Micro Balcony Garden Journal 2024 - Aug 11 / マイクロバルコニーの記録

in HiveGarden4 months ago (edited)

Since I was out this morning, I decided to make myself an iced coffee when I got home, and took some photos for my garden journal. Cheers!

On the balcony, both the tomatoes and the summer-bearing strawberries are doing great. It’s such a joy to see them giving us something each day. This is the second harvest of the mysterious tomato I first picked last week, which tasted fantastic. This time, I’m planning to wait a bit longer before picking it so I can save the seeds.

Micro tomatoes, which usually bear fruit first, are a bit late this year, but I’m looking forward to harvesting them soon.

I absolutely love both the quantity and taste of these summer strawberries, so I’m thinking of propagating more plants. What I enjoy about gardening is how I can choose varieties that suit my environment and preferences, and grow not just plants but also the garden itself.

Seeing @aitommylr’s post about growing bush beans made me want to try them too! I planted them just before the end of the seed sowing season, and they’re thriving. I’m expecting my first harvest next week. It seems like climbing beans, like these, do really well on my balcony.

I love sitting on the balcony and looking up at the climbing plants; beans, morning glory, bitter melon and malabar spinach.

This week, two gardening books I ordered arrived. The one on the left in the photo below is about winter gardening, which I’ve been curious about for a while since I’d like to extend my growing season. The other one is about tomatoes that changed the world. I ordered it after an exciting dinner with my daughter, enjoying locally grown beefsteak tomatoes and marveling at how delicious they are. I’m looking forward to starting it tonight.

That’s all from my little balcony in the peak of summer. Wishing you all a lovely Sunday evening and a great start to the new week. Happy gardening 🌻

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今日は朝外出していたので、帰宅してアイスコーヒーを作って、おやつの時間にガーデンジャーナルの写真を撮りました。

バルコニーでは、トマトと夏に実をつけるイチゴが好調です。日々何かしら実をつけて待っていてくれるのがうれしいです。先週初めて収穫しておいしかった謎のトマトの第二弾。今回はもう少し待って種を採ろうと思います。

例年一番最初に実をつけるマイクロトマトは今年は遅めで、ここから収穫を楽しめそうです。

この夏に実をつけるイチゴは収穫量も味も大好きなので、株を増やそうと考えています。ガーデニングはその人のおかれた環境や好みに応じて、品種を選んで、植物だけでなく庭も育てていけるところが好きです。

@aitommylr さんが植えているのを見て、私もインゲンを育てたい!と種まきシーズの終了間際に植えたインゲンが好調で、来週は初収穫できそうです。うちはこのインゲンもそうなのですが、登っていくタイプの豆と相性が良いようです。

蔓性の植物をバルコニーに座って見上げるのが好きです。

今週はガーデニングの本が2冊届きました。下の写真の左の本は冬のガーデニングの本で、もう少し栽培期間を延長したいなという思いから長らく気になっていた本です。もう一冊は、世界を変えたトマトに関する本で、子供と地元産のビーフステーキトマトを食べてトマトってなんておいしいんだろうと盛り上がった日にトマトの本を探して、おもしろそうだったので注文しました。今晩から読み始めます。

そんなこんなの夏真っ盛りのミニバルコニーでした。みなさんよい日曜日の夜と新しい一週間を。Happy gardening 🌻

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Thanks @hivecurators, @bhattg, and sgarkothari88!

Your tomatoes are beautiful, there are green and ripe ones, the climbing plants are very beautiful.

Thanks @petrica33. Ja, simply high summer with a lot of greens and fruits are nice 🌞 I must fully enjoy them as the German summer is not so long 😊

 4 months ago  

Wow - that book on tomatoes looks fascinating! I hope you can do a bit of a book review for us!


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Good idea! I will write about the book once I finish it 🍅