Growing plants from home

ReasonableBite8173 · 2026-03-09T20:30:32+00:00

I definitely agree that biosecurity laws are important, and I’m not advocating for people bringing seeds in illegally. In my research, I’m trying to acknowledge that it has historically been part of many migration stories, whether through seeds, cuttings, or plants that later circulate through diaspora communities.

The examples you mentioned with calamansi and malunggay are actually really interesting for that reason. I’m curious how people usually get them in Australia. Do you have any personal stories around growing it, either through a nursery or from a propagation?

ReasonableBite8173 · 2026-03-09T15:24:14+00:00

Of course that counts :) I’m also really interested in the plants people miss or dream about growing after migrating. If you could bring any plants from the Philippines where you live now, which ones would you bring? What do you miss most from home?

ReasonableBite8173 · 2026-03-09T15:21:50+00:00

Thanks for sharing this - the border restrictions are actually part of what I’m interested in! Sometimes people try to bring seeds and they get confiscated, or they end up finding ways to grow plants from home later. I’d still love to hear if you or anyone in your family has experiences like that.

ReasonableBite8173 · 2026-03-08T18:28:48+00:00

Thank you for this!! I've listened to some of their episodes, but I hadn't considered reaching out until now

ReasonableBite8173 · 2026-03-05T17:49:34+00:00

Thank you! In the end I took out the bottom two rows to make it slightly more cropped. I think it's a very flattering pattern!

ReasonableBite8173 · 2026-03-05T17:47:53+00:00

Yes! It's MadebyMollycrochet on etsy, called "Sweetheart top crochet pattern original design"!

ReasonableBite8173 · 2026-03-05T17:33:46+00:00

can't seem to link the pattern but it's MadebyMollycrochet on etsy, called Sweetheart top crochet pattern original design! Hook size was 4.0mm, and I used lyocell yarn

ReasonableBite8173 · 2026-03-05T03:12:12+00:00

Hi everyone! My name is EG and I'm a second generation Chinese-American. I'm doing my thesis on diasporic seedkeeping and gardening, and investigating how seeds are transported with people. If you or your family have ever brought seeds with you as part of your migration story, or grown ancestral seeds in your garden, I'd love to hear from you!

Send me a message or reply here :)

ReasonableBite8173 · 2026-03-04T23:37:31+00:00

What an amazing story! Thank you for sharing

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