How much is enough for retirement in Singapore?
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ammonite:
I told my dd we can plant longan tree outside hope it could get camouflage by the big trees there. No one will notice at all I guess
Oh was that the inspiration for your herbs? I would love to have a thriving veg garden and some chickens too. Before AVA crack down, I had neighbours who kept chickens in their gardens. It is not very hard if you have some land and nonfussy neighbours. My grandparents and parents had fruit trees and there is satisfaction in harvesting from one's own garden.floppy:
I'm planning to ensure that I have enough food for retirement, https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=19097&start=260#p1826535 to provide me with enough food / vegetable :evil:
Herbs today, veg tomorrow.
If only they allow me to rear chickens
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Beware of snakes if you decide to rear chicks, ducklings, rabbits and hamsters in your garden.
Beware of bats and squirrels if you grow papaya, mango trees. Expect your fruits to be stolen by wild monkeys at times!
Beware of birds, cats and otters if you have a koi pond or large aquarium.
Beware of stray cats if you have pet birds in cages.
Expect some monitor lizards, iguanas, tortoises, frogs and snails lurking in your garden from time to time. -
floppy:
And wells!
If I'm going to spend time tendering my garden / plants, may as well make sure that they are useful / edible. Given that I don't have some land, it would be nearly impossible for me to rear some chickens
A thriving veg garden may still be possible, if we go the hydroponics vertical farm route.
I remember my relatives' kampong years ago where they had rambutans, pineapples, vegetables and herbs in their own backyard.
I prefer container gardens - not as space-efficient as hydroponics but satisfy my \"plants must have soil\" stubborn thinking. Gardens by the Bay's Flower Dome has some container gardens within the Californian Garden section. I think that can be doable in a sunny corner of an apartment. -
Zeit:
Beware of snakes if you decide to rear chicks, ducklings, rabbits and hamsters in your garden.
Beware of bats and squirrels if you grow papaya, mango trees. Expect your fruits to be stolen by wild monkeys at times!
Beware of birds, cats and otters if you have a koi pond or large aquarium.
Beware of stray cats if you have pet birds in cages.
Expect some monitor lizards, iguanas, tortoises, frogs and snails lurking in your garden from time to time. Don't they make life more interesting? Where I stay now does have all the above, except otters. But I just found out from a neighbor that we have a civet cat in the neighbourhood!
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MrsKiasu:
My mint plant died now only pandan left. Buy $2 red bean cut a few pandan leaves can have cold red bean soup for few daysfloppy:
[quote=\"MrsKiasu\"]I told myself that I will cook on my own for as long as possible.
I'm planning to ensure that I have enough food for retirement, https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=19097&start=260#p1826535 to provide me with enough food / vegetable :evil:
Herbs today, veg tomorrow.
If only they allow me to rear chickens[/quote]I have a soy milk maker that produces about a liter of soya bean milk.. A packet of soya bean ($2) last me for a long, long time :evil:
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Zeit:
No leh... I have a tiny cubicle that won't be big enough to do all that
Floppy
Are you the sort who maintains a few pots of plants and a fish bowl with goldfishes at your office cubicle /room? You can grow your organic herbs if you sit next to the window. Pluck some and toss it with your salad during lunch. Hahaha!
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I need $$ to buy seeds, chicks etc
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floppy:
Good to have colleagues like you. Don't bother others or secretaries to water their plants or feed their fishes when they go on leave for 2 weeks!
No leh... I have a tiny cubicle that won't be big enough to do all thatZeit:
Floppy
Are you the sort who maintains a few pots of plants and a fish bowl with goldfishes at your office cubicle /room? You can grow your organic herbs if you sit next to the window. Pluck some and toss it with your salad during lunch. Hahaha! -
ammonite:
Yes, quite exciting! But I've tiled up much of my green lungs! Haha...Zeit:
Beware of snakes if you decide to rear chicks, ducklings, rabbits and hamsters in your garden.
Beware of bats and squirrels if you grow papaya, mango trees. Expect your fruits to be stolen by wild monkeys at times!
Beware of birds, cats and otters if you have a koi pond or large aquarium.
Beware of stray cats if you have pet birds in cages.
Expect some monitor lizards, iguanas, tortoises, frogs and snails lurking in your garden from time to time. Don't they make life more interesting? Where I stay now does have all the above, except otters. But I just found out from a neighbor that we have a civet cat in the neighbourhood!
Civet cats! Luckily not wild boars!
OT: Some months ago, I read that there were some jungle fowls near Sin Ming. Are there any more leftovers?
I also read that Anglican High School's garden has durian trees! They just harvested some durians weeks ago. -
Zeit:
Just saw a few of those jungle fowls near Midview City this morning. Guess they must have escaped the claws of AVA.
OT: Some months ago, I read that there were some jungle fowls near Sin Ming. Are there any more leftovers?
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