Natural gardening: Relationship with insects➁I started gardening on my balcony last fall, using natural cultivation without fertilizers or pesticides.With spring just around the corner, I would like to write about how things have been with insects up until now. Last time here.Natural cultivation gardening: how to deal with pests①. First, let’s look at the Antique
Spring is rapidly getting warmer, and then summer is approaching, but I have no plans for gardening this summer.The only ones I could think of were petunias, which are easy to care for, and Euphorbia Diamondfrost, which I have been keeping together through cuttings.Well, it’s still a long way off, so I thought it would
Even though the first half of March has passed quickly, it’s still cold and today’s temperature is 8℃/3℃.Looking at the weather forecast, does it seem like today is the last time it will be this cold?Introducing the healthy plants on the balcony. First up is garden cyclamen.It has been blooming ever since I bought it
Natural cultivation gardening: Relationship with insects ①It’s been about 4 months since I started gardening on my balcony, which is natural cultivation without fertilizers or pesticides.This is the time when there is least insect damage, but I’d like to keep an eye on what it looks like. First up is the Antique Viola Frosted Chocolate
It’s the end of February, where the sunshine is mixed with the brightness of spring, but it’s still cold.I thought the plants on the balcony would be shrinking due to the cloudy weather and rain that has been going on for a while, but they are growing quite well.Let me introduce you to that situation.
Sanbritainia in FebruaryI’m currently overwintering Sunbritainia scarlet.It’s been almost two months since I started at the end of last year, and I’ll write about how things are going now. Here’s what happened last time. In short, my family’s Sanbritainia is going very well over the winter this year. Perhaps because the warm days have continued,
Natural gardening: handling the soilI started gardening on my balcony without using fertilizers or pesticides around October last year.The first thing I did was to stop applying fertilizers and pesticides, and the next thing I did was to improve the soil environment. Around that time, it is time to dispose of spring, summer, and fall
It’s past the first day of spring, and although it’s still chilly, the sunlight is starting to feel like spring.I thought the leaf peonies were really beautiful today, so I’ll post them first. Mainly leaf button “Moondrop Flare”, mixed with silver lace, wire plants, and Karex bronze curls. This may be the first time I’ve
The beginning of February starts with this group planting, which is currently very active.20240205_11Premium viola deejay “White Imp”Princess Clover “Dark Debbie” This is what it looked like when I planted it two and a half months ago. Here is the article from that time. I expected it to be full of clover, but I was
Today’s temperature is 6℃/4℃, which is extremely cold after the first day of spring.Even in the drizzling rain, we are currently showing you how the flowers are looking very healthy and cute. First up is Margaret. Even though it’s cold, it’s blooming happily.I replanted it last fall, and since then I have been growing it
