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Autumn Garden

Well, Fall is upon us.  It is nice to have cooler weather although this summer wasn’t all that bad (humid and hot-wise).  It was hot but then it would be cool the next day.  Lots of days of surprise rain.  It was an unusual summer.  But seeing as though I am from Colorado, I like weather like that!

However, due to this fluctuating weather my genki vegetables (eggplant and tomatoes) didn’t last quite as long as I thought they would.  This weird weather caused their color to fade and their texture to get worse.  So around the beginning of September, my tomatoes and eggplants were finished.

The green onions that I planted didn’t really grow very big.  It could have been due to lack of care… I was busy during August.  However, when you ate them they had a very strong green onion taste.  That was pretty cool.  Talking about another strong flavored plant that I grew was basil.  I LOVE growing basil.  It is so much more flavorful than the store bought version.

Last but not least was our red peppers.  These were super funny to grow and watch sprout up – first green, then red.  They are pretty spicy as well!

I recently walked past a local kindergarten and they just cultivated their garden and put in some new tomato plants (at least, I think that’s what they were!).  I wonder what will be next for me…?

そのせいか、最初の頃元気だった庭の野菜たちも少し色が悪くなったり、小さかったりと元気がない。

トマトとナスはそろそろ終わりかな？トウガラシは緑や赤の実を付け始めて、そろそろ収穫。

ネギはちょっと育ちが悪いが、ちょっと食べてみたらちゃんとネギの味がした。

当たり前の事だけど、やっぱりうれしい。

そろそろ秋から植える野菜の準備。今度は何にしようか？

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Cultivated Eggplants!

The eggplants I planted in May have gotten big enough to pick!  Due to the fact that there wasn’t much rain during rainy season and that it got very hot, very fast, the eggplants are a little on the small side and the skin is a little tough.

However, this year is the first year I have tried to grow my own vegetable.   I didn’t really know what I was doing especially since all the products are in Japanese (pretty sure I wouldn’t have known what I was doing with products in English either!).  Therefore the fact that such small and cute vegetables grew makes me very happy!  Not to mention delicious!  Fresh food is definitely the cream of the crop!

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Mado Garden Extended

Last year, I blogged about me having some plants in my window.  My own very mado (window) garden.

Well, you’ll probably (HAHA) be happy to hear that it’s going great and has extended to outside my window (aka, literally outside) as my room was starting to look a bit like a jungle.

I don’t know why (maybe it’s because I’m getting old or perhaps because I have no children or pets) but having plants in my room to care and look after is sort of fun. When I first began it was more for decoration. Having a little green in the room always gives it a little life (pun intended)!

However, recently my plants have moved outside and now I am caring for a tomato, eggplant, green pepper and basil plant.  I’ve had a couple failures in the past with some of the plants however slowly but surely I can see that I am improving. There is something about eating vegetables that you have cared for and raised (although I’ve only eaten the basil so far!). I imagine when you are eating them you have a feeling you can’t get from eating any other food.

It’s also fun to think about all the meals I can cook with them when they are ready.  I’m excited!

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