去年買った多田錦柚子に幼果が育っています。この苗はおととしの冬に買った多田錦が全く芽吹かず１年が経過して掘り出してみたら、根っこが無いことが分かったので、急遽他の店から取り寄せたものです。去年は鉢で養生して、今年の春先に地植えにしました。現在90cmほどの樹高です。まだまだチビ苗なので、最近勢いよく伸び始めたラズベリー苗に埋もれています。
The seedless yuzu, Tadanishiki, has young fruits growing. This is the second plant - the first one I bought 2 years ago arrived with hardly any leaves, nor did it grow any new leaves. When I dug it out in spring last year, the roots were rotten. So, I got another one from a different store and this one is doing exceptionally well. I kept it in a pot last year and planted it in the ground this spring. It started growing a lot of new branches since then and had quite a few flowers.
Thanks to the benefits of growing in the ground, as opposed to a pot, I think these young fruits will grow to maturity.
その横に植わっているカラカラは、もう数年たっていますが今年も花さえ咲きませんでした。そのかわり、高接ぎしてある星タンゴールの枝に１個だけ実が着いています。これも、ここまで大きくなれば落果せずに行けそうです。
Next to the yuzu plant is Cara Cara orange tree which has been here for several years. It continues to concentrate on growing the tree, instead of producing flowers. However, the branch of a golden orange variety, Hoshi Tangor, that is grafted onto Cara Cara has one fruit for the first time. I think this fruit is secure and stay until maturity.
道の横に咲いているので、通りがかりの人たちが褒めて行きました。
門とカラカラの間に置いてある鉢植えの素芯オニユリも咲き始めました。年々 球根が増えるので、鉢の置き場に困ります。
Between the gate and Caracara, I have several pots of Spotless Tiger Lilies that have started to bloom. The number of bulbs increases every year, and I am running out of space for the pots.
These flowers are standing next to the road, and some passers-by have made kind remarks.
玄関横の鉢植えのは蕾の数が多いので、咲き終わるまでまだ楽しめそうです。
The ones in front of the porch are continuing to flower. These are mature and large bulbs, so they have lots of flower buds to go through yet.
昨日届いたクコの実から種を取り出して播いてみました。左が黒クコ、右が赤実のクコです。種播きの適期はあるのか分かりませんが、これで発芽しなくても他の季節に何度かトライします。
今年の３月に買った「トゲ無しノイバラ」の苗は、
The thornless wild multiflora rose plant I bought in March this year looked like this then.
今ではこんなに大きくなりました。元々 樹実した苗が出荷のために枝を切り詰められた状態だったので、最近の毎日の雨で枝がビュンビュン伸びました。来年からの開花が期待できそうです。ここまで成長してもトゲ無しなので、良い買い物でした。
It has grown to this size. To be fair, the plant was already mature when it was bought - the branches had been severely cut down close to the ground immediately before shipping out. The warm and nurturing rain we are having has added to the growth. With all these branches, I am optimistic that the plant will have flowers next spring. Another encouraging thing is that the plant has remained thornless even at this size, so I made a lucky purchase.
I extracted some seeds from the goji berries that arrived yesterday. The pot on the left contains seeds of black goji berries, and the one on the right are from red goji berries. It may not be the best season to sow seeds now, but I can keep trying in all seasons until I get a few plants.
