Himo and hakusai
Written by: adekun on 12 February, 2010 8:52 pm - Filed under: garden — No Comments »
Hakusai second attempt
I moaned recently about the hakusai being under-par. Although it isn’t a cure-all, I was told to wrap himo (string) around them to prevent them from spreading out. Something to note for the future. Most of this year’s are going directly to the compost bin. They are finished and starting to go to flower. 
Flowery hakusai
Written by: adekun on 15 January, 2010 1:55 pm - Filed under: garden — 1 Comment »
Hakusai first attempt
Each subsequent attempt at growing hakusai (chinese cabbage) has ended up for the worse. The cabbages are splayed, instead of the solid stumpy stubs that were harvested a few years back. It would be good to understand why. Is it the weather or perhaps the compost isn’t cutting it? 
The garden that should not be
Written by: adekun on 2 January, 2010 9:09 pm - Filed under: garden — No Comments »
Garden back in September
A new sense of direction and purpose is what the garden needs (in addition to heaps more compost). The weather was not overly kind last year. Once the summer vegetables finished, the plot was dug over and left. It was rather given up and sadly barren. Rather than try to grow the usual Japanese vegetables, it might prove fruitful to concentrate on fewer if more exotic veg. Perhaps a review of what went well and what was enjoyed. Go over what I set out to do last year. It all seems a bit cavalier.
Parsnips
Written by: adekun on 26 December, 2009 10:13 am - Filed under: garden — 3 Comments »
Parsnips for Christmas
Among the priority purchases whilst in England, were a couple of packs of parsnip seeds. Although it was way past the sowing season, a few seeds were sown. It seemed a vain attempt to spruce up the Christmas repast. All previous carrot growing attempts had met with limited success. Not so much fanging/forking or diseases but overly spindly roots. The half dozen eatable specimens came as an unexpected surprise.
Peanut failure
Written by: adekun on 15 November, 2009 4:56 pm - Filed under: blog — No Comments »
By avoiding the unusual summer rains the peanuts were planted too late. They never got established. It seems ironic that there has been little rain and plenty of sunshine at the end of the cycle. There are a few handfuls of peanuts. It hardly seems worth putting the oven on. The outcome is pretty much what was expected but worth a try.
Spring onions
Written by: adekun on 11 September, 2009 5:08 pm - Filed under: food — 2 Comments »
ワケギ - Japanese spring onions
Allium wakegi are sown this time of year. They seem much the same as spring onions or scallions. The dry stems are pulled off and the ワケギ bulbs broken apart so you can plant two or three together. Space every 15 cm, maybe two or three rows wide. They should be ready for harvesting in the spring!
Peppers
Written by: adekun on 28 August, 2009 6:44 pm - Filed under: food — No Comments »
パプリカ a red pepper
The ubiquitous ピーマン (p-man) can be found in every veg growers garden over the summer. パプリカ (papurika), another species of Capsicum annuum is less common. As there are so many of the former about over harvest time, there doesn’t seem much point in growing them. It seems worthwhile tending the unusual and watching fab colours develop.
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