My balcony has been practicing natural cultivation without fertilizers or pesticides since around October last year.Things were going well, and although the flowers were smaller and fewer in number than usual, I could clearly see that there were fewer insects and diseases, and the plants themselves were healthier. Meanwhile, for the first time in a
Natural cultivation gardening: What I used as a referenceMy balcony gardening has transitioned to natural cultivation since October last year. Since it is a natural cultivation method, we do not use fertilizers or pesticides.The way you look at plants has changed, and you no longer focus on the flowers, but the roots and the vitality
How many years ago was the first time I heard about Saintpaulia?The flowers were so cute that my eyes turned into hearts, but I didn’t touch them because they weren’t in very good condition.She disappeared, but I finally found her after a long time. Saintpaulia Barbados There were many colors, but the one she fell
A severe cold wave continued with minimum temperatures around zero and maximum temperatures in the single digits.It’s been a lot warmer this year, so I was wondering what would happen to the plants.However, as expected, he was making steady progress. Today I’d like to introduce you to the situation. First of all, the long-awaited smelly
Since last fall, I have been gardening on my balcony without using fertilizers or pesticides. By enriching the soil and the bacteria that live in it, without using fertilizers and pesticides and doing nothing extra.It was an eye-opener for me to realize that it was so easy and natural to grow vegetables and farm dairy.
Viola decollete nowEven though it’s winter, it’s warm and the flowers are blooming on my balcony, but the viola décolletage is the most lively plant right now. Although it is called a viola, the flowers are about 4 cm in diameter and look like pansies. Very gorgeous.It’s really producing a lot of flowers.The flowers are
What I found on Instagram this winter isA collection of lilies of the valley, white primroses, white crocuses, and some other things.It was all white, but I admired how pure and cute it was. At the end of the year, I found budding bulbs of lily of the valley and daffodils.She put it in the
This winter has been warm, so the violas are growing rapidly on my sunny balcony.Among them, Antique Viola Frosted Chocolate Premium is showing remarkable growth. It’s grown quite a bit (elongated) and feels a little stretched out.I was thinking of cutting it down, but it’s going to get colder now and I’m sad that there
This year, it doesn’t get very cold, so I was having trouble figuring out when to prune the plants to survive the winter.In the end, I put the scissors in on January 2nd of the new year, so I’ll write about the process this time. First up is Chocolate Cosmos “Akatonbo” Awayuki.Even though they were
Today’s temperature is 13℃/3℃, sunny and warm when walking during the day.I would like to show you how the buds are blooming later than usual, probably because the temperatures have been like this for a long time. First of all, smelly violets.Last year, or maybe the year before, it was already blooming in December.This year,
