First Mulberry

My first harvest of Mulberry planted in a pot !! :D

Mulberry Tree in a Pot Again :D

Planting mulberry tree in a pot for it's fruit and their leaves.

Benefits of  mulberry leaf : 

Source from : http://www.greensilk.com/benefits/mulberry-leaf-health-benefits/

• GABA (Gamma Amino Butyric Acid) Assists to maintain blood pressure levels
• 1-DNJ (1-Deoxinorjirimiycin) Helps to control blood-sugar levels
• Phytosterol –Assists to reduce Cholesterol in the blood vessels
• Quercetin – Excellent for the liver; shown to assist in the prevention of liver cancer.
• Flavonoids – Powerful anti-oxidants
• Carotenoids – Assist to decrease the risk of eye disease and certain cancers
• Chlorophyll – Supports the heart, intestines, cleanses liver, & improves overall vascular health
• Vitamin A – For Healthy Eyes
• Vitamin B1 – For Skin &Muscle Tone, Immune and Nervous System function
• Vitamin B2 – For Digestive & Muscular Function
• Vitamin B6 –  Assists nerve function, break down proteins, produces antibodies & hemoglobin
• Vitamin C – Antioxidant with increasingly diverse uses in health promotion & disease prevention
• Amino Acids – Providing Protein Building blocks essential to Healthy Living
• Calcium, Potassium, Magnesium, Iron & Zinc

Benefits of mulberry :

Source from http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/mulberries.html

• Delicious, fleshy, succulent mulberries are less in calories (just 43 calories per 100 g). They compose of health promoting phyto-nutrient compounds like polyphenol pigment antioxidants, minerals, and vitamins that are essential for optimum health.

• Mulberries have significantly high amounts of phenolic flavonoid phytochemicals called anthocyanins. Scientific studies have shown that consumption of berries have potential health effects against cancer, aging and neurological diseases, inflammation, diabetes, and bacterial infections.

• The berries contain resveratrol, another polyphenol flavonoid antioxidant. Resveratrol protects against stroke risk by altering molecular mechanisms in the blood vessels; reducing their susceptibility to damage through reduced activity of angiotensin (a systemic hormone causing blood vessel constriction that would elevate blood pressure) but potentiating production of the vasodilator hormone, nitric oxide.

• In addition, these berries are an excellent sources of vitamin-C (36.4 mg per 100, about 61% of RDI), which is also a powerful natural antioxidant. Consumption of foods rich in vitamin-C helps the body develop resistance against infectious agents, counter inflammation and scavenge harmful free radicals.

• Further, the berries also contain small amounts of vitamin A, and vitamin E, in addition to the above-mentioned antioxidants. Consumption of mulberry provides another group of health promoting flavonoid polyphenolic antioxidants such as lutein, zea-xanthin, ß-carotene and a-carotene in small but notably significant amounts. Altogether, these compounds help act as protect from harmful effects of oxygen-derived free radicals and reactive oxygen species (ROS) that play a role in aging and various disease processes.

• Zea-xanthin, an important dietary carotenoid selectively concentrates into the retinal macula lutea, where it thought to provide antioxidant functions and protects the retina from the harmful ultraviolet rays through light-filtering actions.

• Mulberries are an excellent source of iron, which is a rare feature among berries, contain 1.85 mg/100 g of fruits (about 23% of RDI). Iron, being a component of hemoglobin inside the red blood cells, determines the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood.

• They also good source of minerals like potassium, manganese, and magnesium. Potassium is an important component of cell and body fluids that helps controlling heart rate and blood pressure. Manganese is used by the body as a co-factor for the antioxidant enzyme, superoxide dismutase.

• They are rich in B-complex group of vitamins and vitamin K. Contain very good amounts of vitamin B-6, niacin, riboflavin and folic acid. These vitamins are function as co-factors and help body in the metabolism of carbohydrates, protein, and fats.

Accidental Bell Pepper Plants

I buried some bell pepper seeds and other veggies left-over in one of the pot to let it
compose so that it can become natural composed fertilizer.
After few months, I realized there are 2 plants growing in the pot with little white
flowers, I don't know what kind of tree it is, so I just snap some of it's branch to clear
it up for my other plants, never realize that it's actually 2 bell pepper plants.
One night when I was watering my plant, I noticed a very cute little red bell pepper
hanging from the "unknown" tree. To my surprise, they are bell peppers :D
I never knew that with the hot and low land climate in southeast asia, the bell pepper
can survive.
Here are some pictures of my "accidental" bell pepper plants in a pot, at various stages:

Stages	Picture
This is the first bell pepper I noticed from the "unknown" plant
Bell peppers plant with flowers
Bell peppers plant with a lot of bell peppers
Bell peppers plant with a lot of bell peppers Close-up
Second time harvest, just one bell pepper since want to wait it's ripe and red :D
Third time harvest, also one bell pepper only :D
Fourth time harvest, also one bell pepper only :D
Fifth harvest, can't wait all of them to turn red anymore because I didn't use any pesticides, so the bugs already started to feast on them :D
Stir fried own grown bell peppers with oyster mushrooms and cauliflowers

Kau Kee Choy planting in a pot

My Kau Kee Choy in a pot

Description/Name	Image
Kau Kee Choy flower Close-up
Kau Kee Choy flower
Kau Kee Choy tree

Red bean planting in a pot

Here are some pictures of my red bean plant in a pot, at various stages:

Stages	Picture
Very young tree (around 1 to 3 weeks)
Flowering stage (around 5 to 6 weeks)
Pod already grown
Harvested red bean pods (Can harvest when pods turn brown and dried)
Finally Red Beans after opening the pods

Planting my own mung bean inside a pot

Planting my own mung bean inside a pot

Picture of my own mung beans















Picture number 2 of my own mung beans

My Lady's Finger Plant inside a Pot

To reduce the cost of living and also as a hobby, I planted Lady's Finger during my free time.

Here are some of the photos of my plants:

Flowering time
















The Finger's Pod















New Tiny "Finger"
















The young Lady's Finger















The full grown Lady's Finger















Have fun planting !!!