台風９号の影響で、今日は朝から夕方までほぼ一日雨でした。５号のときのような大雨ではなかったので、庭木にはちょうど良い潅水になりました。東向きのバルコニーに置いてあるタヒチライムの幼果が順調に育っています。
Due to the effect of typhoon No. 9, we had rain intermittently from early morning to the evening. However, the rain fall was not as heavy as No. 5, and for the plants in my garden it was a day of generous watering. The Tahiti lime on my balcony facing the east is doing well in the hot and humid Japanese summer.
The first flowering in spring produced 4 fruits. The colour of the fruits was exactly the same as the leaves and, every time I wanted to check the state of the young fruits, it took me a long time to locate them. So, I tied a white string next to each fruit to make them stand out, and it worked.
第２回目の開花からは２個が着果。この苗は２年前に棒苗で買ったばかりで今年が初結実。なので、２回目以降の開花からは着果を期待していませんでしたが、成長し続けています。
The second flowering ended in 2 more fruits. I bought this plant 2 years ago as a newly grafted tree, and it flowered this year for the first time. So, I was not expecting any fruit setting from the second flowering onwards, but these 2 fruits look as if they are here to stay.
そして最近の第３回目の開花からの幼果も落ちずに育っていきそうです。
We recently had the 3rd flowering, followed by some fruit setting, out of which at least these 2 seem safe to stay.
