😆. It is a blessing indeed. I need to plant again okra. Homegrown ones can be eaten raw too:)
ReplyDeleteOkra is very easy to grow and low maintenance. I haven't tried eating okra raw.
DeleteI enjoy admiring plants, but I have no green fingers...
ReplyDeleteHa ha..Sharon, you are welcome to admire my plants and flowers.
DeleteBelas flores.
ReplyDeleteUm abraço e boa semana.
Andarilhar
Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
Livros-Autografados
Thank you, Francisco. Have a lovely day!
DeleteI love eating okra. It's wonderful to see the actual plant it grows from, such a beautiful flower!
ReplyDeleteLoving your begonnias.
The bitter gourd looks rather spikey!!!
Have a wonderful Wednesday Nancy :)
Thank you, Prunella. That is a spikey bitter gourd specie. Have a wonderful day!
Deletei like to eat okra. never thought the okra flowers are so pretty. so nice to be able to eat your own homegrown okras like STP.
ReplyDeleteIf I hadn't grown okra in my garden, I wouldn't know that the flowers are so pretty. Have a good day!
DeletePretty flowers - enjoy the harvest!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Riitta. Have a nice day!
DeleteNancy, you garden is indeed bountiful with lovely flowers and vegetables!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Phong Hong. Thanks to the rainy season, most of the plants are doing well. Have a happy day!
DeleteWe love okra! Your flowers are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Mimi. Have a beautiful day!
Delete...I've never seen an okra flower before. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Tom. Have a good day!
DeleteSo beautiful photos!
ReplyDeleteThank you, dear. Have a nice day!
DeleteThe begonia flower is so strikingly beautiful. Hope someday I could harvest veggie when I started a veggie garden.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Rose. Have a beautiful day!
DeleteAbsolutely gorgeous! I hope you are having a nice week. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Linda. Have a lovely week!
DeleteThose okra flowers are so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Angie. Have a terrific day!
DeleteGreat shots of the flowers and the okra Nancy :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Denise. Have a great day!
DeleteAll so beautiful and I love okra. I was raised on okra.
ReplyDeleteHave a fabulous day, Nancy. ☺
Thank you, Sandee. Have a fantastic day!
DeleteYour begonia and okra flowers are my favorites. You are surrounded by such beauty!!! I sometimes think you ARE Mother Nature! Nurturing and beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Ginny for your nice comments. The plants are thriving during this rainy season. Have a beautiful day!
DeleteGreat flowers!:)
ReplyDeletexxBasia
Thank you, Basia. Have a great day!
DeleteEvery plant and flower is so healthy and proof of your TLC!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Christine. Have a wonderful day!
DeleteBeautiful flowers.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Mamas. Have a beautiful day!
DeleteThe Okra flower is so beautiful
ReplyDeleteThank you, Libby. Have a lovely day!
DeleteGreat pics ) Thanks for the interesting post!
ReplyDeleteThank you, dear. Have a great day!
DeleteThey're very pretty!
ReplyDeleteThank you, William. Have a happy day!
DeleteBeautiful flowers...I have always thought that okra has beautiful flowers and grew some just for the flowers. And the plant itself is pretty.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you. They make beautiful plants with their pretty flowers plus we get to harvest their fruits. Have a beautiful day!
DeleteSuch beautiful plants and blooms, Nancy! ^.^
ReplyDeleteYou are truly blessed with the green thumb.
Thank you, Sharon. The rainy weather contributed to cause the plants to grow well. Have a blessed day!
DeleteAbsolutely gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteThank you, dear. Have a wonderful day!
Deletethese pink flowers are so very pretty but unfamiliar to me.
ReplyDeletetoday i made bitter gourd with chapaties .
my mother[late] used to grow lots of lady finger and gourd alongwith onions ,garlic and many other vegies .
you own lovely garden friend
Hi Baili, I love chapaties! I am sure your mom's garden is a great garden filled with lots of edibles.
DeleteThe Okra flowers are very pretty. I suspect it may be too cold to grow okra here, we can buy it, but I have never seen it grown. Diane
ReplyDeleteMaybe you can try to grow and see if they grow well during the warmer days. Have a wonderful day!
DeleteHello, pretty collection of flowers and images. I like the okra flower. Happy Thursday, enjoy your day!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Eileen. Have a happy day!
DeleteI'm inspired to plant okra now! Have a good weekend!
ReplyDeleteGreat! You will enjoy the okra fruits! Have a good weekend too!
DeleteHi Nancy,
ReplyDeleteI joined a new company early this year and it has a big courtyard with herb plants, pandan leaves, aloe vera, lady's fingers etc... Pumpkin yet to bear fruits. I begin to enjoy the green scenic during my breaks.
Hi Karen, I am happy that you are enjoying the green scene the courtyard. It can be very calming and relaxing. Have a wonderful day.
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