This is what this country is about at times, chilli, the spicier the better. This one is the small variety of prik kii nuu, the rat droppings chilli, such a lovely name right? Note to self, making detailed pictures of these flowers lying flat on the garden soil at 7 30 AM is not good for my back...
All in all plants aren't higher or wider than 20 cm. Loads of small 2cm fruits, here not visible as they were harvested just yesterday, but loads of unripe fruit and flowers, so there is more to come. Excellent pest deterrant, the bugs hate this plant.
Maroom, Moringa sp. What is there to say that hasn't been said already, you can eat everything from this tree and it is sooo healthy you wouldn't believe it. I refer to the wikipedia article written about it, please check there for more info. A small fact, this is the ideal vegetarian protein replacement, as the leaves have as much proteint content as a chicken egg based on weight comparison. 100 grams of Moringa leaves or 100 grams of chicken egg has the same content in protein.... And wait, the best part has yet to come, when stewed, the leaves taste a bit like chicken!!!
Anyone knows the scientific name for this one let me know. It is called saleeh in Thai, I bought it on the local farmers market in HangDong. It is grown for the small flower clusters that come out of the stem, which are harvested and eaten raw or prepared. It is growing so amazingly well, 1 meter of branching and leaves in under 2 months.
Papaya plant which is doing great. It was planted by my boyfriend's grandmother, at the age of 95 years old still working in the garden!!! This is a variety from Pichit with heavily dentated leaves and a more clumping style of growing, not going too tall. Cucumbers growing up in the back.
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