It started quite ordinarily—just a regular trip to the local fruit store. Among mangosteens and bananas, I noticed something unusual: tiny imported apples the size of a walnut. An intriguing name—Apple Strawberry. The kids, of course, fell in love…
Our family doesn’t like to spend a lot of time preparing meals. So I try to optimise all processes in the kitchen. For example, this is the way we cook a favorite local dish, soto ayam. I cut…
What a wonderful day! Today, we finally received our first peony plant. A true little traveler from the United States, the Raspberry Charm variety. It reached Java island through a local Indonesian supplier of imported seeds, bulbs, and peony…
After staying in Indonesia for many years as an expat, you eventually realize that some products we consume daily simply do not exist here. For example, dill is not cultivated locally. You can only find it in malls in…
Pruning and shaping this exotic fruit tree need to be taken seriously. The shape of the durian’s crown directly affects how quickly it will bear its fragrant fruits. When shaping, you need to take many nuances into account. Absolutely…
Let’s say you’ve been in Asia for a while, have tried different durian varieties, and know exactly which variety—or perhaps several—you want to have in your garden. For example, in Indonesia, the “Bawor” variety (also known as Monthong Banyumas—a…
