I Have New Seeds
I’ve been looking for spring onion and kangkong seeds, so when I saw this packet by Ramgo Seeds in the hardware store, I immediately got myself one.
This pack contains 5 seeds: Bok Choi, Kale or Chinese Broccoli, Mustard, Spring Onions and Kangkong. It costs P129.75. A real bargain, since a packet of seeds usually costs P50-P70.
I saw 2 other kinds of Value Packs. There is the Chopsuey Pack which contains cabbage and sweet peas and 3 more kinds, and a Pinakbet pack, which contains squash, eggplant, string beans and 2 more which I forgot.
I did not buy those packs though, I was more interested in that pack of Chinese Leafy Greens. All of us here love all 5 veggies!
Some of you might be intrigued to know that kangkong comes in seed. I found out in one of the articles I’ve read on the net that there are two kinds of kangkong. There’s the one that grows on water and has big fat leaves. And then there’s the “upland” kangkong which grows on soil and has thin leaves. The latter is perfect for me.
I’m going to plant my seeds this weekend. Wish me luck!
Rach (Heart of Rachel):
Hi Cess. Good luck on your new planting endeavor. Picking homegrown vegetables must be very rewarding.
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18 September 2008, 5:19 pmMitch:
Yan ba yung kangkong na pointy yung leaves? Ganyan lang ang kangkong na nakikita ko dito. Ok naman siya, pareho lang din nga nung kangkong na usually kilala natin.
Yu choy, gusto mo? Hehehehe!
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lady cess Reply:
September 19th, 2008 at 7:21 pm
yup, the one with pointy leaves yung upland kangkong. first time ko nakakita sa supermarket, at oo nga, pareho lang naman ang lasa.
yu choy, yan ba yung ____ seed mo? hehehe!
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Jo Santos:
Hi Cess,
Just want to share some ideas. I have also planted some chinese kangkong (the one that gros in land, the roots of it I just got from the remains of the vegetable that we used in cooking our sinigang. I never expected it to grow, so you can just imagine my happiness when it did. So far, I’ve already harvested several times from it. And they are so healthy, ang lalaki ng dahon parang di chinese kangkong.
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lady cess Reply:
September 19th, 2008 at 7:23 pm
hi jo, thanks for the tip. i tried doing this once, kaso the kangkong stalk i used was the grow-on-water kind, kaya namatay din agad.
i will remember your tip when i’ve grown my kangkong, para di na ako bibili ng seeds. i hope the leaves will be as big as yours!
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Mari:
Kangkong is easy. I once planted bok choy, but slugs ate them. Sa gabi nila kinakain, tapos nagtatago sila sa ilalim ng tanim sa araw. I gave it up.
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20 September 2008, 2:44 pmchateau a.k.a. imom:
Wow, and the seeds now come in packs designed for cooking ha? Ang galing!
Good luck with the seeds. I’m sure they will do well in your hands
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21 September 2008, 11:55 pmtoni:
Wow! Good luck! I can already imagine the dishes you’ll be cooking with them.
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22 September 2008, 11:10 amtikey:
Yay sarap nyan… makahanap nga ng ganyan online.. hehe
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22 September 2008, 11:31 amfeng:
ang galing naman ng find mo Cess. good find, indeed! can’t wait to see them grow in your greeny garden. balitaan mo kami Cess ha, pag na harvest na.
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25 September 2008, 10:28 amjulie:
Was looking at Ramgo packest just yesterday but I saw only individual seed variety, not that kind.
Hmm…I am going to ask if that store has this.
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Lady Cess Reply:
September 28th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
baka out of stock lang. i bought mine in ace hardware.
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annamanila:
That’s innovative marketing ha .. chopsuey packs. And I suppose pakbet packs?
Wow, your home veggie garden is growing and diversifying. You’re really something, Cess. Pahiram naman ng green thumb mo.
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28 September 2008, 8:41 pm