First Cherry from my father's garden! Last year, most of them are eaten by birds, so he got bird netting for the trees this year. It hasn't turned to red enough when I visited him to my parents house last month...
Last week, my father called and told me it's ready to eat. Luckily, I already got a ticket for going home! Most of them were harvested by him, but I still could see some of them are hanging from a brances!
The smell was pretty nice. I am lucky I can eat freshly picked cherries.
My Father's Beautiful Orchids in March
Mango 2012
The biggest Mango fell down from the tree two weeks ago. I remember it took one more month to ripen the biggest one last year, so I didn't expect I could have it in August. The taste was good, but it was less sweet than I expected.Thanks to my father, I can eat good Mango every summer!
Fruits and Vegetables in July
Fruits and Vegetables in July
Mangoes
Now the mangoes became big. This is the biggest one in all of mangoes.(He brought me the ruler, but it is pretty dirty...hahaha)
Cherry Tomatoes
This is the first time to grow the cherry tomatoes for him. We did not know one tree bears so many tomatoes at one time.
Harvest vegitables from my father's cfoft
Onioins and mini pumpukins.
This pumpkin is named " Botchan Kabocha," and it is pretty sweet.
This is the way he keeps onions after the harvest.
Jabuticaba
Last month, the fruits were still green, and I could not eat them yet.Now it's time to eat them!
One of his orchid. The smell is so strong and sweet, and it is just like cherry or strawberry.
Orchid
Night Jassamine
The flowers only bloom at night. When the flowers blooms,very sweet perfume is released. The smell is amazing! I wish I could send you the smell. I feel like I am in heaven :) He got them from his flower friends last year.
2012/7/27
Fruits and Vegetables in June
Fruits
Jabuticaba
The fruits are still green and small now. The color will be purple and it's going to be grape size. Taste sweet. It originally from Brazil.
Banana
The tree is so tiny now...I don't know when I can eat it.
Banpeiyu(晩白柚）
It is said it is the world's largest citrus fruit. The fruit's skin is so thick and the taste is a bit sour. I don't eat sour fruits, so I am not a big fan of this...My father likes it. I never smelled its flowers. I smell them this time and the smell is so sweet. And I like it a lot.
Found the sleeping frog on the leaf of Banpeiyu. Cute!
Cherry Tree
I found only one cherry. It looks pretty much like American Cherry. My father said it's edible,even he never eaten it before...I was a bit nervous to eat it...,so I didn't eat it. I don't know how it tastes like.
Another Cherry Tree
He just got this one from his friend. The tree is so tiny now. According to him, it grows so fast, but I don't think I can eat cheeries next year. Need to wait couple more years to eat it. He got this one, because his friend told him the taste is so sweet. Can't wait to eat it.
Vegetables
Watermelon
Spinach
Pumpkin
The size of this pumpkin is similar to grapefruit. It is called "Bochan Kabocha" Taste is so sweet, and I like it a lot!
Potatoes
Sweet Corns
Tomatoes 1
Cherry Tomatoes
Tomatoes 2
Cherry Tomatoes
Tomatoes 3
This year he is taking care of three different type of tomatoes. Two of them are cherry tomatoes which color is orange or yellow. I don't eat normal size of tomatoes much, but I really like cherry tomatoes. Maybe I can eat them next time I go back there.
Eggplant
Cucumber
Bell Pepper
Onions
Toros
The Mango in June
2012/6/4
Great season to see flowers
I love spring. The tree gets green with many leaves, and many coloful flowers bloom. It's fun to go to the flower shop in spring.
I am back in my home town now, and I see many flowers my father grow in the yard and garden. I am thinking to bring some from his yard when I go back to Tokyo this weekend.
PEONY（牡丹）
DIANTHUS(ナデシコ）
WHITE GYPSOPHILA （スターチス）
PINK GYPSOPHILA（スターチス）
POT MARIGOLD(キンセンカ）
STATICE(スターチス）
MATTHIOLA(ストック）
GERMAN IRIS（ジャーマンアイリス）
SWEET PEA（スイートピー）
2012/5/1
Apple MANGO!
I don't remember when he got this Mango tree. Since then, every summer I can eat Mango he grews at home. I was not the big fan of Mango until I ate his mango. First time I ate his mango, Mango became my favorite fruit. Last month I went back to my parents house, I could see the tree with many flowers. He can harvest Mango in Septemeber. Can't wait it!
This is the last year's Mango.The mango was nearly as large as my hand.
Green House
This is the biggest green house he has. He spends many hours for taking care of beautiful orchids if he has a time. He used to stop by the green house first when he get back home from his work.
Pineapple
.JPG) |
I was back in my parents house last weekend. A week before I got back there, my father called me and told me about the first pineapple he grew. It was ready to harvest, so he asked me if I want to eat them with him or not. Of course, I want to eat his first pineapple. Sunday afternoon after the lunch, he asked me to cut...
The smell was so sweet even I had not inserted the knife yet... He was watching me so close when I was cutting it. I know he was so curious about the inside. It looked OK when it was cut. Taste? Mmm.....It was not sweet enough...it was sour and I could not eat them much( I can't eat sour foods much) I guess I expected it too much, so I was a bit disappointed. My father ate some and left the kitchen... I cut them all in sort of small pieces. He and I did not eat much, so there were many pieces on the cutting board. I sprinkled sugar on them and left for 1 hour in a bowl, and left the kitchen. Couple hours later, when I looked inside the bowl, half of them were gone... he ate them, because pineapple soaked sugar and it was sweet enough. |
My father is genious for growing vegitables, flowers, and fruits. Especially, he loves orchids the most. He has three green houses for orchids and he takes care of many types of orchids there.
My father got the siliver prise(second prise) with this orchid when he entered the exhibition( I don't remember when and where). He named it after my mother's name "Michiko." It's just lovely!
No comments:
Post a Comment