(From left) Sivananthan and Subbarow checking the bottle gourds which weigh between three and four kilos each. They were planted just before the start of the MCO. — Photos: CHAN BOON KAI/The Star
ONE silver lining of the movement control order (MCO) is that Mother Earth is healing, thanks to reduced human movement and activity.
Many Malaysians forced to stay at home have also started growing vegetables, herbs and fruits in their gardens, with some producing amazing results.
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Home gardening
(From left) Sivananthan and Subbarow checking the bottle gourds which weigh between three and four kilos each. They were planted just before the start of the MCO. — Photos: CHAN BOON KAI/The Star
An area specially made to prepare compost for the plants. The compost consists of garden waste, kitchen waste and some cow dung.
Sivananthan attending to turmeric plants.
Plants growing in PVC pipes installed at CAP’s chemical-free garden.
The Indian pennywort plant.
A flowering Indian broad bean plant in the garden.
Some of the vegetables like ladies finger, bayam merah and bayam hijau which are purposely dried to get their seeds.
The bayam merah and bayam hijau plants growing well in the garden.
The roselle plant at CAP’s urban garden.
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