The balcony seems to be a bit weary, with the hot days coming and going, perhaps signaling that the end of summer is near.
On the balcony, we’re still harvesting green beans every day. Leaves started as if they look forward less autumn.
The bitter melon plants have not produced any female flowers yet, so I might have to give up on them this year… But there are years like that. The morning glory has climbed up the net, and I’ve been able to enjoy its deep purple flowers, so that’s something to be happy about. Also as for this year’s successes, we also had zebra tomatoes 🍅 🦓
The highlight of the past week was definitely discovering that the fig tree was still alive. Last year, I bought three pots at a plant market—one for a friend, and kept the remaining two at home and in the office. However, during a period when I couldn’t water the office one, the soil dried out, causing it to shed its leaves … 🥲
Regretting what happened, I brought it home and repotted it in a larger pot to prevent it from drying out, then nurtured it for about a month. Just when I was starting to lose hope, I spotted something that looked like a tiny leaf, and a few days later, a cute little leaf had indeed sprouted. I was so moved—thank you for staying alive 🥹
In September, I’ll continue to watch over the summer vegetables, and by the end of the month, I’ll tidy up the balcony and start preparing the bulbs, then get ready for winter in October. The season goes by so fast. I hope I can fully enjoy the last remnants of summer.
バルコニーは暑い日々が過ぎ去って、また暑い日々がやってきて、若干疲れ気味のようです。夏の終わりが近いのかもしれません。
バルコニーでは相変わらず日々どんどんインゲンが採れています。ゴーヤはまだ雌花がついていなくて、今年は諦めかな・・・そういう年もありますよね。ネットは朝顔が登っていってくれて、濃い紫の花を楽しめたのでよしとしましょう。今年の成功といえば、ゼブラトマトもありましたし！
そうそう、この一週間のハイライトといえば、なんといってもイチヂクが生きていたことです。去年植物市で3鉢購入して、1鉢はお友達に、残りは自宅に1鉢、オフィスに1鉢置いていたのですが、オフィスにしばらく水やりにいけない期間に土を乾かしてしまい、葉を落としてしまったのです🥲
反省して家に持って帰って、乾かないように大きい鉢に植え替えて一ヶ月ほど養生させていました。ちょっと諦めかけていた頃に小さな葉のような物を見つけてから数日、かわいい小さな葉が出てきました。生きていてくれてありがとう🥹
9月は夏野菜を見守って、月末にはバルコニーを整理して、球根の準備を始めて、10月に入ったら冬支度です。1シーズンが経つのははやいですね。夏の名残を存分に楽しめたらと思います。
