Monday, December 24, 2012

Christmas Wreath


Decorating for the holidays does not have to be expensive. This year I have not bought any decorations; including the Christmas wreath. I created a wreath out of existing Christmas decors and evergreens from my garden.

These are what I needed for the wreath:
1)      Metal wire, I saved the wire from last year’s wreath that I bought at a garden center
2)      Metal wire or raffia for attaching the evergreens and décor into the loop of wire
3)     Evergreens






 4) Decors, I used several Christmas balls and pine cones





  This is how to assemble the wreath:
1)      Make a loop out of the metal wire, make 2 or more loops for a sturdier base
2)      Attach the evergreens to the loop of wire, use a metal wire or raffia for this. Attach the evergreens  on 2 or more spots to make it more secure





 
3)      Attach the decorations


4)      Hang the wreath on the door using a ribbon. I used a red ribbon for this


With a few items and a little bit of imagination, the holidays doesn't have to be expensive.

Monday, December 17, 2012

Banana 1


The banana finally matured and ripened. It took almost 7 months from the time the flower emerged for the fruits to ripen and mature. The fruits are initially green in color and turned yellow.




The ripened banana fingers are golden yellow which is the typical color of most ripe bananas. The sizes of the bananas are relatively tiny, around 3 inches long. 



Although the size is not big, the taste is sweet but not overly sweet. The texture is a little bit firm and not mushy.

I am not sure the variety of this banana (for future, I will keep track of the variety) but I am not overly happy with it; I bought this at one of the big box home centers. The size and appearance looks like a “lady finger” variety but it does not taste like a lady finger.

I will try to plant something that bears bigger fruit although I will keep this plant.