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10/10/2026
WOULDN'T WANT ANY MONKEYS COMING INTO THE GARDEN (庭にサルは来てほしくないな)
I heard from my neighbour that a monkey had turned up, so I went to have a look. It came down from the persimmon tree onto the roof of the shed with a thud, then walked off, munching on something. I wondered if it might have eaten a persimmon, but they’re probably still too astringent. However, as I didn’t want it to come round too often once they’d ripened, I went ahead and picked all the persimmons—even the green ones. I decided to soak the ones that had started to turn colour in alcohol to remove the astringency.
お隣さんから猿が来てると聞き見にいくと、柿の木からシーシェッドの屋根にドンと音を立てて下りてきて、何かもぐもぐしながら歩いて行った。ひょっとして柿を食べたのかもと思ったがまだ多分渋いはず。でも甘くなって頻繁に来られるのも嫌だから、柿の実を全部青いのも含めて収穫してしまいました。少し色づいた柿はアルコール漬けにして渋を抜くことにしました。
10/07/2026
GROUND CHERRY HAS STARTED BEARING FRUIT AGAIN (ホオズキトマトがまたなり出しました)
I’ve been growing ground cherries for several years now. They’re perennials; new shoots emerge in spring and the fruit sets in early summer. In the height of summer, the flowers stop blooming and the branches wither, but in autumn new shoots emerge again and they start to flower once more. And now, the fruit is just beginning to set. It takes a little while for the fruit to ripen, but I’ll be harvesting them little by little from autumn through to winter. They have a tartness and sweetness, with a slightly tropical flavour, and are absolutely delicious.
ホオズキトマトを育てて数年になります。多年草で、春に新芽が伸びてきて初夏に実がつきます。真夏は花も咲かなくなり、枝も衰えますが、秋にはまた新芽が伸びてきて花をつけ始めます。そして今、少し実が付き始めています。実が熟すのには少し時間がかかりますが、秋から冬にかけて少しずつ収穫していきます。酸味と甘み、そして少しトロピカルな風味があり、とてもおいしいです。
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| In the side yard garden |
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| On the balcony |
10/05/2026
THE BEAUTIFUL GREEN LEAVES OF AUTUMN (秋の美しい緑葉たち)
Leaves that sprout in spring become withered or turn red and yellow by autumn, losing their beautiful fresh green colour. However, leaves that sprout from summer through to autumn are a very beautiful shade of green. In our garden, several plants captivate us with their beautiful green foliage.
At the entrance to the main garden, behind a small fountain, a thicket of Hagoromo jasmine thrives. Beautiful, bright green new shoots are sprouting. These shoots will bear flowers in spring.
春に芽吹いた葉は秋には痛んだり紅葉したりして美しい新緑の色は失われます。しかし夏から秋に芽吹いた葉はとても美しい緑色をしています。庭ではいくつかの植物が美しい緑の葉で私たちを魅了します。
メインガーデンの入口には小さな噴水の背後にハゴロモジャスミンが茂っています。明るい緑色の美しい新芽が伸びてきています。これらの新芽に春には花をつけます。
Beside the steps made of railway sleepers, a variegated Abelia is thriving. The newly grown branches and leaves have yellow edging, which gradually turns to white. Small white flowers are blooming here and there.
枕木の階段の横には斑入りのアベリアが茂っています。新しく伸びた枝葉には黄色い縁取りがあり、次第に白い縁取りになっていきます。所々には小さな白い花が咲いています。
In the blue border, the chaste tree has been blooming with blue flowers continuously since July. The jacaranda to its left was pruned in July after flowering and has since grown new branches and leaves, becoming lush and full. The leaves are bipinnate and have a very delicate, beautiful shape.
ブルーのボーダー花壇にはセイヨウニンジンボクが７月からずっと青い花を咲かせ続けています。その左側にあるジャカランダは花後の７月に剪定をして、新しい枝葉を伸ばしてきて大きく茂りました。葉は二回羽状複葉でとても繊細で美しい形をしています。
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| Jacaranda (left) and Chaste tree (right) |
To the left of the shed, the autumn-flowering acacia (which continues to flower from late October through the winter) was heavily pruned in April; since then, it has gradually put out new shoots and is now lush and full, bearing numerous flower buds. Its slender branches are densely covered with small, slender, short leaves, making it a very pretty sight.
シェッドを挟んでその左側に秋咲きのミモザ（10月後半から冬の間咲き続ける）は、４月に強剪定したあとに少しずつ新芽を伸ばし、今は大きく茂ってたくさんの花芽をつけています。細い枝に細く短い小さな葉がびっしりとついていて、とてもきれいです。
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| Acacia (left) and Jacaranda (right) |
10/03/2026
10/02/2026
VEGETABLES GROWING IN THE POTAGER (ポタジェで育つ野菜たち)
Daytime temperatures haven’t even reached 30°C, and the weather has taken on a distinctly autumnal feel. Autumn and winter vegetables are growing in the potager.
日中の気温も３０℃には届かず、すっかり秋の気候になってきました。ポタジェでは秋冬の野菜が育っています。
The daikon radish seeds sown in the border flowerbed have gradually begun to sprout. This is the first time I’ve grown vegetables here.
ボーダー花壇に種まきをした大根は少しずつ発芽してきました。ここに野菜を育てるのは初めてです。
During the summer, I grew small watermelons in the two triangular raised beds and harvested eight from each. Afterwards, as badgers had been digging them up, I enclosed the beds with triangular mesh frames and sowed daikon radish and table beet seeds. The daikon radishes have sprouted, whilst the table beets have only just begun to emerge. We plan to harvest the daikon radishes in winter.
二つの三角形のレイズドベッドは夏の間は小玉スイカを育てて、それぞれ８個ずつ収穫できました。そのあとアナグマが掘り返したりしたので、三角形のネットフレームで囲って、大根とテーブルビートの種をまきました。大根は発芽し、テーブルビートはまだ発芽はわずかです。大根は冬に収穫の予定です。
We harvested the edamame in August and, as we had some seeds left over, we sowed them again; despite the caterpillars having eaten quite a lot of the leaves, the pods are starting to form. I expect we’ll be harvesting them around the end of this month.
枝豆は８月に収穫して、種が余っていたのでもう一度種をまいていましたが、芋虫に葉をだいぶん食べられたにも関わらず、実が付き始めています。今月末ぐらいの収穫でしょうか。
Furthermore, the potatoes we planted in early September are growing vigorously. We plan to harvest these in early December.
そして、９月初めに植えたジャガイモがすくすく育っています。こちらは１２月初めに収穫の予定です。
9/30/2026
THE RAIN LILY IS ALSO TELLING US IT'S AUTUMN (タマスダレも秋だと言ってます)
In the side yard garden, the potted rain lilies are in full bloom. They bloom without fail at this time of year, letting us know that autumn has arrived. With virtually no pests or diseases, they are truly lovely, low-maintenance bulb plants.
横庭では鉢植えのタマスダレが満開です。毎年必ず今の季節に咲いてきて、秋が来たよと知らせてくれます。病害虫はほぼなくて、本当に世話の要らない可愛い球根植物です。
9/28/2026
THE APPLES FROM THE POTAGER WERE MADE INTO A PIE (ポタジェのリンゴはパイにしました)
We made an apple pie using the small ‘Alps Otome’ apples we harvested from the potager last week and some ‘Fuji’ apples we’d just picked. We sliced the apples, added lemon juice, simmered them in sugar, then wrapped them in pastry and baked them in the oven. It turned out rather tasty, and we were very pleased with it.
ポタジェで先週収穫した小さなリンゴのアルプス乙女と、新たに採って来たリンゴのフジを使って、アップルパイを作りました。リンゴをカットしてレモン汁を加え、砂糖で煮てから、パイ生地で包んでオーブンで焼きました。結構おいしく出来て、大満足でした。
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