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With the new year comes change, and we’re on the lookout for a new operational edible garden space to grow into next year! With our ever-growing team and compulsive need to garden, we’re looking for a new space in an urban / suburban setting within the Klang Valley to work in and grow our plant babies ~🥒🥕🌶🥔If you have a space for us to occupy, you will be rewarded with a bountiful garden, access to plants and fresh produce, the occasional makan-makan, our friendly faces and lessons on life and dirt Hit us up if you can help us find a space for our green butts here at Eats, Shoots & Roots to call home.#eatsshootsandroots #garden #green #space #plants #vegetables
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Aaaaaaand we’re back for Round 2! 😎🏼After the success of our first “Grow Your Own Mini Herb Garden” workshop last month, our good friends at Ilham Gallery will be hosting us AGAIN at the Ilham Gallery Gift Shop for a gardening workshop designed for anyone who is interested to grow their own mini herb garden in their balcony!-Before you start planting, first you need to understand the basic knowledge of healthy soil and how to create a happy space for herbs to grow in a container.-This workshop will cover:• Choosing the right container• Preparing your own potting mix• Planting seeds and seedlings• Keeping your herbs happy-RM105 / RM85 Special Rate*(Inclusive of printed booklet & planter kit worth RM50)*Special price if you register before 20 November 2017-Registration link in bio or email clarice@eatsshootsandroots.com#eatsshootsandroots #workshop #garden
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Q: I have a soursop fruit tree that is two-and-a-half years old and 3m tall. It’s very healthy and leafy and bears beautiful yellow flowers. After the petals drop off, something is left behind – not sure if it’s the fruit or seed. After a few days, this seed or fruit dries up, turns brown, and falls off! Why does this happen? What treatment or fertiliser should I apply to get my soursop tree to bear fruit? Is my tree a “male” tree that bears only flowers and no fruit? Or is it still too young to fruit, and do I have to wait another four or five years to see any fruit?-Another problem plant is a lime tree which I have nursed since it was under a metre tall. Now it’s almost two years old and 2.5m tall. It’s also very healthy, green and leafy. When I squeeze a leaf, the aroma is like lime. But it has no flowers or fruit. Please let me know why, and what I can do to get it to fruit. – Patrick Leong-A: Your soursop and lime tree are just about the right age to produce yields (3-6 years old), but you should prune your soursop tree to about 1.8m to 2.5m (6-8 feet) high &encourage more lateral instead of vertical growth to facilitate easier harvesting.For both lime & soursop trees, flower drops (or no flowers at all) are often indicative of over- or under-watering or applying too much fertiliser.For the soursop tree, you should be applying about 300g of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium in a 10-10-10 ratio per tree, every three months. Fruit-bearing lime trees require more nitrogen and potassium, less phosphorus, and more trace elements. The simplest thing to do is get fertilisers formulated specifically for lime trees, and follow the instructions on the package. Do not add more than what is recommended.-Find out more in our Ready, Set, Grow! column in Star 2 – The Star [link in bio!]-If you have any gardening questions, send your queries to http://questions.eatsshootsandroots.com-* All questions are answered by Dr Christopher Teh, soil biologist and senior lecturer at Universiti Putra Malaysia #eatsshootsandroots #DearPlantDoctor #ReadySetGrowESR #TheStar #garden
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Spice up your taste buds and elevate your dishes in our upcoming workshop “Soul Food Series: Dairy Free Cooking” with Jazz musician & home cook, Junji Delfino! 🏽🥗Learn how to make your own dairy-free dips and sauces with easy ingredients for a healthier, tastier meal. These dips and sauces work well to compliment and healthify your homemade dishes.-THIS WORKSHOP WILL COVER:How to make dairy-free substitutes:• Simple Butter • Sliceable Cashew Cheese• Simple “Cheese” Sauce• Non-dairy “Fresh Milk”• Non-dairy Parmesan Cheese• Chicken/Beef-like Seasoning-RM250 / RM230 Special Rate*(Inclusive of a delicious meal made on the spot by Junji herself)*Special price if you register before 15 November 2017-Registration link in bio or email clarice@eatsshootsandroots.com#eatsshootsandroots #workshop #garden
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Bonjour all the way from the City Of Lights! Our friends from @myharapan are at the 8th Global Social Business Summit 2017 @ The International University Campus, Paris from 4-9 November 2017 with some of our growing green goodies for sale! #MalaysiaBoleh 🇲🇾 #eatsshootsandroots #garden #green #seedbox #plants #vegetables
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Don’t forget to tune in TONIGHT to catch us on STEPPING OUT by @NatGeoPeopleAsia! The show airs at 9.20pm, Fridays on Astro Channel 725 😎🏼-Wouldn’t it be great if there was a way for us to have complete reassurance that our food is free of pesticides and safe to eat? Oh wait…. there is!-GROW YOUR OWN TO COOK YOUR OWN: We empower urbanites to grow their own food through edible gardening. No better way to get fresh organic produce AND reduce your need to spend money on groceries -Stepping Out by @NatGeoPeopleAsia, Fridays 9.20pm on Astro Channel 725#NatGeoPeopleSteppingOut #NPGSteppingOut #eatsshootsandroots #green #garden #plants
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Luscious leafy greens (pak choy and kailan growing at the edible garden we set up for @tiarajacquelina and family just 2 months ago. Thai basil also doing great. Very happy that it is growing well with love and care. On another note, Kailan is also called Chinese kale. Slightly easier to grow in this climate compared to kale! #eatsshootsandroots #growyourown #pakchoy #kailan #thaibasil
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A thousand thanks to our lovely participants for spending your Saturday with us at our very successful “Grow Your Own Herb Garden” workshop at Ilham Gallery Shop! We wish you all the best with your mini herb gardens and hope they grow + thrive in your homes We will be having more workshops like this soon and will post about them on our IG/FB, so keep a lookout! #eatsshootsandroots #garden #plants #green #herb #vegetables #workshop #event
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Q: What causes my plants to have unhealthy leaves and how I can rectify the problem? These are photos of my rose (above) and hibiscus (below) plants. Also, how can I keep bugs off my plants? – Mary John-A: Both your plants need fertiliser. They appear to be deficient in magnesium and possibly also in potassium. Your hydrangea could additionally be lacking phosphorus.If possible, change the soils of the rose and hibiscus plants and add a fertiliser that includes phosphorus, potassium and magnesium. Follow instructions on the fertiliser package and do not over-fertilise. Some people use Epsom salts, which contain magnesium sulfate, as a source of magnesium.To control pests, you can mix neem oil with water in a 1:100 ratio and spray onto the plants.-Find out more in our Ready, Set, Grow! column in Star 2 – The Star [link in bio!]-If you have any gardening questions, send your queries to http://questions.eatsshootsandroots.com-* All questions are answered by Dr Christopher Teh, soil biologist and senior lecturer at Universiti Putra Malaysia #eatsshootsandroots #DearPlantDoctor #ReadySetGrowESR #TheStar #garden
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READY, SET, GROW! “A Little Green Kampung In The City” – 8th Issue, October 2017.The space was being eyed by a private corporation for development when the residents decided they would much rather have a green spot. And that, simply, is how this award-winning edible community garden in USJ6, Subang Jaya, began in 2015. This community garden in USJ6 has all the plants and herbs you’d normally see in village gardens..“Previously, we didn’t have an ongoing, continuous programme that brought residents together. This garden brings people in almost every day. We also wanted to make this area more environmentally friendly and ceria (lively).” said Dr Sairin Salleh, chairman of the 344-member persatuan penduduk (residents’ association)..“You can’t replace a living garden with artificial plants. When you touch a plastic plant, you can’t feel anything, it’s just hard plastic. When you touch a real plant, you can feel there’s life in it. And where there’s life, there’s love. You need love to grow all the plants,” said Carol Teng, a financial planner and avid gardener at the USJ6 community garden..Dr Sairin also mentioned that the garden also supports residents who don’t have the opportunity to balk kampung to do their gardening or farming activities..Read more about the USJ 6 community and their kampung in the city in Star2, The Star* #eatsshootsandroots #garden #ReadySetGrowESR #TheStar* Don’t forget to get your copy of The Star newspaper today!
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“How To… Make Your Own Worm Bin” | READY, SET, GROW! – 6th Issue, August 2017 [LINK IN BIO]-INGREDIENTSWorms: red wiggler or African night crawlerCardboard or newspaper, shreddedAny one of these: fruit, veggie scraps, dry leaves, or grass clippingsGunny sack clothCoconut coirBox with lidFine meshDrill-METHOD:1. Drill holes into the bottom and sides of the bin. Cover holes with mesh and tape to prevent other bugs from getting in. 2. For the bedding: Layer the bin with coconut coir or fine twigs, shredded cardboard, newspaper, dried leaves, grass clippings, compost, soil, worms. 3. Cover with damp gunny sack cloth and top lid. 4. Bury the food in one corner at a time according to the day. When the worms eat one part and move on to the next, you can harvest the previous part as vermicompost. 5. Food you can use includes cardboard, and fruit and vegetable peelings. DO NOT use meat, citrus, onion, garlic, chilli, dairy, anything plastic, chemicals, or cooked food. Keep the surface as moist as a wrung out sponge. 6. Ta-dah! You should be able use your vermicompost in three months.- Learn more on how to make your own worm bin in Star2, The Star #eatsshootsandroots #garden #seed #plant #ReadySetGrowESR #HowTo #TheStar
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Q: I noticed that my plants have whitish specks on the leaves. What are they and what can I do to get rid of them? Thanks. – Felicia-A: It looks like mealy bugs. Take a closer look at the white specks, and you should see powdery white and soft body insects, about 2mm long.If you have only a few infected plants, the best method is to simply wipe them off the leaves. Keep doing this until they are gone.Alternatively, you can spray a neem oil mixture as pest control.-Find out more in our Ready, Set, Grow! column in Star 2 – The Star [link in bio!]-If you have any gardening questions, send your queries to http://questions.eatsshootsandroots.com-* All questions are answered by Dr Christopher Teh, soil biologist and senior lecturer at Universiti Putra Malaysia #eatsshootsandroots #DearPlantDoctor #ReadySetGrowESR #TheStar #garden
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Q: My curry leaves develop dried brown patches when the leaves grow bigger. What can I do to have all green leaves? – Soo-A: The leaves in the photo seem to be eaten, leaving a skeleton-like or window pane appearance on the leaf surface.Try examining the leaves more closely and check the surrounding area. Do you see any beetles or larvae? If you see strange, alien-like beetles, they could be the tortoise beetle. Pluck them off the leaves and try to remove them entirely from the surrounding area.You could also try spraying with neem oil and water mixture for pest control.-Find out more in our Ready, Set, Grow! column in Star 2 – The Star [link in bio!]-If you have any gardening questions, send your queries to http://questions.eatsshootsandroots.com-* All questions are answered by Dr Christopher Teh, soil biologist and senior lecturer at Universiti Putra Malaysia #eatsshootsandroots #DearPlantDoctor #ReadySetGrowESR #TheStar #garden
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In case you didn’t already know, @ilhamgallerykl just launched the Ilham Gallery Gift Shop (Lvl 5, Menara Ilham) and they have our Seed Boxes and Sayur Shirts in store! After your gallery visit, make sure you drop by the shop to check out all of the cool stuff they have #eatsshootsandroots #growyourown #malaysia #ilhamgallery #kualalumpur
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Our friends at @ilhamgallerykl will be hosting us at their newly opened Ilham Gallery Gift Shop for a gardening workshop designed for anyone who is interested to grow their own mini herb garden on their balcony!-Before you start planting, first you need to understand the basic knowledge of healthy soil and how to create a happy space for herbs to grow in a container.-This workshop will cover:• Choosing the right container• Preparing your own potting mix• Planting seeds and seedlings• Keeping your herbs happy-RM105 / RM85 Special Rate*(Inclusive of printed booklet & planter kit worth RM50)*Special price if you register before 10 October 2017-Registration link in bio or email clarice@eatsshootsandroots.com#eatsshootsandroots #workshop #garden #green
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READY, SET, GROW! “A Green Journey On Campus” – 7th Issue, September 2017.Teachers at this institute are using a garden not only to teach their students how to grow plants but also how to grow as people and future teachers themselves..Fazida Hj Osman, Mohd Fuzi Osman, and Ruslan Mohammad work at the Teachers Education Institute-Islamic Education Campus (IPG-KPI) in Bandar Baru Bangi, Selangor; Fazida, 54, Ruslan, 58, and Mohd Fuzi, 56, are in charge of the garden and the syllabus taught around it at IPG-KPI..“We wanted to build a campus in an orchard, not an orchard in a campus. We wanted our students to have some understanding of and love for nature and the environment. So we started by instilling a love for greenery by getting them to begin gardening,” said Fazida on how the garden started..“That’s what makes this course different. Environmental Education covers many things, and you have to think of the values, the creativity of the students – when we choose a plant for them to grow, for example, we also have to choose the values that the plant can teach the students. We want to educate them, not just teach.”.Read more about IPG Bangi and their journey to green their campus in Star2, The Star* #eatsshootsandroots #garden #ReadySetGrowESR #TheStar .* Don’t forget to get yourself a copy of The Star newspaper today!
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