The heat wave continued until September, and although the temperature dropped a little in October, it was hotter than usual and we are really feeling the effects of global warming.
九月まで猛暑が続き、十月になって少し気温は下がったものの、例年より暑い日が多くて地球温暖化を本当に実感しています。
My wife and I started gardening in Fukuoka (Japan) in 2003. There was nothing but muddy clayey sloping land. At the beginning we made several structure such as steps and paths, and planted turf, fruit trees, roses, herbs etc. In 2010, we visited several famous English gardens, including Sissinghurst Castle Garden, Mottisfont Abbey Garden and Hidcote Manor Garden. We were shocked by the glory of those gardens. Since then, we have been trying to make small but glorious gardens by ourselves.
The heat wave continued until September, and although the temperature dropped a little in October, it was hotter than usual and we are really feeling the effects of global warming.
九月まで猛暑が続き、十月になって少し気温は下がったものの、例年より暑い日が多くて地球温暖化を本当に実感しています。
To replace the wooden frames that broke after 10 years of use, I made a lightweight, assembled frame a year ago from fibreglass rods used for polytunnels, covered it with fine black netting and used it as an insect cage for vegetables. It has been so useful and easy to relocate that I made a new frame for raised beds in a triangular shape.
10年間使って壊れた木製のフレームの代わりに、一年前にポリトンネルに使うファイバーグラス製の棒を使って軽量な組み立て式のフレームを作り、目の細かい黒のネットを被せて野菜用の防虫ケージとして利用しています。移設も容易で重宝しているので、新たに三角形のレイズドベッド用のフレームを自作しました。
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| A pentagonal net frame 五角形のネットフレーム |
Cut four wooden blocks from square timber and paint them.
角材から木のブロックを4個切り出し、ペンキを塗ります。