MCO leads to gardening growth

Green fingers: Ho showing the vegetables he learnt how to grow hydroponically during MCO.

PETALING JAYA: Boredom and wanting to have fruitful hobbies have driven Malaysians to have a blossoming interest in growing plants at their homes, especially vegetables, during the movement control order (MCO) period.

Data analyst Kenneth Ho started trying his hand in gardening, specifically in balcony hydroponics, towards the tail end of the MCO in May.