Saturday 12 February 2022

Home Grown Kangkong (Water Spinach) From My Garden

After returning from morning walk and breakfast, I harvested some greens from my garden.

Time to harvest the water spinach (kangkong) and green amaranth (yeen choy).
I plucked the water spinach for dinner.
I sauteed the water spinach (kangkong) with garlic and salt. I choose to cooked it plain to enjoy the natural sweetness of the vegetable.
Leftover of the previous day's pork strips and belimbing buluh.
Again, I boiled plain brown rice porridge for dinner.
Received a comb of bananas from our neighbour.
Our generous neighbour is our regular supplier of papayas and bananas.
Our back neighbours love to feed the pigeons.
Can you see the white pigeon spreading its wings?
These pigeons tend to gather on rooftops and awnings. They also build their nests under the roofs, the eaves and any place possible of the buildings.
Wherever they are, they leave behind their messy poops and this can be a health hazard. Some likes to feed these pigeons but once there are many, they can be a nuisance and is not easy to get rid of.


Throw out the mockers,
and you will be rid of tension, fighting, and quarrels.
(Proverbs 22:10, The Living Bible-TLB)

48 comments:

  1. It is nice that you can grow food in your home garden. These pigeon pictures are beautiful and I spotted the white pigeon too.

    Have a nice weekend!

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  2. The white pigeon photo is amazing. It looks like an angel bird.

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    1. Thank you, Ginny. It is a very special white angel bird. It was the only white one there that day.

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  3. we have problems with pigeons here, you can be fined for feeding them in some public places. So many of them have damaged feet too as buildings have wire and spikes to deter them which they get caught on. Your meal looks lovely, especially those fresh greens.

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  4. You have no idea how much I miss water spinach, Nancy!

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    1. I hope to grow more water spinach soon. Will need to redo the vegetable patch.

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  5. Wonderful food and photos. Have a great weekend, take care, hugs, Valerie

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    1. Thank you, Valerie. Have a great week. Hugs. Take care, stay safe.

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  6. Suddenly I feel like having porridge. Maybe I'll have that tomorrow morning. Dunno what happened to my missus' kangkong. So far only her cangkok manis is growing well and my girl's oval cherry tomatoes.

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    1. I had porridge again this afternoon. My tomatoes are fruiting also.

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  7. It is wonderful to grow your own vegetables, they are so tasty and fresh. You have a great neighbour who is generous with the things they grow.

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  8. Hello, Nancy
    Your spinach and veggies look delicious. I am sure they are tasty too. The pigeon are nice to see, it would be a big group to keep feeding. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, have a happy weekend. PS, thanks for leaving me a comment.

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    1. Thank you, Eileen for hosting. Happy new week.

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  9. ...what a great neighbor to have!

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  10. I like green amaranth leaves. You are right, pigeon poop can cause respiratory diseases. Feeding these rock pigeons will distract them from their scavenging role.

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  11. Delicious Nancy! Pigeons are cute but they sure can make a huge mess. I would definitely pass on feeding them and having them hang around.

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    1. Thank you, Martha. The pigeons are usually fed by some neighbours living a few houses away from mine.

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  12. The pigeons do love hand outs, don't they! Enjoy your weekend and wonderful meals.

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  13. Your Home Grown Kangkong looks so green and fresh and tasty! So nice of your friend to supply regular banana and papaya to you. Do you have banana and papaya trees in your garden? You are right about the pigeons' poo - they are a health hazard.

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    1. Thank you, Mun. My side garden is too small to plant papaya tree. The tiny banana trees are in a pot.

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    1. They stay around because they are fed regularly by some of our neighbours.

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  15. Tienes muy buenos vecinos. Besos.

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  16. Your greens look delicious! Feeding wild animals does have drawbacks.

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  17. My partner gets very annoyed when he parks under the trees and birds poop on his car!

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    1. Ha ha...not only him. I get annoyed too if I find poop on my car too.

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  18. wow something rich for your garden make me feel enjoy Nancy. This banana in my homeyard called uter banana. And stir fry kangkong is my favourit too. Have a nice day...

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  19. Your vegetables look delicious.
    The pigeons seem to be hungry.
    Greetings Irma

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  20. Water spinach is best cooked with garlic. Yummy. So nice to harvest from own garden.

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    1. We usually cook with garlic or sambal belacan and dried shrimps.

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  21. Lindas aves. Geniales e spinacas. Te mando un beso y te deseo un feliz dia del amor y la amistad.

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  22. Many shopkeepers like to feed pigeons everyday. I heard they believed the birds would bring customers!!

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    1. I think so too. Something about blessing their business and bring good fortune. I think that is why some of the neighbours are feeding them.

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  23. Wow such green and healthy vegetables.

    I had a relative who passed away from meningitis many years back. Learnt then that pigeon droppings are carriers so I always try not to breathe in much when around pigeons.

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    1. Its true. I have heard of people who died because they are exposed to pigeon droppings.

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