tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post4563618180467872313..comments2024-02-12T08:13:45.750+09:00Comments on Hiroyuki's Blog on Japanese Cooking: Vegetable Gardening, Fall of 2014/菜園作り、2014年秋Hiroyukihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07075672590298671343noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post-86434989478590850602014-10-08T21:30:10.742+09:002014-10-08T21:30:10.742+09:00seeandoh: That's not my invention, though. Eve...seeandoh: That's not my invention, though. Everyone here does this, adding lime to soil to make it neutral or slightly acidic, which is suitable for most plants.Hiroyukihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075672590298671343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post-38759888822268456512014-10-08T21:11:42.293+09:002014-10-08T21:11:42.293+09:00That is tip from you Hiroyuki. Thank you. Adding l...That is tip from you Hiroyuki. Thank you. Adding lime to stabilise the soil. We get lot of rainfall here.9895039531 seeandohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12546154307531144248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post-21763954300966785392014-10-07T06:32:45.185+09:002014-10-07T06:32:45.185+09:00Kiki: Horse manure? I've never heard of it. On...Kiki: Horse manure? I've never heard of it. Only cattle, pig, and chicken manure is available here.<br /><br />I planted these three types of legume plants not because I wanted to harvest them but because I wanted to improve the soil with their nitrogen fixation ability.<br /><br />I used more lime for spinach because the soil in Japan tends to be alkaline due to large amounts of rainfall.<br /><br />Cute snails!Hiroyukihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075672590298671343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post-85475510890597344182014-10-07T01:19:07.235+09:002014-10-07T01:19:07.235+09:00Gardening is a very serious hobby. I did just some...Gardening is a very serious hobby. I did just some harvest - tons of quince again, still waiting for the figues, harvested all pumkins, tomatoes. What is left is summer squash and chard. After this I will dig some fresh horse manure in and cover with fallen leaves. This will rot lovely during winter and in spring I will sprinkles some compost from my heap. It is all manure, composte and for some more Nitrogen I use horn meal. Depending on the soil I use different materials for the composte. For example I feed the rhododendrons with shredded leave and pine needle composte - adds some acidity. Besides: snails are still doing great. Yesterday I stir-fried some chard leaves, roughly cut and heard a rattling sound in the wok - a smaller snail (I washed and rinsed the chard very well before...). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-lipped_snail<br />I put it away secretly because husband asked why I was "mumbling so angryly over the pot", nothing, nothing at all.Fräulein Trudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11786420907067152211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post-17875634351985451842014-10-06T18:28:17.829+09:002014-10-06T18:28:17.829+09:00I just returned from a trip last weekend. I been t...I just returned from a trip last weekend. I been to a hill resort in our state just like the place you are living. Niikata mountains. But no snowfall here. The climate is cool with mist lingering almost all time in hill slopes. They grow Tea here... Very beautiful place. I will send you some snaps.9895039531 seeandohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12546154307531144248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post-36871910459858787762014-10-06T18:25:07.485+09:002014-10-06T18:25:07.485+09:00Farming is a very serious and rigorous work indeed...Farming is a very serious and rigorous work indeed. If you work hard you will get good returns...Fruits and vegetables of superior qualities like size and taste. If you are lazy, the crop will also be inferior.9895039531 seeandohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12546154307531144248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post-34329568553789350412014-10-06T16:22:19.433+09:002014-10-06T16:22:19.433+09:00seeandoh: Thanks for your kind words about me, but...seeandoh: Thanks for your kind words about me, but I know I am a lazy farmer. I know just a lot of people around me who are very serious about farming.Hiroyukihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075672590298671343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post-54502594121897066702014-10-06T15:22:18.317+09:002014-10-06T15:22:18.317+09:00Impressive Vegetable cultivation methods. A lot to...Impressive Vegetable cultivation methods. A lot to learn from you. Crop rotation is not necessary as long as you are taking care of the soil by innovative methods. Good job.9895039531 seeandohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12546154307531144248noreply@blogger.com