Somehow end of year brings about a feeling of nostalgia that another year will soon pass by, but not without an anticipation of a new beginning and experiences for the new year. As I review the events of this year, there is not much that I want to do differently. I am thankful for the many new lessons I learnt. It is so true what they say - life is a continuous journey of learning, and experiences continue to be our best teacher. It would seem that as I age, I should be wiser but yet why do I feel sometimes there is more and more that I do not know or understand ......? The world seems to be getting more and more complex, and complicated with new research, new technology, , globalization, innovations, .......etc..... Yet all I want is to keep my life as simple as possible.......
The one thing that makes me happy these days is watching over my plants as they grow and reward me by staying healthy and lush. I take great delight whenever any of the plants bloom, bear fruits or even a cutting takes root. As I look at my increasing collection of plants, I keep saying enough is enough. For as the plants grow they take up space and my mini garden will run out of space ! I have been buying bigger pots recently. I had to repot some plants since they have outgrown their pots. Recently with the alternate heavy rainfall and hot sunshine the plants seems to thrive and grow well. So I have been pruning and weeding to do much of anything else!
I am especially most delighted with my passion fruit. There are many buds coming up, and daily there are blooms, and of course ----- small FRUITS! Actually I stand corrected when I mentioned that the passion fruit flowers do not produce any scent unlike my blue passion flower (posted 13th Jan 2010). The passion fruit flowers give off a pleasant nutty scent...! Well here are some new shots of the plant. About a month back, we construct a simple structure to help the plant to climb along it.
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| Buds....the more the merrier ! |
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| Yesterday's bloom and a New bloom .. |
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| A small fruit appears after about 2 or 3 days ( I did not keep track) |
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| Hope the fruit stays .... and not drop off ! |
Will 2011 bring me plenty of these fruits ?
To all readers .................. May the New Year brings you Good Health, Joy, Luck and Success ! Happy New Year everyone !
3 comments:
your passionfruit look so lovely.
Did you grow it in a pot or open ground?
Planted using seed or cuttings?
Did you manage to eat the fruit?
James, I bought the plant from the nursery, not sure if it was a cutting or from seed. I did try with a cutting from this plant and it took root easily, but I did not keep it as I did not have space for another plant. This plant grows fast --- !
Oops .. Forgot to mention I planted it on the ground.
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