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Fruit in a barren land
B Magazine, Normita Thongtham, Published on 25/01/2015
» When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Citrus fruit aside, that was exactly what happened when His Majesty the King was given a piece of land in Thung Sai Yai, in the village of Khao Tao in Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan province, in the late 1960s.
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Bringing a garden back from the dead
B Magazine, Normita Thongtham, Published on 03/08/2014
» Out of the blue I received a message on Facebook from a former colleague whom I had not seen for more than 20 years. “I need some advice on rehabilitating my garden. I would be most obliged if you could take the time to come by and take a look,” he wrote.
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Blooming heralds a new colourful time of year
B Magazine, Normita Thongtham, Published on 23/03/2014
» Flowers, flowers, flowers everywhere! My house is surrounded by foliage plants, mostly ferns, philodendrons, dracaena, palms and fig trees, but everywhere I look I see flowers. From my bedroom window I can see a Tabebuia rosea, or pink tabebuia (chompoo panthip in Thai), in full bloom behind my neighbour’s house. Tabebuia is deciduous and sheds its leaves before it is blanketed by flowers, and for some reason this particular tree bloomed a second time immediately after the first flush of flowers dropped. There are four pink tabebuia trees in my immediate neighbourhood and those familiar with this tree can imagine just how beautiful they are when their leaves are replaced by trumpet-shaped, mauve-pink crinkly flowers. Pink tabebuia blooms twice a year around this time and in late August or early September, hence I am treated to a spectacular view twice a year without having to plant my own tree.
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A christmas tree by any other name
B Magazine, Normita Thongtham, Published on 22/12/2013
» The most prominent flower at this time of year is the poinsettia. Shaped like a bursting star that heralds a joyous occasion, it is part of Christmas decorations the world over. Even in Buddhist Thailand it is called ton Christmas, or the Christmas plant. Blooming during the festive season, it is often associated with the birth of Jesus Christ.
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When your chilli's not feeling it
B Magazine, Normita Thongtham, Published on 26/01/2014
» Tessie Piyarom wrote to say she planted chilli in her backyard. They looked healthy but only grew to about 15cm in height. Some bore fruit but their leaves later turned yellowish and became curly and small. "I used cow manure as fertiliser but it did not seem to nourish the plants," she added. "What particular fertiliser do I need? The soil is sticky and very hard when dry. Please advise."
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Hedging your bets with bamboo
B Magazine, Normita Thongtham, Published on 06/10/2013
» When we talk about reafforestation and greening the environment, the first thing that comes to mind is to plant trees. Millions of trees have been planted as part of environmental awareness programmes initiated by conservation groups, government agencies, and companies wishing to improve their corporate image. But I have yet to hear about bamboo being used to rehabilitate degraded forests.
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Pretty plumeria the plant to pick
B Magazine, Normita Thongtham, Published on 01/09/2013
» If you like flowers and have the space, plant plumeria. At Chatuchak about three metres away from Gate 3, there are many cultivars to choose from every Wednesday and Thursday during the midweek plant market. Gone are my childhood days when plumeria flowers were only white with yellow centre; these days they come in all shades of red, pink, yellow and orange, as well as pinkish salmon, pinkish chocolate, pinkish blue and other colour combinations.
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The secrets of citrus
B Magazine, Normita Thongtham, Published on 28/10/2012
» Having a fruit-bearing lime, lemon or calamondin tree is like having a kitchen herb garden. It is very convenient to just pick a fruit or two if and whenever you need it to prepare a dish or refreshing drink. However, what would you do if you had a five-year-old tree that does not produce fruit?
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Learn to read into traveller's palms
B Magazine, Normita Thongtham, Published on 04/11/2012
» Have you ever seen a traveller's palm with perfect leaves? We used to have one but I never gave this a thought until a reader wrote to ask why his traveller's palm always had broken leaves. I told him it was due to wind damage but having since observed several trees in different places, I think there are more factors involved than just the wind.
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Be sweet to yourself with soursop
B Magazine, Normita Thongtham, Published on 19/02/2012
» The Jan 1 article on soursop (Annona muricata) generated letters from readers. Dr Kittipongse Sumipan, a retired scientist who worked at the National Research Council of Thailand, wrote to say that the fruit is common in his hometown of Nakhon Si Thammarat in southern Thailand.
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