Big Save: Dishwashing Liquid

I normally buy Joy dishwashing liquid in the refill packs of 200ml each for about P37.  One sachet lasts me a week.  Recently, I found Bubble Man Dishwashing Liquid in Landmark.  It is locally manufactured in Quezon City, thus a lower price.  I got 2 liters of dishwashing liquid for only P109!  When I buy Joy I get 400ml for P74.  For the same amount of Bubble Man brand 400ml will only cost P21.80.  Big savings, plus I can support a local brand.

For my spluge of the month, I bought Human Nature's Tough Love Dishwashing Li

Update: Malaysian Chili and Lemon Pine

 Hooray for the red chilis!

 I wonder why the chili leaves always seem to have dust on them.  I have to keep cleaning them.

 This is 10 days after the first picture.

I'm not sure if the lemon pine has grown.

Update: Basil Growth

 After 10 days, here is what happened to my basil plant.  Hooray!  Watering regularly is working.  See how many leaves have grown!  I sprinkle it with water, about 3 times a day to keep the leaves free of insects, and the soil moist.

 The stem I cut from the top of one stalk is growing too!

 Very green!

Excited to harvest

Trying to Grow Basil Again

I bought three plants while up in Baguio.  Basil, lemon pine and malaysian chili.   You know you are getting old when you start caring about plants.  As a second (actually third) attempt to grow my own basil, I will document what my plant first looked like, until I have successfully made a big bush out of the wee little thing.

 angle 1: leaves are nice and ever to green.  This pic was taken 7 days from purchase.  Hooray! Basil is still alive!  I am having trouble with something making holes in my leaves at the moment.  I had to pluck off some leaves.  I stuffed those leaves in the soil. Is that any good for fertilizing the plant?

 Angle 2

 My lemon pine.  

Please grow to 6 feet.

My Malaysian Chili plant.  Please be red soon!