昨日時点では、今日は午前は曇りで午後から雨と聞いていたのに、今朝6時に目が覚めたときには既にザザ降りでした。ワンコの散歩には不便ですが、この恵みの雨は庭の植物を育ててくれます。
去年の夏に買った日本種ナツメは、秋には3本のひこばえが出ていました。それらを冬の前に鉢上げしておいたら、今すくすくと育っています。右から大きい順に並べてありますが、支柱の高さはほぼ同じなので、成長を判断するのに便利です。AとBについては、主幹が支柱の先端に届いたところで摘心しましたが、その後も伸び続けています。Cは支柱の先端に届いたばかりなので、切り戻しはこれから。
As of yesterday, they were forecasting that it would be cloudy during the morning today, followed by rain from afternoon onwards. However, when I woke up at 6 a.m., it was already raining hard. Although it is inconvenient for dog walks, this warm rain nurtures my plants.
The large Japanese jujube plant that I bought last summer had 3 suckers by autumn. I repotted them before winter, and they are now doing well. The plants A to C below are placed in the order of the biggest to the smallest. The supporting sticks are of nearly same height, so that I can tell the growth. With A and B, they were trimmed at the top when they reached the tip of the prop - they continue to grow still. C has just reached the end of the prop.
この苗は、ひこばえを掘り出したとき根っこが殆ど着いていない状態でしたが、冬の間に根を張ったようです。でも、今もしんがり。
When I dug out this plant last autumn, there was hardly any root attached to it. It must have grown during the winter. Nevertheless, this remains the 'runt'.
A苗は開花中。
Plant A is in bloom.
BとCにも蕾が少し出ています。
Plants B and C also have a few flower buds.
これ↓がその親苗。去年の真夏に苗が届いたときは根鉢を崩さずに鉢増ししただけだったので、今年の冬の間に根の状態をチェックしました。根っこが粘土のような塊を抱え込んでいたので、根を徹底的に洗い、根が鉢に収まり易いようにトリミングして、新たな土で植え直しました。従って、今年は本調子とは言えません。
This is the parent tree. It arrived in the middle of the summer last year, so I simply repotted it in a larger container without disturbing the root system. I pulled it out in winter to check the state of the roots. The roots were embracing a large lump of clay soil. I removed it and washed the roots thoroughly and trimmed them for repotting with completely new soil. The plant is still recovering from the shock treatment.
でも、少しは収穫できるでしょう。
Still, there might be some fruits in autumn.
雨でトイレ散歩も短めに切り上げるので、退屈そうなタイガ。
Due to the rain, Taiga's walks are cut short as soon as her business is done - she is absolutely bored.