WHAT else is harvested in summer when we do not water most of our plants?  Oh well, we are trying...

NO rain again in our little garden nook!  But it's ok, because we had started to plant while it was...

LAST week saw us too busy elsewhere that we seldom visited the planting site.  As usual, our main concern if...

LOOKING from afar, the place that used to resemble a far-reaching meadow of green pasture is now filled with trees...

MY colleagues in the native tree advocacy must be wondering why I have this peculiar love for talisay.  Long before...

WE are now hoping to realize these native tree squares which not more than two meters wide on all sides....

TWO weeks ago, we were discussing how we made little square and rectangular sunken garden plots to conserve water, prevent...

EXPERIENCE tells us that indeed a good soil quality, ample water and sun exposure are important factors for our select...

THAT is nothing but monsoon rains. Ulang tikatik. Millennials call it "ulang matanda". Why? It is weak. It lasts for...

YOU know it is Summer in the lowlands when incessant lightning and loud thunders precede the heavy afternoon rains.  We...