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Why I moved my shop and blog from Shopify to WordPress
I moved my website from Shopify to WordPress hosted in AWS (Lightsail). There were many reasons why, but the two biggest reasons were the blogging capability and spam management. WordPress has been my go to for years for blogs and when I started my first one back in Japan, it was WordPress on a local…
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Shiso plants two years old
These are my shiso plants still going strong two years on. These plants have been kept in the their strawberry planter for two years now. I’m surprised tbh just how well they’ve done, as they’ve pretty much been left alone. They were grown from seed and I put plants in various locations to figure out…
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How I grow Japanese mitsuba herb all year round
Mitsuba (ไธใค่) is known by a few names and the most common would be Japanese parsley. It’s quite similar to parsley in size and appearance. Other names are wild parsley or Japanese hornwort. The name ไธใฟใค่ ใฏ or Mitsu-ba literally means three objects + leaves (three leaves) or compound leaves with three leaflets. It is often spelt using…
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An easy method to grow a store bought mango seed
This article explains how to grow a mango tree from a store bought mango fruit by germinating the seed. If you’re a mango fan, then you dream of having a huge mango tree that always has massive sweet fruit. You might be lucky enough to live on property or in an area that has trees…
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Grow shiso (perilla) all year round in Australia
Shiso / ใใ, also known as perilla, is a popular herb in Japan and Korea and known for its unique flavour and health benefits. While traditionally grown in Asia, it is possible to grow shiso year-round in Australia with a little TLC. Here are some tips to help you successfully grow the shiso herb in…