今日は随分と寒くて、練馬区の予想最高気温は19℃となっています。この調子だと今月いっぱいでパッションフルーツのツルを刈り込んで、室内へ取り込むことになりそう。
最近気づいたのですが、9月中の開花時期に10個ほど授粉したあとは花が咲いても全く無視していたのに、10月に入って咲いた花が自家受粉したようです。バルコニーの軒下で、仮に人口授粉してやりたくても到底届かない位置に咲いた花です。なので、摘果もできない状態。
The weather is really getting cooler - today's expected maximum temperature is 19℃. By the end of this month, I will be cutting the vines down to about 40cm so that I can take the plants indoors for the coming winter.
I have never known this Edulis variety to self-pollinate. However, some of the flowers that opened in October now have fruits growing. Due to the height, I cannot reach these young fruits even though they are just wasting energy of the vine.
These are fruits that set from September blooming. The creature that came nightly during the summer to drop the fruits have not returned, so the fruits are growing very nicely. The plants have served as a shield against rain and direct sun light during the summer but, now, I would love to take in sun's warmth into my bedroom.
これは寝室のガラス戸すぐそばの実。毎朝カーテンを開けると直面する光景です。
This is the sight I see every morning when I open the curtains.
サイズはお店のに劣りません。こんなに簡単に栽培できて、しかも最高に美味しいとなると、エドゥリスがダントツで普及していることに納得。