2階バルコニーで育てているリスボンレモンは、今年の春の開花後に無数の幼果が着いていました。２度、間引きで数を減らしたあと自然落果で更に減って、結局は２個だけが残りました。これなら、生らせすぎを心配して摘果する必要はなかったので、来年からは放置でいきます。
I have two Lisbon lemon trees. One of them, growing in a pot, is on the upstairs balcony. After the flowering season this year, the plant had countless young fruits and I thinned them twice. As months went by, more and more young fruits fell off the tree and I ended up with just these two fruits. It seems that I did not need to intervene - the tree knows what it can hold.
These are the two remaining fruits, and they are larger than those I see in the shop. I am looking forward to making a lemon cake in a few months when the fruits mature fully.
こちらは地植えのリスボンで数年前にうちに来た苗。ベルガモットが根腐れで回復不能なまでに衰弱した跡地に植えたのでちょっと心配でしたが、順調に育っています。バルコニーのリスボンも地植えのも、セールで980円という、ダメ元の苗でした（送料のほうがずっと高かった）。異なる店から取り寄せた苗ですが、いずれもトゲ無しリスボンなので、世話が楽です。
Another one grows in the ground. I used to keep Bergamot in this spot but it got weaker and weaker. When I dug it out of the ground, I found that the root system was almost rotten. So, I replaced a chunk of soil in this place and planted the Lisbon lemon instead. Both of my Lisbon lemon trees are thorn-free, which makes it easy to look after them.
玄関前のヒガンバナが咲きそろいました。
The spider lilies growing in front of my house are in bloom.
私のカメラでは実際の色が出ないのが残念ですが、鮮やかな朱色がとても綺麗です。
Unfortunately, my camera cannot do justice to their brilliant colour - it is a deep vermillion colour.
