Red Beans, White Ampalaya, and a Whole Lot of Curiosity! My Curious Quest for Unusual Vegetables!

I bought some new seeds for our school vegetable garden. They are a bit unusual: red string beans, red okra, and white ampalaya. I felt so curious about how they would look and taste, so I couldn’t stop myself from buying them. I’m very excited to see how these strange but interesting plants will grow!

Last week, while I was scrolling through an online shop, these strange seeds got my attention, and I found myself browsing through the hundreds of strange seeds from that certain store. And I wasn't able to stop myself from checking out these interesting seeds I discovered online.

And yes! After five days, I received my parcels of seeds, and I was just so excited that I opened the package immediately.

And just so you know, before the seeds arrived, I already instructed my students to bring sacks of fertile, healthy, and organic matter-rich soil, which I could use to plant the seeds I ordered. Not so excited, huh! Hahhahaha.

After 3 months since we started planting vegetables in our garden, we have already harvested a lot from them, and this time the plants are getting old and bear fewer fruits, so we need to replant new vegetables again. We plant vegetables in our school garden three times per school year. To make sure our students have enough vegetables to eat during school feeding.

And there they were, nine packs of different seeds were inside the package. And each pack gives me excitement and curiosity. There are what-ifs, yet I know they will grow with nutrient-rich soil and proper care. I hope they will...

First is the red string bean seeds. I haven't seen such a thing yet, but I already imagined how they look as they hang from the trelis. They must be cute, red, beautiful strings. The red okra seeds are interesting, too. It would be very strange, and people will talk about my red okra protruding from the stems. Oh, I'm dying excited!

The third pack of seeds is the white bitter gourd. I have never seen a white ampalaya ever since. Oh, God, that would be very pretty, as these white silvery bitter gourds hang from the trelis. It would be another talk of our small school, hahahhaa... But I really don't care about others' words. It's about my satisfaction, curiosity, and excitement.

How about bonzai-like watermelons? Yes. I also bought a seed of a watermelon, which can be planted in pots. A bamboo stick should stand at the center of the pot where the watermelon vines can climb. They will bear small fruits of yellow watermelons that are as small as a child's fist. That is how the ads said when I bought the seed. Isn't it amazing? Isn't it exciting?

Another seed that I can't stand not to include is the crunchy cabbage. Just like the watermelon seeds I bought, these cabbage seeds are also planted in pots. And wait, one plant will bear many fruits at the same time, also as big as a child's fist. And this one really looks amazing in the store ads. Oh God, I'm dying to see this cabbage bearing many crunchy fruits.

Other seeds I bought were the giant winged-bean seeds, the slim and long succhini seeds, the extra-long Baguio beans, and lastly the smooth and long bottle gourd. And you know, I am really excited to see how they will grow and bear fruit soon. Though I have doubts, but again, I will again do my best to grow them.

I can’t wait to see how all these new and unusual plants will grow in our school garden. Whether they turn out as I imagine or not, I know it will be a fun and exciting experience for me and my students. Gardening always teaches us something new, and this time, it’s all about curiosity and trying new things!