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原帖由 hk30 於 09-2-8 12:14 發表

haha.. thats is a good business ar, dont u think so?? coz 10 out of 10 english ppl or any ppl will visit FnC shop at least once a week!! we used to think about the pub ga.. but no good business nowa ...

Of course I know it is a good business la. But my husband is not interested running a chippy.......... and I can't persuade him la....
Oh if you are short of money to buy a chippy to run, maybe get some business partners to invest lor, any mums here are interested ar?????? hehehhehehe

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原帖由 almaly 於 09-2-8 13:57 發表
You've done a lot ah佩服,佩服...must call you another time so that you can talk it thro' again...

you know, my dad loves growing veggies a lot, he used to dig up all the grounds where he worked :quie ...

Did your dad have a big plot of land to plant veggies ga? My parents used to be a farmers when they were young but since they moved to the urban area, they stopped growing any veggies la.
The intention for me to plant veg is I can have those 'chinese veg' to eat even if I can't go to the chinese grocery shop! U know the chinese grocery shop is not near my home and sometimes those chinese veg can be quiet expensive!!!!

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原帖由 hk30 於 09-2-8 11:00 發表

oh i am thinking to grow shark'sfin melon as well...

cissie, u mean u dont like the taste is.. the one u grow and the one u buy from the shop are different taste or what??? please let me know.. tha ...

hor hor hor I have never bought a shark's fin melon from a shop! The melons I ate were always home planted! So i don't know if the taste is different if bought from a shop! I think for Shark's fin melon, it is better to have a plot of land to grow on, u know melons are big and they grow just on the ground! So they do occupy some space!

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原帖由 almaly 於 09-2-8 14:07 發表
Yes, please share, perhaps with a new post???

Really want to get start as I don't have any proper hobbies here... and I think it is good as the family can have healthy, fresh veg and the kids can hel ...

Me either, don't have any proper hobbies! My hubby always told me to develop some hobbies!!!!!! So I start to look after the garden and pick up my piano skills again!
I think your garden is not very small jeh, I saw your snowy photos from FB, it seems your garden is very tidy and neat la!

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原帖由 almaly 於 09-2-8 13:54 發表
riko & hk30: 吾聲吾聲...偷偷地入左黎洗版...:;pppp: :;pppp: :;pppp:

Hehehehehehe I am洗版again la..... hahahahahahahaha, u can't be jealous ga la!!!!!hor hor hor!

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原帖由 hk30 於 09-2-8 19:00 發表

oh i am thinking to grow shark'sfin melon as well...

cissie, u mean u dont like the taste is.. the one u grow and the one u buy from the shop are different taste or what??? please let me know.. tha ...

Hk30

the one we planted is same taste as the ones we buy from shop, just I don't like the taste, nothing wrong with the melon.
If you like it, try to plant it, it isn't difficult. but as Riko said, beware of slugs and snails, they love fruits and melons! Have to put some slugs and snails powder near the plants.

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Riko

where did you get the pak choi and kai lan 's seeds ga?? I tried to plant "ball choi" b4, but failed~nothing come out. tried brocolli (sorry, forgot how to spell)too, also failed. so sad!
Tomatoes are easy, don't have to take care them. just watch out for slugs and snails.

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原帖由 hk30 於 09-2-8 19:03 發表

popular to grow here?! really?????? did they need a big area to grow??? where did u get the seeds from?

yes ar, very popular! My 99's friends always give her home planted Shark's fin melon. not only 1 friend wor, most of her friends. Also most people from Chinese school also plant this melon ga, and all of my brother/sister in law la. O! I should say it is popular for Chinese in England.

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cissie & riko,
you make me want to try growing it so much!!!
BTW, where can we buy it if we don't grow it ourselves?

原帖由 cissie 於 09-2-9 05:38 發表

yes ar, very popular! My 99's friends always give her home planted Shark's fin melon. not only 1 friend wor, most of her friends. Also most people from Chinese school also plant this melon ga, and al ...

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Yeah, agree! Planting 魚翅瓜 is very popular among the Chinese here as I received some from my neighbour's parents too! I haven't tried 魚翅瓜 in HK and my neighbour told me to make soup with it. So I tried to use it to make soup with turkey leg and pork.

And, there is raspberry and strawberry in my backyard. I dunno who planted them but there was plenty of raspberry in summer. I tried to collect some to make raspberry cake on my first year here. Then we just leave them there afterward. As I'm not interested in planting, I didn't really take care of my garden.... hee... hee....

原帖由 cissie 於 09-2-9 05:38 發表

yes ar, very popular! My 99's friends always give her home planted Shark's fin melon. not only 1 friend wor, most of her friends. Also most people from Chinese school also plant this melon ga, and al ...

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原帖由 Zenia 於 09-2-9 06:41 發表
Yeah, agree! Planting 魚翅瓜 is very popular among the Chinese here as I received some from my neighbour's parents too! I haven't tried 魚翅瓜 in HK and my neighbour told me to make soup with it. S ...

You know, I wasn't willing to plant it ga, my 99 brought the baby shark's fin melon plants and plant them in my garden in the last 2 years. so I have to look after them lor. she always ask me how the plants were, I was under lots of pressure.

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原帖由 Zenia 於 09-2-9 06:41 發表
Yeah, agree! Planting 魚翅瓜 is very popular among the Chinese here as I received some from my neighbour's parents too! I haven't tried 魚翅瓜 in HK and my neighbour told me to make soup with it. S ...

I tried to plant strawberry too, but didn't get lots of fruits.

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原帖由 cissie 於 09-2-8 21:27 發表

Hk30

the one we planted is same taste as the ones we buy from shop, just I don't like the taste, nothing wrong with the melon.
If you like it, try to plant it, it isn't difficult. but as Riko said, ...

How do you control the slug? I still haven't found an effective method to control/kill them! I really hate them. Don't say I am cruel but whenever I see them on my veg, I will put a lot of salt on them!!!!!!!

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原帖由 cissie 於 09-2-8 21:33 發表
Riko

where did you get the pak choi and kai lan 's seeds ga?? I tried to plant "ball choi" b4, but failed~nothing come out. tried brocolli (sorry, forgot how to spell)too, also failed. so sad!
Tomato ...

Pak Choi, Kai Lan's seeds were from my 99. My 99 told me to leave some 'choi' to let them grow very old (not eating these veg) then I can get the seeds out from these old veg. I tried last summer but still haven't got a lot of seeds. So still I have to rely on my 99 to supply me.
I think Pak Choi is very easy to grow, the only thing is to watch the slug. U can try pak choi!

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原帖由 cissie 於 09-2-8 22:48 發表

You know, I wasn't willing to plant it ga, my 99 brought the baby shark's fin melon plants and plant them in my garden in the last 2 years. so I have to look after them lor. she always ask me how the ...

I think Shark's fin melon is so tasty wor, why don't u like it lei?
But when I cooked it, I hated to remove the seeds as it seemed like it always had million seeds there!!! But once it is cooked, I think it is quite sweet and I can taste its freshness, too!
If I asked my 99 about how to plant veg to ask for some tips, she will then start criticise me the ways I grow veg la. :(

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Riko

I won't say you are cruel becos I understand how terrible the slugs and snails are. Same as you la, put lots of salts on veggie, around the plants as well. You can buy slugs powder from B&Q and Homebase as well. Have you noticed after rainning, even more slugs ga, so have to take extra after raining.

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原帖由 almaly 於 09-2-8 22:36 發表
cissie & riko,
you make me want to try growing it so much!!!
BTW, where can we buy it if we don't grow it ourselves?

I think you can buy the shark's fin melon from a chinese supermarket. But I heard from 99 that it is quite expensive if buy from a shop, as u can see it is 'shark's fin'!!!!! So can't expect it cheap!

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