グラニースミスがほぼ満開になりました。普通、リンゴの開花には清楚なイメージをもっていますが、この品種は花柄が大きいので近くで見るとハデハデです。
The Granny Smith is almost in full bloom. Normally, I regard apple blossoms as delicate and modest looking, but the flowers of this variety are large and very showy.
感動している私をよそに、シラっとしたタイガ。オヤツが出ないなら、表情つくる気もなし。
Taiga is not affected by my excitement over the apple flowers. So long as there is no treat in sight, she remains dissociated.
The bilberry plant I bought in spring last year is starting to flower. This is a selection from Germany and is meant to be more heat-tolerant than usual bilberries. True to the sales pitch, this plant endured the incredibly hot summer last year and grew stronger. With lots of flowers this year, I might get several times more fruits than last year.
花が小さく、おまけに先すぼみの形をしているので、人口授粉しようがないです。これだけ小さいと、ムシが来たところでサイズに制限があります。どうなることやら。
The flowers are so tiny that I cannot imagine what small insects can get inside to pollinate. Needless today, to pollinate manually is impossible.
サンショウも芽吹いてきました。料理に使うなら、葉っぱが柔らかい今がちょうど良いと思います。
The Japanese pepper plant is a deciduous citrus tree. When the leaves are soft and fresh, as they are now, it is the best time to use them in cooking.
この苗は「葉山椒」として180円ほどで売られていた小苗でしたが、育ってみると雌木でした。