Thursday, February 25, 2010

Ngaku (Arrowheads, Duck Potato, Wapato Saggitaria Latifolia) Plant – Nice Chinese New Year Decoration

Before Chinese New Year and After Chinese New Year!
I planted three leftovers ngaku bulbs in the pot where I kept my little Bettas (Siamese fighting fish, Trey Khem) offspring before Chinese New Year. They really grow very fast! Take a look at the picture I took yesterday and the one before Chinese New Year. The arrow head shaped Ngaku (Arrowheads, Duck Potato, Wapato Saggitaria Latifolia) leaves that pointed sky ward looks very green and majestic. Ngaku grows very well if you put it in a pot with stones and flood it with water. I love to watch my little betta fishes (Trey Khem) swimming and playing around the ngaku roots. They seem to enjoy swimming around it very much! So, Ngaku not only makes nice crispy chips when deep fried or as vital ingredients for many Chinese New Year recipes but also as an attractive decorative plants for our house!
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16 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 25, 2010 at 11:26 AM

    Decorative plants indeed! The pot has mushrooms as well :)

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  2. Annie QFebruary 25, 2010 at 12:16 PM

    cool! They grow fast ya?

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  3. suituapuiFebruary 25, 2010 at 12:31 PM

    Nice! Wah! You're not just into cooking. Gardening too... Gosh! You must have a lot of time! LOL!!!

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  4. ladyviralFebruary 25, 2010 at 1:33 PM

    Looks like you having a farm there :P. Organic indeed! hehe!

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  5. Yee LingFebruary 25, 2010 at 2:17 PM

    Initally i wanted to plant the Ngaku also, but my mom told me not to waste time cos it was 3 days before CNY onie wanted to plant..heheh.

    I know it's a nice decorative plant for CNY...next yr la if i remember Ngaku..

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  6. manglishFebruary 25, 2010 at 4:17 PM

    waaaaaaaaaaa ur ngaku very healthy haha

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  7. AnonymousFebruary 25, 2010 at 6:31 PM

    Keep posting stuff like this i really like it

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  8. UnknownFebruary 25, 2010 at 8:13 PM

    green finger ya :)

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  9. smallkucingFebruary 25, 2010 at 8:24 PM

    Someone once old me that if the Ngaku Plant grow Big and strong, your year will be very prosperous. Kung hei kung hei, Pete.

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  10. ChristineFebruary 25, 2010 at 10:29 PM

    interesting Pete, never heard of these. So you slice the bulb of the plant to make the chips?

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  11. PeteFebruary 26, 2010 at 1:08 AM

    Mei Teng: The mushroom artificial one lah...ha ha ha!

    Annie : Around 2 weeks to be full grown....real fast!

    STP : Ngaku very easy to plant. Throw a few into water, hold it with some pebbles....then 2 weeks you will have some nice plants! LOL!

    Ladyviral : All the good neutrients from my bettas droppings, ha ha ha!

    Mommy Ling : 3 days too short loh, you won't see any leaves yet...1 week ok!

    Manglish : Natural 'baja' leh! ha ha!

    Anon : Sure!

    Umi : Actually this plant real easy to grow....no need watering, LOL!

    Smallkucing : Thank you.....tomorrow...I go buy 4D....jackpot now very big leh! LOL!

    Christine : Yes, first you remove the skins, slice it up, add some salt and deep fry it....nice CNY chips! Very popular here!

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  12. CherylFebruary 26, 2010 at 1:10 AM

    Wow, I am amazed by how quickly the plants grow. Very nice.

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  13. mollyFebruary 26, 2010 at 8:43 AM

    Now I have to find a new home for my NgaKu as they are getting bigger and I also have to get some fish like you to eat the larva in case Aedes visit my home.

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  14. DonnaFebruary 26, 2010 at 5:53 PM

    i love nga ku!!
    nom nom, yummy!
    sorry, been busy lately.. so long din comment edi.. T.T

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  15. AnonymousFebruary 26, 2010 at 9:53 PM

    nice post. thanks.

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  16. foongpcFebruary 28, 2010 at 12:03 AM

    First time seeing ngaku plant! I love eating ngaku, not the cooked ones, but the fried ngaku chips! Haha!

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