08-31-2020 07:43 AM - edited 11-20-2020 04:30 AM
Home garden may sound like a fun thing to do, for city people who love to plant tiny plants, flowers and stuff like that.
Home garden for Cambodian, especially those who live in countryside means a whole lot difference.
Rural Cambodians are typical called farmers because of the farmland they live on but farms here in Cambodia can mean two things:
Home garden has enormous functions, is for feeding the family because the majority of the plants are edible and as food, the bigger plants are mostly fruit trees that give yields to the owners - some even could manage to sell their products.
OWNING this home garden, they do not have to buy food from the market. This article is inspired by my previous articles about rice, and edible plants, this article will talk more about what are available in ones 'garden.
Home garden can be used for its yielding, shade as well as firewood and many more!
ឃ្លោក | Bottle gourd (Langenaria siceraria) |
ល្ពៅ | |
ត្រឡាច | Winter melon |
ត្រសក់ | Cucumber |
ពពាយ | Winged bean |
សណ្តែកគួរ | String bean |
ឪឡឹក | |
ដំឡូងឈាមមាន់ | purple yam |
ននោង | Luffa gourds |
ស្លឹកបាស / Bas leave | Ivy gourd leaves |
Some example of vine crop
Some comes in the form of root (root crop) which can also be vegetables or spice as well:
រមៀត | Turmeric (spice) |
ដំឡូងជ្វា | |
រំដេង | Galangal (spice) |
ឆៃថាវ | |
ត្រាវ | Taro |
ខ្ជាយ | Fingerroot (spice) |
ខ្ញី | Ginger |
មើមខ្ទឹម | Garlic (spice) |
ពន្លៃ | Bengal ginger (Zingiber montanum) |
ដំឡូងឈើ/ដំឡូងមី | Casava |
ដំឡូងឈាមមាន់ | Purple yam |
Some examples of root crop
Inventory of my dad's home garden
Just recently, I have been visiting my hometown and able to see the beautiful rice field of mine and enjoyed the home garden around the house. My dad loves to work around the house and few years ago, I took the initiative to do the inventory on the plants my father grew.
Please enjoy some views from my hometown and the home garden of my dad!
08-31-2020 07:53 AM
@MukulR another post about edible plant here for you 😄
08-31-2020 08:05 AM
Wow @Sophia_Cambodia 🍐🍇🍈🍐🍐🍏🍎🍎🍍🍌🍋🍊🍉
08-31-2020 08:06 AM
Thanks for making another nice post @Sophia_Cambodia Guava, Bottle Gourd, orange are common and popular in our country. See below some photos of guava in my village home. They are very fresh and tasty. Thanks a lot for making this nice post and tagging me to this. Regards.
Wax Gourd
08-31-2020 08:07 AM
@MdNahidIslam thank you dear 🙂 glad you enjoy reading it.
08-31-2020 08:08 AM
Yes my dear sweet friend 🌼🌼. Have a nice day, Thanks
08-31-2020 08:09 AM
@MukulR I love guava so much - the look on your photos is mouthwatering 🙂
08-31-2020 08:11 AM
@MdNahidIslam thank you, you too. Enjoy the rest of your day!
08-31-2020 08:16 AM
@MukulR I had a wonderful and peaceful childhood and I had eaten the best food in the world. This stays in my heart the rest of my life. It is so green surrounding my house. My dad makes sure we have plenty to eat. I remember we have many guava trees around the house with different species. It was so beautiful!
08-31-2020 08:16 AM
This guava tree at our home is not very tall. So you can eat them by taking off from the tree. They are fresh also. Thanks for your comments @Sophia_Cambodia