Chopping down stump to my pisang raja (banana) tree

This is taken in the evening of 12 April 2020. Where I have manage to cut down till left almost 1 feet high of the stump to my pisang raja (banana) tree. After harvesting the fruits last 5 April 2020 [1].

It took me 3 days to get till this stage. With 2-3 days interval. As I need to be fit and focus enough for the chopping down process. Since I am using sharp machette and knife. Better safe than sorry.

My simple lunch of meatballs soup with potato

This is taken in the noon of 10 April 2020. Where I am craving to eat meat. So I end up making meatballs soup to eat with my Gardenia bread loaf.
The look of the cooked meatballs soup. It is savoury and tasty for my preference.

Banana cake with chocolate chip using my precious pisang raja (banana) fruits

This tasty banana cake with chocolate chips is given to me by my neighbour. She used 2 biji (unit) of pisang raja (banana).
Was qutie surprised to get such luxury food during this restriction movement order. Make me feel to put more effort to take care of the offspring to the pisang raja (banana) plant.

The look of leaves sprouted from given cassava/tapiocs cuttings from my Nigerian friend

This is taken in the evening of 17 March 2020. Where I notice there is new leaves sprouted from the given cassava/tapioca cuttings. It is given to me by my Nigerian friend last 13 March 2020. Along with cashew seeds and 1 pear seed.

The leaves to my germinated mulberry cuttings

This is taken in the morning of 9 April 2020. Where I saw leaves sprouted from the germinated mulberry cuttings. I do pruning last week. Then I immediately plant the cuttings in a container. This is kampung (village) type mulberry. For me, it is the most robust from all mulberry cuttings that I have tried to germinate.

Hopefully it will grow steady roots after 2 weeks time. Then I can replant it in permanent spot around my house compound. 

The look of leaves from my small red onion after 2 days

This is taken in the morning of 9 April 2020. Where i am able to see leaves coming out from my small red onions. This is after 2 days planting it in the soil. I used the one that I feel almost spoil from my stock.

I feel very happy to see the leaves. As that indicates the plant is growing. Hopefully I am able to grow it well till get good harvest.

Cooking beef burger patty using 2.5 liter pressure cooker

This is taken in the evening of 9 April 2020. Where I am craving for beef. The cheapest alternative is to cook beef burger patty. I end up using my 2.5 liter pressure cooker as my cooking experiment.
The look of the cooked meal. Very tasty and fulfilling for me.

The beef burger patty with potato slices.

The cooked beef burger patty shrink after from its initial round figure.

My pretty cotton knit fabric with Transformer print

This is taken in the noon of 9 April 2020. Where I successfully retrieve it from poslaju office. The fabric type is cotton knit with Transformer print.

Was thinking to make a blouse out of it. I have custom made one with Batman printed cotton [1]. During this restriction movement order, I do think to make face mask from the material. But have to postpone and use my existing one. As I need to prioritize my work and tending after my plants & cats.

Breakfast for my cats contains half boiled eggs, pisang raja (banana) fruit and chicken rice

This is taken in the morning of 9 April 2020. Where I add pisang raja (banana) fruit slices and half boiled eggs to chicken rice made for my cats.

The look of prepared breakfast for the cats.

Video as proof:

My no cook breakfast: pisang raja (banana) fruit, jambu air (watery rose apple) and asparagus shoots

This is taken in the morning of 9 April 2020. Where I am having no cook breakfast. That consist half of pisang raja (banana) fruit, 5 jambu air (watery rose apple) and 2 asparagus shoots.

I only get to eat half of pisang raja (banana) fruit as I have chopped half for Dell's breakfast earlier. He do much on the banana slices before proceed with the rest of his food.

My dinner meal of steamed rice and marinated chicken

My simple dinner last 8 April 2020. I am able to cook steamed rice and marinated chicken in one go. Able to achieve such with my precious 2.5 liter pressure cooker [1].

I marinate the 2 pieces from 16 cut chicken pieces. Using pandan leaf, garlic, ginger, salt and soy sauce. I put marinated chicken at the bottom. With skin towards bottom. Then I put trivet on top of the chicken. So that I am able to place my rice bowl steadily on top of the marinated chicken. I use function steam, texture rich for 12 minutes.

The look of the ready cooked meal.

My customer review on pisang raja (banana) fruits and kerepek pisang (banana chips)

I do follow up next day (8 April 2020) with my customer on their review of the bought pisang raja (banana) fruits and kerepek pisang (banana chips) [1]. 

My customer said the yellowing pisang raja (banana) fruits has slight kelat (tart,bitter) taste. Maybe because it is not fully yellow and ripe enough. 

For the kerepek pisang (banana chips), it was clean finished by them family of five. I did give half of tall container to her. It is around 350 gm of kerepek pisang (banana chips), 

Well it is a very good review for me. My customer even suggested for me to acquire a land area to plant the pisang raja (banana) plant in larger scale. It is being considered. But still a lot to be taken into consideration. At this moment, it is just a hobby for me to fully utilize land area in my house compound. Also to utilize my time at home to be more productive.

Delivery my 4 sisir/sikat (bunch) pisang raja

This is taken in the evening of 7 April 2020. Where I manage to make delivery of freshly harvested 4 sisir/sikat (bunch) of pisang raja (banana) fruits. I even thanked my Aunt who bought all 4 4 sisir/sikat (bunch) of pisang raja (banana) fruits. As she save me from my misery to process the 4 sisir/sikat (bunch) of pisang raja (banana) fruits into kerepek pisang (banana chips).

The look of freshly harvested pisang raja (banana) fruits.

The jar with red lid at the back of bag contains kerepek pisang (banana chips). The red plastic bag contains 5 biji (unit) yellowing pisang raja (banana) fruits. Both are free gifts to my customer.

Suits up with the available mask I have in stock as precaution measure.

This sisir/sikat (bunch) have 16 biji (unit) pisang raja (banana) fruits. It weigh 3,953 gm.

I did not manage to measure all 4 sisir/sikat (bunch) pisang raja (banana) fruits. Since I was rushing for delivery 5.00 pm after finished harvest it from the tree 4.30 pm. What I am able to do is to count how many quantity biji (unit) pisang raja (banana) fruits. 

• Top sisir/sikat (bunch)  contains 15 biji (unit) pisang raja (banana) fruits.
• Second sisir/sikat (bunch)  contains 16 biji (unit) pisang raja (banana) fruits.
• Third sisir/sikat (bunch)  contains 14 biji (unit) pisang raja (banana) fruits.
• Fourth sisir/sikat (bunch)  contains 14 biji (unit) pisang raja (banana) fruits.

So total is 59 biji (unit) pisang raja (banana) fruits. 

It will be a misery if I have to make kerepek pisang (banana chips) out of 59 biji (unit) pisang raja (banana) fruits. Based on time I have spend making kerepek pisang (banana chips) out of 9 biji (unit) pisang raja (banana) fruits. I will need to spend 9 hours and 20 minutes to process 59 biji (unit) pisang raja (banana) fruits. That is true horror when doing things alone.
When I count total of all my harvested pisang raja (banana) fruits, I actually get 89 biji (unit) pisang raja (banana) fruits from this one banana tree. Quite surprising. As I have never imagine to get such amount.

Till then, be safe in delivering your harvested pisang raja (banana) fruits to customer.

References:
[1] Harvesting 2 sisir/sikat (bunch) pisang raja (banana) fruits last 5 April 2020 https://serinurulbeauty.blogspot.com/2020/04/harvesting-2-sisirsikat-bunch-of-my.html
[2] Weight of my harvested pisang raja (banana) fruits https://serinurulbeauty.blogspot.com/2020/04/weight-of-my-harvested-pisang-raja.html

Harvesting jambu air (watery rose apple)

This is taken in the evening of 7 April 2020. I have the opportunity to harvest ripe jambu air (watery rose apple) fruits from its tree. This is the one planted by my neighbour at the labd area outside her house.

This one is the normal type that I used to est when I was little in the house that my family stay in Sri Medan, Johor. The red ripe ones taste sweet with a hint of sourness. The pink ones taste more sour with a hint of sweetness. It does reminds me of my childhood time.
The pretty look of the juicy jambu air (watery rose apple).

The fresh healthy look of the germinated spearmint cuttings

This is taken in the evening of 6 April 2020. Basically next day after I planted the received spearmint cutting. It looks fresh and healthy. I think the evening rain helps a lot on this matter.

I do put some kaduk leaves as mulch to the soil surface. So that the surface will be moist in case of a hot dry weather.

My 3.5 cm long mulberry fruit

This is taken in the morning of 5 April 2020. Where I am blessed with this ripe red 3.5 cm long mulberry. The longest in my record so far. This is typical kampung (village) mulberry. Despite it have not turned to black red, it is still sweet.

Hopefully after this I am able to grow more mulberry fruits at home. As I am in process in germinating more after pruning the existing mulberry plants at home.

Delivering wood vinegar to my customer during quarantine period

This is taken in the morning of 25 March 2020. Where I delivered 1 liter wood vinegar to my customer early morning. I wash the bottle and leave it inside her house gate. Then I informed her via Whatsapp that it has been delivered. Need to follow strictly social distancing protocol.

She wanted to use it to curb aphid and white flies invasion to her strawberry plants. 

Making steam rice with hard boiled eggs using 2.5 liter pressure cooker

This is taken in the evening of 6 April 2020. I am making steamed rice with hard boiled eggs for my tea break using 2.5 liter pressure cooker [1]. I am using 1:1 ratio for the rice as it is basmathi type. I do put 2 eggs beside the rice bowl so that both can be cooked at the same time. I use function steam, texture mild for 9 minutes.
The cooked meal.

Wrapping plastic over my durian belanda (soursop) fruits

This is taken in the evening of 6 April 2020. Where I manage to wrap my durian belanda (soursop) fruits. The idea of wrapping it is to keep it safe from being injected by fruit flies. Better safe than never. 

The look before it is wrapped. Can see how much it has grow. After 27 days from the fruit bud is spotted [1]. 

At this moment, there is only 2 fruits on the tree. But I manage to see 2 more small fruits that just successfully self pollinate. All thanks to the wild stingless bees and strong wind in my neighborhood. 

Hopefully the new fruit buds will turn grow well.

Till then, have fun in tending after your planted durian belanda (soursop) plant at home.

Reference :
[1] The look of soursop fruit bud last 11 March 2020 https://serinurulbeauty.blogspot.com/2020/03/the-look-of-my-first-durian-belanda.html

Making herbal drink using spearmint leaves and Beijing grass leaves

This is taken in the morning of 5 April 2020. Where I harvest leaves to the given spearmint cutting and Beijing grass plant before planting them at home.

The look of the shredded spearmint leaves and Beijing grass leaves under hot boiled water in ceramic pot.

It just taste minty since I use lots of spearmint leaves. Still it taste refreshingly good.

Barter trade pisang raja (banana) fruits with spearmint and Beijing grass plant

This is taken in the morning of 5 April 2020. Where I get spearmint cutting and Beijing grass plant after giving some pisang raja (banana) fruits to my neighbour.

Just nice as my spearmint plant just died due to hot weather. While my Beijing grass plant almost perished devour by snails.

26.4 cm diameter size to my kelapa pandan (coconut) fruit after almost 3 months time

This is taken in the morning of 9 April 2020. Where I am able to measure fruit to my kelapa pandan (coconut). This is from the first flower. 

The horizontal diameter is 26.4 cm. While the vertical diameter is 31 cm.

This is after 3 months and 19 days after the first flower bloom last 22 December 2019[1]. Only one that still grow with the tree.

18 cm long and 16 cm circumference to my ripe pisang raja (banana) fruits

This is taken in the morning of 8 April 2020. Where I am able to measure the length and diameter of my ripe pisang raja (banana) fruit before having it for breakfast.

Length = 18 cm.

Circumference = 16 cm.
After giving the measurement, then my friends able to grasp by 6 biji (unit) pisang raja (banana) fruits weigh near 2.2 kg.

Making kerepek pisang (banana chips) from my harvested pisang raja (banana) fruits

This is taken in the evening of 6 April 2020. Where I have to make banana chips from my harvested pisang raja (banana) fruits before it turned fully yellow. I am using 9 biji (unit) pisang raja (banana) fruits.

The look of the fried kerepek pisang (banana chips).

The look of banana slices deep fried in hot oil.  This is taken using light assist from my card size LED video light.

The look of the eaten flesh to my ripe pisang raja (banana) fruits

This is taken in the noon of 6 April 2020. Where I consume the ripe pisang raja (banana) fruit as my simple lunch. It is very tasty and sweet eaten on its own.

Weight of my harvested pisang raja (banana) fruits

This is taken in the morning of 5 April 2020 [1]. Can see how clean my pisang raja (banana) fruits skin is. Not a single dot. Unlike my harvested pisang lemak manis last week [2]. So far the heaviest per unit is 318 gm and the lightest is 266 gm. This is based on the existing loose one that being cut off  during harvesting process.

Total is 30 pisang raja (banana) fruits. 15 pisang raja (banana) fruits for each sisir/sikat (bunch).

Harvesting 2 sisir/sikat (bunch) of my pisang raja (banana) fruits

This is taken this morning. Just notice 2 sisir/sikat (bunch) of my pisang raja (banana) fruits turned yellow. I immediately decide to harvest both of them instead of the whole tandan (bunch). This is 4 months and 3 days or 125 days after the heart/inflorescence is out last 3 December 2019 [1]. From my record it took 1 year, 2 months and 17 days or 442 days to harvest after it is planted last 20 January 2019 [2]. 

Iftar with my home grown Solo papaya, pisang lemak manis (banana) and mulberry fruits

This is taken in the evening of 30 March 2020.
Weight of the consumed fruits :

Solo papaya = 327 gm,
twin pisang lemak manis (banana) = 138 gm,
single pisang lemak manis (banana) = 44 gm and
2 mulberry fruits = 1.27 gm.