一晩中雨が降ったあと今朝になってようやく止みました。もう冬の寒さです。
クコは涼しい気候が合っているのか、真夏の猛暑で一旦 地上部が殆ど枯れてしまいましたが、秋口には葉っぱが再生し始めて今ではここまで育ちました。これは苗が届いたときと比べて大進歩です。
It rained throughout last night. When it stopped this morning, it was as cold as winter.
Goji berry plants seem to prefer cool weather. They went almost dead in the heatwave of the summer. However, they began to come back towards the start of autumn and now they look like this.
今年の6月16日に届いたときの状態はこれ。ショップの写真とあまりにも違うので、苗を見たときは目を疑いました。
This is how they were when they arrived on 16th June this year. They looked so much smaller than in the photo of the shop's site that I could not believe my eyes.
The plant on the left is starting to flower for the second time, following the flowers at the end of summer.
写真では見づらいですが、蕾がまだたくさん着いているので開花は続きそうです。
In the photo, they are almost invisible, but there are a lot of flower buds, which means that the flowering will last for some time.
前回の開花からは着果なしでした。また、右の苗は左の苗の１回目の開花のあとに咲き始めましたが、やはり着果なしでした。
There was no fruit setting after the last flowering. Likewise, the plant on the right had no fruits after the flowering in early autumn.
それにしても葉っぱが細かい。静浜クコって、こういうものなのでしょうか。川沿いのあの株の葉っぱと比べると、まるで別種類の植物のようです。ちなみに、川沿いの苗には長くて狂暴なトゲが沢山着いていましたが、今のところこれらの苗のトゲはまばらで長さは1cmもありません。
こちらは右の小さい苗のほうで、葉は左の苗のよりも若干大きいです。
I cannot believe how tiny the leaves on these plants are. These are of a named variety from Shizuoka Prefecture, but I am not sure if this is typical of them. The goji berry plant growing on the riverbank has much larger leaves, like any other goji berry trees I have ever seen. Actually, that plant has a lot of long and vicious looking thorns, whereas the thorns on these plants are few and they are less than 1cm long (I hope they stay that way).
The leaves of the plant on the right are slightly larger.
玄関前の菊（松風）が満開になりました。雨の中の開花なのでイマイチ輝きに欠けます。
The edible chrysanthemums in front of the house are now in full bloom. It is a pity that the flowers opened in these rainy days - they would have sparkled in the sun.
通路の左には他の品種が咲き始めています。
Nearby, another variety of chrysanthemum is staring to flower.
これはバイカラーの中輪咲き。
This is a bicolour variety with medium-sized flowers.
菊の根元の野紺菊はもう終わっています。
The wild aster at the foot of the above chrysanthemum is already finished.
松風で生の菊花茶を入れました。花びらをむしってカップに入れたら、
I made a cup of tea with fresh flowers from the edible chrysanthemum.
熱湯を注いでフタをすること数分。
Pour boiled water over the petals and cover for several minutes.
茶こしを通したら出来上がりです。
Strain the tea into a teacup.
そのままでは味があまりしないので、好みで蜂蜜や香酸類を加えると美味しいです。
It tastes bland on its own, so add honey and/or citrus juice to your liking.
そのままでは味があまりしないので、好みで蜂蜜や香酸類を加えると美味しいです。
It tastes bland on its own, so add honey and/or citrus juice to your liking.
